• Job Description

  Req#: 752288300
  See below for important information regarding this job.
  
  Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
  
  Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:
  Eglin AFB and Jacksonville, FL; Oklahoma City, OK and Greenville, SC: Salary Range $69,107 - $89,835
  San Antonio, TX: Salary Range $69,996 - $90,992
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Serves as a Contract Administrator assigned to a team that administers government contracts/grants/agreements for one or more contractors.
  • Incumbent is assigned a group of contract/grants/agreements for which the employee performs the full range of contract functions up to the point of signature, including contract administration and contract closeout.
  • Reviews new contracts to ensure all necessary clauses have been included.
  • Monitors contractor performance for compliance with applicable laws, delivery schedules, payment provisions, contract data reporting requirements, and other contractual requirements.
  • Coordinates with the buying office on contractor's requests for waivers or deviations from contract terms.
  • Reviews requests and meets with the contractor to ensure understanding of requirements.
  • Performs final closeout of assigned contracts; e.g., ensures delivery/inspection/acceptance of contractual end items, and ensures that all administrative/reporting actions have been resolved before recommending final closeout.
  • Researches policies and coordinates/integrates/implements contract administrative services.
  • Performs contract administration functions, including funds cancelation, funds reconciliation, contract closeout, database integrity, and verifying contractor progress for approval of contract financing.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Possession of a valid state driver's license is required.
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
  • Required to obtain a passport/VISA.
  • A medical/dental examination is required. You must pass a pre-deployment examination and reoccurring annual physical throughout your 4-year commitment. Lifting requirement of 45 pounds.
  • Immunization screening is required (e.g., Anthrax, Smallpox, Malaria, and COVID). Must meet medical criteria for deployment in accordance with USCENTCOM Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy.
  • DoD Civilian Employee Overseas Emergency Essential Position Agreement is required.
  • Must be able to possess and maintain a Government Travel Card.
  • Selectee is required to be exempt from recall to the military Reserves or recall to active duty for retired military.
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Tentative offer for employment will be rescinded if the selectee does not meet conditions of employment.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  To qualify for a Contract Administrator, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
  
  A. Basic Contracting Requirement: 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees
  OR
  2. A current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000 are excluded from the requirements of "A" above.
  
  AND
  
  B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
  • Applying Federal statutes, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to administer a group of complex contracts.
  • Using negotiation and communication techniques in order to conduct post award negotiations and a variety of contractual agreements.
  • Applying cost and price analysis techniques sufficient to compare proposals.
  • Applying business and industry practices to identify factors affecting contractor's costs to understand commercial pricing policies, use of catalogues, comparative analysis, and price-based techniques.
  • Conducting on-site surveys to assess contractor's ability to perform.
  • Applying cost accounting standards and accounting practices in order to review and draw accurate conclusions on contract provisions.
  OR
  C. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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