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As a Contract Specialist, you will satisfy customer needs through the professional placement of Government contracts. You will also be responsible for the full range of pre-award and post-award functions, e.g., price/cost analysis, negotiation, administration & termination in a Public Buildings Service (PBS) organization.
Location of position: PBS, Acquisition Management Division, Philadelphia, PA.
We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
11/08/2018 to 11/20/2018
$66,110 - $103,011 per year
GS 11 - 12
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
12
No
No
1903004JPMP
516428700
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Your application will be considered if you are a: Current career/career-conditional Federal employee in the competitive service; Reinstatement eligible; Special Appointing Authority eligible; VEOA eligible Veteran; ICTAP eligible; or OPM Interchange Agreement eligible.
The major duties for the Contract Specialist, GS-1102-11/12, include but are not limited to the following:
If selected, you must meet the following conditions:
Basic Requirement for GS-1102-05 through 12 levels:
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or 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.
Exception Provision : If you occupied a GS-1102 position at the GS-5 through GS-12 on January 1, 2000, you are considered to meet the basic requirement.
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The GS-11 salary range starts at $66,110.00 per year.
If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.
GS-1102-11 vacancies: You must meet the Basic Requirements (or the exception) listed above, and have one of the following: (a) One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service; (b) PhD or equivalent doctorial degree; (c) 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent doctorial degree; or (d) LL.M if related to the work of the position.
Specialized experience is defined as experience procuring building services, professional and/or non-professional services, and/or construction using a range of contracting methods and contract vehicles (i.e. purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, etc...) applying your organization's acquisition regulations and/or policies and involve planning and carrying out routine pre-award and/or post-award acquisition actions including three or more of the following:
The GS-12 salary range starts at $79,239.00 per year.
If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.
GS-1102-12 vacancies:
You must meet the Basic Requirements (or the exception) listed above and have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience procuring building services, professional and/or non-professional services, and/or construction using a wide range of contracting methods and contract vehicles (i.e. purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, etc...) applying your organization's acquisition regulations and/or policies and involve four or more of the following::
For each job on your resume, provide:
If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.
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Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
**Due to system maintenance the closing date of this announcement has been extended until Tuesday, 11/20/18.**
Bargaining Unit status: Eligible but NOT Included in the Bargaining Unit
If you are selected at a grade lower than the full performance level, you may be promoted up to that grade level without having to re-apply or compete against other applicants.
Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.
Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed; through other means; or not at all.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your overall possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities. Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.
Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, you will be provided with further instructions.
If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan(ICTAP/CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.
ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.
Note: If required to submit an SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action), an equivalent agency Notice of Personnel Action form is acceptable. Such document(s) must show all of the following: effective date, position, title, series, grade, and rate of basic pay, tenure group 1 (career) or 2 (career-conditional), position occupied group, and name of agency. If you are a GSA employee (except in the OIG), you are not required to submit an SF-50.
A. Mandatory contracting training - submit a or b:
B. Proof of contracting certification - submit both a and b; or c:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job.
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