ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST (CONTRACT SPECIALIST)

ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST (CONTRACT SPECIALIST)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, Orlando, Florida, Arlington, Virginia

Salary Range: $76463 - $118204 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major Duties:

• You will performing all pre-award and post-award functions, using a wide range of complex contracting methods and complex and hybrid contract types (e.g. Cost-Plus mixed with Fixed-Price, Firm Fixed-Price, etc).
• You will plan the overall approach to meet the programs’ objectives by procuring a variety of requirements with multiple complexities associated with major systems acquisitions.
• You will develop objectives and strategies for the acquisition in terms of competition and price range; and prepare and maintains acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules.
• You will perform cost analysis, uses the weighted guidelines to develop profit/ fee objectives and negotiates contract costs.
• You will conduct post-award conferences with the contractor to clarify contractual requirements and special provisions.
• You will perform contract administration, to include a wide variety of contract modifications ranging from funding actions to highly complex major scope changes, which require performance of advanced cost analysis.

Qualifications: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band DP-02 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing business advice to the customer and support to the Contracting Officer in planning, negotiating, and administering contracts of various types and complexities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/contracting-series-1102/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: https://navwar.yellogov.com/external/requisitions/8fDAuMRb7Ldu2gbyaRjcGQ POC: Christina Navarez Email: christina.i.narvaez.civ@us.navy.mil Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-25