Contract Termination Specialist

• Serves as the principal advisor to the Director of the Agency in the development and deployment of Agency Contracting policy and processes for contract administration, services, and procurement.
• Serves as a Warranted Termination Contracting Officer.
• Serves as a project leader, when necessary, over specialists from price analysis, engineering, auditing, and offices of counsel.
• Responsible for negotiations of contract terminations, including settling a variety of proposals.
• Responsible for the administrative and operational activities involved in the settlement of prime contractor claims.

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

To qualify for a(n) Contract Termination Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000 are excluded from the requirements of "A" above.

B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Utilizing contract administration policy alongside business and industry practices to evaluate contractor proposals, settle claims, and execute complex settlement agreements.
• Performing cost and price techniques to resolve a broad range of contract termination or claims issues.
• Negotiating resolutions for contract terminations, claims, unsettled change proposals, and payment issues.
• Providing technical leadership, coordination, and consultation in the contract termination area.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: .
• 1st Shift
• Exempt
• No
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Financial Disclosure Required
• Position requires DoD Acquisition Foundational, Contracting certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click for more details and .
• The incumbent must obtain and maintain a Contracting Warrant with an unlimited signatory authority as defined in FAR 42.302(a)(24) and DFARS 242.302 IAW DCMA's Acquisition Warrants and Appointments policy.
• Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in-person work under the conditions explained by OPM's February 12, 2025 and the March 20, 2025 .