Summary You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the Special Projects Contracts Branch, Service Contracts Division of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG SYSTEMS COMMAND PAC. Duties You will perform both pre award and post award functions relating to the planning, development, advertisement, award, and administration of contracts. You will serve as technical authority on the acceptability and applicability of contractual matters related to the program. You will make decisions or recommendations on the interpretation and content of agency policies concerning management and development of long-range or interrelated procurement programs. You will review procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy and completeness. You will prepare contracts and contract specifications for development, demonstration models, and/or preliminary design when new or untried concepts or techniques are involved. You will plan the negotiation strategy, coordinate strategy with negotiation team, and lead negotiations to develop the contract price and terms. You will review contracts, contracting plans, and contract changes for propriety of acquisition methods, contract type, and documentation. Qualifications In addition to the Basic Education Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing comprehensive contract technical guidance, performing both pre-award and post-award functions relating to developing solicitations, evaluating proposals, including performing complex price and cost analysis, negotiating, awarding contracts and modifications, monitoring contractor performance, and managing complex contracting functions for facility support services and construction contracts. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim 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. Education 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.