ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

• You will monitor and track the team's workload, ensuring contract actions are executed timely and comply with pertinent statutes and regulations.
• You will motivate, lead, mentor, and train a diverse team while fostering collaboration and high performance.
• You will routinely apply independent thinking to issues and correctly use processes, procedures, and regulations.
• You will work on multiple tasks simultaneously, diffuse stressful situations, demonstrate patience, and communicate across the organization.
• You will personally work on complex procurements and provide technical expertise on challenging contract actions.
• You will act as technical advisor to program management offices in planning, coordinating, establishing milestones, and preparing procurement plans.
• You will analyze requirements to develop meaningful statements of work and purchase descriptions with technical, legal, and patent personnel.
• You will determine the contract type best suited to requirements and develop applicable special clauses, terms, and conditions.
• You will resolve post-award contract administration issues and ensure timely contract performance.
• You will close out contracts or work with Defense Contract Management Agency to complete contract closeout actions.
• You will apply acquisition knowledge, procurement laws, regulations, precedents, and techniques to pre-award and post-award contracting actions.
• You will negotiate sole-source contracts, contract modifications, and complex procurement requirements during pre-award and post-award phases.
• You will use Contract eBusiness Systems, including Electronic Procurement Systems (EPS), Seaport, and Acquisition Management System (AMS).
• You will ensure the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are integrated into the team's work through clear communication and aligned goals.
• You will communicate assignments, actionable steps, milestones, and deadlines to ensure focused and timely completion of work.
• You will guide the team in applying effective problem-solving techniques, advising on work methods, and identifying viable solutions.
• You will lead equitable workload distribution based on skills and priorities, ensuring timely completion of the final product.
• You will monitor and report work progress, ensure adherence to instructions, deadlines, and quality standards, and make day-to-day adjustments.
• You will facilitate team initiatives, build consensus, resolve conflicts, and promote a positive work environment as a coach, facilitator, and negotiator.
• You will resolve complex contract issues, provide guidance on difficult matters, maintain knowledge of procedures and policies, and report performance, training, and personnel needs.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalency), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional contracting specialist performing pre-award and post-award contracting actions while providing guidance to contracting professionals and stakeholders. This experience must present contracting capability performing at least two of the following: developing acquisition strategies, resolving procurement problems across organizational levels, or providing contracting advice for warfare center or similar operational command customers.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions:

And the title 10 requirements found here:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.



Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.



This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.