This position is located in the Office of Finance and Operations (OFO), Office of Acquisition and Grants Administration (OAGA), Contracts and Acquisitions Management Division (CAM) in multiple locations. The incumbent serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for planning, negotiating, awarding, and administering contract actions that support multiple organizational segments of the department.
APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200 application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
As a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-9, you will be responsible for: Acquisition planning and solicitation meets with program officials to provide strategic business advice that program and procurement objectives are met and produces acquisition plan and solicitation. Contract negotiation and source selection - participates in the source selection process to ensure integrity of the acquisition process is maintained.
Coordinates the technical evaluation of offers and participates in the technical panel consensus meeting. Contract Administration - Under the guidance of the contracting officer, serves as the contract administrator, conducting limited contract administration actions from solicitation to contract close-out.
Education Requirements: This position has a positive education requirement. Contract Specialist - 1102 Basic Requirements for GS-9 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.
You may meet the minimum qualifications of this position by meeting the following education options. (GS-9) Two years of graduate education (beyond a bachelor's degree) or A master's degree or equivalent degree or LL.B.
or J.D., if related OR A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.
As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.
To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive student loan repayments, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
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senora.jones@ed.gov · (202)-987-1235
This position is with Department of Education Headquarters, Department of Education.
The posted pay range is $61722 – $100315/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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