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You will serve as a Contract Specialist for the Office of Acquisition Operations, Office of Travel, Transportation, and Logistics Categories (QMA), Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration. We develop and manage programs for the acquisition of travel and transportation services, audit the Government’s worldwide transportation billings to identify overpayments and seek recovery for the Federal Government, and purchase vehicles for agencies that own and manage their vehicle fleets
Location of Position: FAS, TTL, OAO, Center for Vehicle Acquisition, Washington, DC.
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12/01/2017 to 12/18/2017
$112,021 - $145,629 per year
GS 14
few vacancies in the following location:
Occasional travel - Occasional Travel
No
Permanent
Full-time
14
No
1800172MLMP
485708700
Perform Pre/Post award functions involving highly specialized procurements, typically involving systems or programs such as research, development, or production of extensive, specialized equipment/systems, state-of-the-art information technology products, equipment/services impacting GSA customers, or similarly complex commodities/services integral to national defense/security.
Perform procurement planning to identify large-scale systems, components, equipment, and services to be acquired by contract. Develop procurement objectives, interims of competition and price range, establish the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition, and construct contractual vehicles. Develop cost accounting and life-cycle acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules to plan develop and administer all contractual aspects of the agency travel acquisition program. Direct the development of the source selection plan and oversee the Source Selection Board. Develop pre-negotiation positions and strategies, determine the types of contract and negotiation authority to be used and prepare any justifications.
Prepare determinations, findings, and solicitation documents. Performs detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals and make competitive range determinations. Conduct pre-proposal conferences with prospective contractors to arrive at a clear understanding of what is required under the proposed contract.
Serve as principal advisor to program officials, representing the agency in procurement planning meetings. Provide expert technical guidance, coordination, and consultation to identify procurement objectives and methodologies, implement new developments, and provide policy interpretation to various contracting activities.
Direct the full range of contract administration actions required for the programs. Terminate contracts for the convenience of the Government or default by the contractor. Issue necessary modifications as needed explore new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contractual arrangement. Direct disposition of claims and similar matters.
If selected, you must meet the following conditions:
Bargaining Unit status: N/A
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.
All the information you provide will be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application forms, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
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.
Knowledge of cost and price evaluation techniques to conduct detailed financial assessments of technical data involving state of the art information technology, defense or security systems and extremely high dollar value procurements.
Knowledge of procurement principles and program requirements to plan, manage, and make decisions that significantly affect the development of complex, long range and interrelated programs, and to develop innovative contractual language, terms and conditions.
Knowledge of negotiation techniques to conduct extensive contract negotiations, developing pre-negotiation strategies, and dealing with high-level business, industry, scientific and/or Government officials.
knowledge of and ability to interpret laws, regulations, principles and policies to generate new procurement concepts and to recommend to top management approval of procurements for the largest, newest and/or critical state of the art systems, equipment and services.
Skill in both oral and written communication.
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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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.
If you are a 30% or more disabled veteran, VEOA or VRA applicant or qualified spouse, widow/widower, or parent:
(a) Copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 that shows the dates of your active duty service. If selected, a DD-214 showing your type of discharge (member 4 copy) will be required prior to appointment.
(b) If you are a disabled veteran, or are applying under VRA or VEOA as a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran, submit both of the following in addition to the DD-214:
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.
To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement.
After the closing date/deadline:
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