CONTRACT SPECIALIST

You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the ACQUISITION SUPPORT DIRECTORATE (ASD) of NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL. You will plan, develop, and establish the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program for the given project. You will review the negotiation strategy, coordinates strategy with negotiation team. You will provide guidance to personnel engaged in planning and scheduling acquisition actions to ascertain adherence to policies, suitability of recommendations, protection of the Government's interests, practicability of delivery schedules, etc. You will recommend types of contracts, requirements for special terms, clauses and/or provision, and defines the acquisition plan based on input from PMO personnel and technical end users. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Generate acquisition packages in accordance with the program/project requirements; 2) Resolve contract and procurement issues by determining alternate solutions to problems; 3) Conduct negotiations in the pre-award and post-award phases of contracting; and 4) Utilize contract and procurement systems (e.g., Standard Procurement System (SPS), Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP), Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), Contracting Officer Representative Tracking (CORT) Tool, and System for Award Management (SAM)) in order to execute a contract. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions: A. A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. AND B. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. (This requirement can be obtained within the bachelor's degree or in addition to the degree.) NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 and members of the Contingency Contracting Force are also exempt from meeting this requirement.