CONTRACT SPECIALIST

ASSESSMENT FACTORS

1. Executes total responsibility for all assigned contracts.
2. Guides and shapes procurement strategies and contract execution.
3. Provides advice and guidance to peer and junior contracting personnel, organizational stakeholders, and leadership to produce accurate and complete, complex contracting documents.
4. Serves as a trusted business advisor to customer leadership to develop tailored procurement support.
5. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to the organization’s finance and acquisition or strategy, engagement and evaluation strategy.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS


1. Currently possesses or previously held a Contracting Officer's Warrant above the simplified acquisition threshold.
2. Demonstrates experience leading a complex source selection.
3. Experience with multiple contract types.

This position is considered an Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Accordingly, the position's occupant must be certified with the appropriate DAWIA certification based on mission requirements for the position. If the selectee does not currently possess the required DAWIA certification upon entry into the position, selectee will be given 36 months to achieve certification. This position requires DAWIA Contracting Professional Certification.
Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodi/500066p.pdf?ver=pe7ezcohpkscil9bqjeatq%3d%3d