Company Information
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Company Name: FEMA
Website: HTTPS://WWW.FEMA.GOV

Job Information
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Job Title: CONTRACT SPECIALIST 
Start Date: ASAP
Job Description:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to
help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work
collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation
systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer
immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters.
We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds
of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to
support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation
for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following
any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and
creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled,
knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov [1] for
additional information.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency
management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine
deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the
clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work
hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may
include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position
description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be
extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may
require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and
operationally challenging conditions.

In this position, you will serve as a Contract Specialist for Region VII.
Typical assignments include:

* Performing contract pre-award and post-award contracting tasks for the
acquisition of goods and services
* Ensuring procurement's are obtained from responsible sources at fair,
reasonable prices
* Locating sources for products or services and conducting market surveys to
determine the availability of items or services with special or unique
requirements
* Utilizing a variety of contract types to produce various commodities such
as services, supplies, equipment, IT, and construction
* Using knowledge of federal contracting and procurement policies and
regulations
* Participating in all phases of the procurement process i.e., planning,
solicitation, negotiation, pricing, administration, termination, closeouts,
and audits

Promotion Potential: Positions filled under Stafford Act regulations
generally do not have documented promotion potential; however, dependent on
an employee’s ability to perform higher level duties, the continuing need
for an employee to perform work associated with a higher level position, and
administrative recommendation and approval, promotions may be earned by CORE
employees.


[1] http://www.fema.gov


Requirements:
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- Travel will be required.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
- Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59.

Please review "Other Information" section for additional key requirements.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to
be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants
must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for
Public Trust - High Risk as a condition of placement into this position. This
may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a
review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts,
child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses
and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal
Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on
background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.

Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.

Qualifications
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the
closing date of the announcement.

Basic Requirements:

Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for
progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at
least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year
of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to
work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the
knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the
position.
AND

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. Please note, you must attach your transcripts to
your application process.
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.
In addition to the above requirements, you qualify for this position at the
IC-13 level if you possess the following: One full year of specialized
experience equivalent to the next lower grade (IC-12) in the Federal Service.
   This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or
local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a
volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of
specialized experience.  Specialized experience for this position includes:

Performing pre-award and post-award procurement actions such as cost
evaluations, surveys, and contract negotiations;
Managing the Federal Contract process to include development, draft, review,
and administration; and
Utilizing communication strategies to negotiate contract terms and costs.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work
done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and
other organizations (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. You will receive
credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This position will require FAC-C certification which is mandated by DHS
policy for Contract Specialist series 1102 positions. DAWIA Certification
Conversion: DHS recognizes current DAWIA certifications as equivalent to
FAC-C at the same level as long as the individual has met the education and
experience requirements.

Your application must show that you meet all requirements for this position.
You may be found “not qualified” if you do not possess the minimum
competencies required for the position.

NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to
describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each
period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours
worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made
when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this
information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use
the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video
on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here. NOTE: If you are using the
USAJOBS Resume Builder, please insert the dates of employment in MM/DD/YY
format at the top of the “Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills”
text field for each period of employment included on your resume.

Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees: To accurately credit your
experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates
(from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and
specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.  Failure to
provide this information may result in disqualification.



Links to External Job Postings:
Title: CONTRACT SPECIALIST 
URL: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/640192900


Resume Information
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Majors Desired:: Business
Degree levels accepted:: Bachelor

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/640192900