Contract Specialist-DE
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Description: Department Of Commerce is hiring Contract Specialist-DE right now, this vacancy will be ordered in Virginia. More complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is looking for a Contract Specialist to join the Office of Procurement. The Office of Procurement, located within the Office of the Chief Fi! nancial Officer, is responsible for the efficient performance of USPTO’s contracts and purchase orders. The Office provides a fully integrated program of procurement support services for the USPTO. The procurement function is vital to the accomplishment of the USPTO mission, goals, and objectives as articulated in the 2010-2015 Strategic Plan.
Work for the largest Intellectual Property Rights Firm in the United States - United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have been serving the economic interests of America for more than 200 years. We are responsible for granting US intellectual property rights for patents and trademarks. Our efforts have provided inventors exclusive rights over their discoveries. It's an effort that continues to contribute to a strong global economy, to encourage investment in innovation and to cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit for the 21st century. The USPTO is headquartered in Alexandria, Vi! rginia, and has over 9,500 employees, including engineers, sci! entists, attorneys, analysts, IT specialists, etc. all dedicated to accomplishing the USPTO’s mission, vision, strategic goals and guiding principles. For more information about the USPTO, please visit the USPTO Careers Website . KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
You must meet the definition of specialized experience. DUTIES:
Employee serves as a contract specialist responsible for pre-award and post-award administration of a variety of contracts to include fixed price, cost reimbursement and hybrid contract arrangements for good and services.
Evaluates proposals received in response to Requests for Proposals (RFP) based on technical qualifications of the contractors with price and other items considered.
Employee prepares Determinations and Findings (D&Fs) as appropriate, conducts pre-award conferences to ensure all technical questi! ons are adequately answered and post -award conferences to ensure the awardee has an understanding of the responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of its Government counterpart.
Employee is responsible for the negotiation of modifications for extensions of delivery schedules, price adjustments, and other mutual agreements.
Prepares termination files for use in contract termination actions, including amounts paid, audit reports, product rejections, and other related documentation.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedu! le Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM Website .
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To meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for this position, candidates must have:
A . A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;
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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 meeting the IOR, candidates must have the specialized experience listed below:
Specialized Experience : is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS -09 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized ! experience equivalent to the next lower GS-07 grade level in the Federal service . Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience assisting a higher level contract specialist with soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts; analyzing and evaluating cost or price proposals; and assisting a higher level contract specialist with administering contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts.
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A .2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D.
Graduate Education: To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Note: Equivalent combinat! ions of education and experience are qualifying for this position for w! hich both education and experience are acceptable.
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.
- HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
KSA 1 - Knowledge of a wide range of contracting procedures, methods and contract types.
KSA 2 - Knowledge of procurement law and procurement regulations, policies and procedures.
KSA 3 -Knowledge of quantitative methods to perform cost or price analysis on various procurement types.
KSA 4- Knowledge of contract negotiations processes.
Your application will then be evaluated and rated under Category Rating and Selection procedures. Category rating procedures evaluate your total qualifying experience, education, and training and assigns them into a single, pre-defined quality category Qualified applicants are assigned to one of three categories following a review of their resume and other supporting documentation.! Each category is defined as follows:
Best Qualified - Applica! nt possesses exceptional experience with a background that demonstrates a superior level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required to perform the duties of the position.
Well Qualified - Applicant possesses good experience with a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required to perform the duties of the position.
Qualified - Applicant possesses the minimum qualifications with a background that demonstrates a basic level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required to perform the duties of the position.
Veterans’ preference is applied by listing preference eligibles ahead of non¬-preference eligibles within the same quality category in which they are placed. Qualified preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be placed at the top of the highest quality category (‘Best Qualified’), except when th! e position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Qualified) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category.
For more information on category rating procedures, please visit the Category Rating Fact Sheet .
Please note that a complete application is required for consideration . (Please review the “Required Documents†section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).
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BENEFITS:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Alternative Work Schedule (AWS) and Telework ! Program are available to eligible employees.
Please visit USPT! O New Employee Information for additional information.
Visit Working for the Federal Governement to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees. OTHER INFORMATION:
Applicants applying for this position must be a United States Citizen.
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information.
This is a Bargaining Unit position.
This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of “moderateâ€.
Except as prohibited by law, all applicants tentatively selected for positions needing a Top Secret Clearance will be required to submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and, if appointed, the incumbent wil! l be subjected to random drug testing procedures.
Background Investigation - If selected for this position, you may be required to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306), which includes a fingerprint and credit check, to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.
The USPTO participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please visit the Department of Homeland Security Website .
Probationary Period- If selected, you will be required to complete an initial one-year probationary period.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
Relocation Expenses are not authorized and will not be paid .
Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transaction Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program ! (ICTAP) will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded th! e minimum qualifications for the position. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management’s Career Transition Resources website
CTAP/ICTAP documentation requirements are listed in the ‘Required Documents’ section of this announcement.
More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.
All application materials become the property of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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