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As a Contract Specialist, you will be responsible for the full range of pre-award and post-award functions, e.g., price/cost analysis, negotiation, administration and termination in a Public Buildings Service organization.
Location of Position:
New England Region
Public Buildings Service
Acquisition Management Division
Boston, MA
We currently are filling 2 vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
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You will have access to many benefits including:
06/28/2018 to 07/12/2018
$55,909 - $105,400 per year
GS 09 - 12
FEW vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Work is performed primarily in an office setting with occasional visits to project sites. Travel to contractor's facilities and work performance sites may require special safety precautions or severe weather protection, such as protective clothing or gear such as masks, coveralls, coats, boots, hard-hats, goggles, gloves or shields.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
12
No
No
1801029DDMP
503831800
If selected, you must meet the following conditions:
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.
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The GS-9 salary range starts at $55,909 per year, the GS-11 salary range starts at $ 67,643 per year, and the GS-12 salary range starts at $81,077 per year.
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.
To qualify for any of the grade levels, you must meet A or B below:
A. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR
B. 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.
In addition to the basic requirement stated above, you must meet the following requirements for each grade level:
GS-9: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing recurring and developmental contracting assignments. Procurement at this level include:
OR
A Master's (or equivalent graduate degree) or have completed 2 years of progressively higher graduate education leading to a Master's or equivalent degree. To be creditable, graduate education must be in one or a combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
OR
A combination of graduate education and specialized experience that when combined together qualify for this position.
GS-11: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience procuring building services, professional and/or non-professional services, and/or construction using a range of contracting methods and contract vehicles (i.e. purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, etc...) This experience must include planning and carrying out routine pre-award and/or post-award acquisition actions including:
OR
Have completed three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that is in one or a combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
OR
Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience that when combined together qualify for this position.
GS-12: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience procuring building services, professional and/or non-professional services, and/or construction using a wide range of contracting methods and contract vehicles (i.e. purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, etc…). Procurements at this level include:
Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.
Incumbent may be required to obtain and maintain a warrant; as required the incumbent ensures that all required training and FAC-C certifications are current, keeping apprised of changes to procurement regulations and policies.
NOTE: Qualifications are based on length and level of experience. Therefore, in addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from month/day/year to month/day/year) and the number of hours per week if part-time. Qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, so failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal resume, click here.
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Bargaining Unit status: AFGE
Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed; through other means; or not at all.
If you are selected at a grade lower than the full performance level, you may be promoted up to that grade level without having to re-apply or compete against other applicants.
Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be scored 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.
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.
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.
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.
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After the closing date/deadline:
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