This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in one of the organizational elements of the Contracts and Strategic Sourcing (NSS) organization, Supply Chain Services (NS), Chief Administrative Office (N). A successful candidate in the Contract Specialist position will be responsible for the full range of contract administration, including price/cost analysis, negotiation, and administration for services, materials, equipment and/or construction.
BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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. Exception: Employees in the 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 though 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified as GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through graded 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the specialized experience as identified below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) administering contracts requiring special handling provisions or specialized terms and conditions that may include technical equipment; 2) analyzing work requirements in order to draft, make amendments, or modifications to solicitations or executed contracts; and 3) negotiating with potential contractors or business partners to award contracts in the most effective manner. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility
As a Contract Specialist, you will: Review requests for the procurement of complex equipment, services, and/or construction. Analyze the requirement, recommend revisions to the statement of work or specifications as necessary, and decide on the type of contract, milestones, and procurement plan. Prepare solicitation documents incorporating provisions, such as cost price analysis standards, requirements for technical proposals with appropriate weighing factors, testing procedures, cost escalation factors, cost data requirements, and socioeconomic programs. Negotiate with potential contractors. Award contracts within delegated contracting officer authority, or recommends award to higher level contracting officer on contracts outside delegated authority. Assist contract administration offices in the administration of contracts, including performance of termination actions, until final delivery and payments are completed and the contract is closed and retired; or personally monitors contractor's performance. Close out the contract or issues termination notices and reviews settlement proposals.