Lead Contract Specialist - Direct Hire

Qualifications must be met by the initial cut-off date of 05/20/2024. If further cut-off dates are established, qualifications must be met by those dates. To qualify for this position, you must have and/or meet the education, specialized experience, and certification requirements as listed below:

Basic Requirements for GG-13: A copy of your transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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. Exceptions: Employees in GG/GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applied to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met.

• To be eligible for the GG-1102-13 grade level, you must possess a current Federal Acquisition Certificate in contracting (FAC-C) Professional; plus 4 years of experience.

Examples of Specialized experience: Providing agency acquisition regulatory interpretation and direction, overseeing all contracting, simplified acquisitions, and government purchase cards; performing acquisition program management and administrative duties; managing the use of memorandums of understanding/agreement (MOUs/MOAs) for work to be performed with other governmental entities; assisting in making final decisions on contracting matters, including the most appropriate procurement method an contractual arrangement; assisting with terminating and suspending contracts; assisting in making decisions on protests, disputes, appeals, bid openings, negotiations, procurement integrity monitoring and claims review; assigning work; objectively assisting in analyzing performance/conduct problems through informal and formal processes, actively promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) objectives of the agency, and ensuring fairness and equity in all personnel actions within the organization. Education: There is no substitution of education for experience at the GG-13 grade level.

Your resume must have complete information: Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position.

Part-Time or Unpaid Experience: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications