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WHAT IS THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER? The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer provides acquisition services for IRS Business Units, Treasury Bureaus, and Treasury Departmental Offices. We support the acquisition life-cycle from planning, contract award, management and closeout. Our goal is to help create agile and innovative best value contract solutions to ensure the IRS meets its mission.
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WHAT DOES A CONTRACT SPECIALIST DO? As a Contract Specialist you will be responsible for a full range of planning, directing and administering complex acquisitions which are often Servicewide in scope and for pre-award and/or post award.
As a Contract Specialist you will:
- Assist customers in developing statements of work and procurement strategy. Develop evaluation plans, pricing methodologies, and administration plans.
- Recommend streamlining initiatives; utilize the use of innovative principles to improve procurement operations and customer service.
- Serve as an advisor on acquisitions for complex equipment, supplies and services, which have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the entire tax system nationwide.
- Solicit contractual proposals, negotiate, execute, administer and terminate public contracts for the Service.
- Perform contract administration function, such as verifying evidence of contractor's progress, negotiating modifications, issuing termination notices, reviewing contract claims, approving payments, and conducting contract closeouts.
- Insure that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations and other applicable procedures have been met and report all unlawful behavior.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov.
Travel Required
Not required
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
12
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/589330100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.