This vacancy is for a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13 with the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, Alameda, CA.
You will serve as a/an Contract Specialist Team Lead and be responsible for the development of acquisition strategy through contract execution, contract administration and contract closeout. The incumbent may hold a contracting officer's warrant if determined there is a need. This position acquires a full range of sophisticated supplies and services which may include Coast Guard major acquisitions.
Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: 1. The incumbent, a senior contract specialist Lead, are responsible for all contractual phases of the acquisition /procurement process from acquisition planning through contract closeout for a wide variety of complex supplies and services to include major capital assets, technical and engineering services, support services and diverse supplies. 2.
Develops acquisition plans, develops procurement administrative lead time milestones. Communicates/collaborates these planning tasks with the program office/customer to ensure mission success. 3.
Implements approved contracting strategy to develop the solicitation document and or/quote to include the contract type, the pricing arrangements and incentives, set-aside considerations, subcontracting requirements, source selection plans including evaluation criteria, delivery schedules, security requirements, government property and other required terms and conditions. 4.
Develops the solicitation document, publicizes the requirement, analyzes offers received, prepares a negotiation position, evaluates technical and cost proposals, negotiates cost, fee or profit as well as resolve technical issues, and enters into a formal contract. Leads or participates on source selection team. 5. Responsible for conducting extensive and sophisticated cost and pricing analyses.
Utilizes cost estimating techniques, such as learning curve, regression analysis, complex contractual arrangements, extensive fact finding, etc. Develops final price for negotiation position and participates as lead or member on the negotiating team ensuring a best value. Analyzes price and cost data contained in contractor's proposals to ascertain reasonableness of price.
Performs cost and price analyses in connection with the request for approval of awards, leases, claims, price adjustments, terminations, price determination, escalation, changes orders, etc. Evaluates prospective contractor's financial capability as part of pre-and post-award surveys when appropriate. 6.
Business Advisor to program officials providing guidance/advice in all facets of the procurement process to include the development of the statement of work, requirements for competition, market research and request for information, past performance, preparation of evaluation criteria and safeguarding the interest of the United States in its contractual relationships, ensuring contractors receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment, and the preparation of documentation in these areas.
7. Educates procurement team to include program officials in the requirements for the various business information technology systems used in the procurement process. 8. Utilize critical thinking skills to explore new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contract arrangement that is fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the government. Performs contracting work through the use of negotiation techniques. 9.
Keeps management and program officials informed of anticipated workload demands. Anticipates problems and provides advice to program personnel on effective implementation and time frames required. Mandatory training is required which must be successfully completed and other training may occur as necessary for success in the position. A.
Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Level I (FAC P/PM-I) or management determined equivalent within two years of entry into the position.
This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.
-A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.
This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience.
With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action. Are you qualifying based on education?
Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).
College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.
Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.
See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Student Loan - Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000.
Receipt of this incentive will require a three-year service agreement.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
aden.p.williams@uscg.mil · 410-636-3504
This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $133060 – $172980/yr.
This position requires a Q Access Authorization security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-07.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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