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Senior Contract Specialist

General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
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Summary

As a Senior Contract Specialist, you will be performing and facilitating high level acquisitions and contracts actions. 

This position is located in the Public Building Services, Acquisition Management Division, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth Texas.

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Overview

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Job canceled
Open date: 04/15/2020
Closed date: 08/03/2020
Location
FEW vacancies in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$98,336 - $127,840 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Promotion potential
13 - Position is at the full performance level.
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Appointment type
Permanent - Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
20PBSA233MRMP
Control number
565624200

Duties

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  • Performs pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurement actions of significant importance to the agency. Requirements typically involve complex construction, professional services, Architect/Engineer (A/E) services, construction management services, M&I Services, design build, construction manager as contractor (CMc), studies, utilities, operation, facilities management services including operation and maintenance and/or replacement of complex mechanical systems and equipment in federal facilities, energy savings performance contracts, regional contracts and other special projects.
  • Develops procurement objectives in terms of competition and price range and constructs the contractual vehicle including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies and similar considerations. Prepares and maintains acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules.
  • Serves as an advisor to senior program officials in procurement planning meetings, identifying the procurement objectives and methodologies to be used and assists in the preparation of statements of work. Prepares determinations and findings, solicitation documents and source selection plans. Performs detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals and makes competitive range determinations.
  • Conducts pre-proposal conferences with prospective contractors to arrive at a clear understanding of what is required under the proposed contract. Obtains appropriate data from business and technical officials. Issues necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities or clarification of contract clauses.
  • Provides technical authoritative contracts advice and guidance to various stakeholders and partners and trains others (e.g., Contracting Officer’s Representatives) to evaluate and monitor the performance of contractors related in such areas as delivery schedules, progress payments, use of Government furnished property, use of facilities, and management of maintenance and repair. Identifies performance deficiencies, cost overruns and funding requirements and initiates appropriate remedial action to avoid or minimize delays and damages.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship or National
  • Meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of closing date.
  • Meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must have registered with the Selective Service

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
  • Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
  • Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 4 investigation level).
  • Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee.  We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
  • Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position.

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

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.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here.

The GS-13 salary range starts at $98,336.

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.

1102 Qualifications GS-13 & above:

To qualify you must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below:

All of the following: (a) Completion of Training listed in Level I & II of FAC-C Course Requirements; or FAC-C Level II or III, or a DAWIA level II or III certification. If your certification is over 2 years old, 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points are required to maintain certification. (b) At least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the level described below; and (c) Completion of 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.
Exception: If you were in a GS-1102 position on January 1, 2000, you will be exempt from meeting the educational requirements for the grade level of that position. However, to be promoted you will have to meet Option 1 or 3. 

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level of Federal Service.  Specialized experience is defined as independently performing the full range of pre-award and post-award activities for the acquisition of a variety of complex or specialized products or services utilizing various types of contracts such as Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) contracts or Stand-alone Architectural/Engineer contracts (project specific); OR experience applying contracting regulations, policies, and procedures and an organization's program and technical requirements to conduct reviews of contracts or contracting actions and recommend or plan improvements to an organization's procurement program.

Education

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

Additional information

Bargaining Unit status:  None

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.  

How you will be evaluated

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 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.

  • Mastery of the principles of acquisition planning sufficient to develop and implement a plan to procure multiyear contracts for building and systems design, construction, installation and operation and maintenance.
  • Skill in negotiation techniques to conduct contract negotiations and to meet and deal with high-level business, industry, technical and/or Government officials.
  • Expert knowledge of and ability to interpret laws, regulations, principles and policies to lead a team of contracting personnel in the acquisition and administration of contracts for a wide range of services, construction, supplies and equipment for programs within the design, construction and facilities management industries.
  • Expert knowledge of acquisition project management and delivery, including governing regulations, methodologies and processes to oversee all aspects of assigned projects and to achieve critical project goals, timelines and objectives. 
  • Familiarity with business program and technical requirements sufficient to perform in depth evaluations of the financial and technical capabilities or the performance of the contractor.  
  • Knowledge of business practices sufficient to identify sources, recent developments and trends, economic factors affecting procurements and anticipated requirements of Federal agencies; to analyze cost and pricing data and vendor proposals; and to evaluate offerors’ for responsibility.
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally in order to provide technical contracts advice and guidance to  persons with various backgrounds and levels of experience.
  • Ability to communicate in writing in order to communicate technical contracts information to various agency stakeholders and partners.  Knowledge of the full range of Federal socioeconomic, labor, Buy-American, and sustainable acquisition policies and regulations, including those related to small business, AbilityOne Program, Service Contract Act and Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.

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.


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Public Buildings Service

Agency contact information

Myrna Rogers
Phone
817-850-8404
Email
pbsavacancyinquiries@gsa.gov
Address
GSA, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration
Office of Human Resources Management
819 Taylor St. Room 9A00
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
United States

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