This position is part of the Southwestern Power Administration, Department of Energy. As a Contract Specialist, you will perform a wide range of contracting duties and assignments to complete solicitation, award, and administration of contracts, as well as other acquisition duties. **This is NOT A REMOTE POSITION. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty location(s) identified.**
Administer contracts, perform detailed cost analyses on contractor estimated cost, analyze labor rates and escalation factors, and assess the impact of socioeconomic considerations on procurement actions. Perform pre-award functions, ensure that the bid schedule is properly structured, plan the procurement action with technical, legal, and contract pricing personnel. Determine the sources to be solicited, prepare applicable determinations and findings, conduct pre-proposal or pre-bid conferences, receive and evaluate proposals in conjunction with price/cost analysts or other technical personnel. Monitoring contractor performance in relation to the completion schedule required by the contract, making periodic visits to the contractor's facility or work site, detecting and correcting labor standards violations. Negotiate settlements for such changes, approve contract payments, assess liquidated or actual damages for non-performance, issue show cause or cure notices, terminate contracts for default or convenience and negotiate settlements, prepare replies to other involved agencies, appeal boards, or Congressional inquiries.
This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
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