Department of the Navy

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Naval Station Complex, San Diego, California Full time

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Station Complex, San Diego, California

Salary Range: $57070 - $90749 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 perform a full range of contracting functions including awarding, administrating, negotiating, terminating and closing out various types of cost and fixed price contracts.
  • You will review requests for procurement of simple to complex ship repair projects.
  • You will recommend revisions and decide adequacy of the justification for sole source and for less than full and open competition (from a contracting standpoint) and may be required to discuss the analysis with the legal office.
  • You will prepare solicitation documents, incorporates routine provisions (i.e., cost accounting standards, requirements for technical proposals, cost and price data requirements, and socioeconomic programs).
  • You will determine contractor eligibility to propose and whether or not sufficient competition is available in the immediate area or whether the area of competition needs to be expanded for adequate competition.
  • You will analyze operations, methods, and procedures in order to recommend changes necessitated by revision in policy, procedures, or procurement management concepts.
  • You will administer an assigned group of fixed price, cost reimbursement, indefinite delivery type contracts, and other types of contracts awarded to Master Ship Repair (MSR) and Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) contractors.

Qualifications: GS-09: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Professional Contract Specialist performing contracting services such as awarding, administrating, negotiating, terminating, and close out for various types of cost and fixed price contracts. GS-07: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Professional Contract Specialist assisting with contracting functions to support the assembly of contracts and performing limited contract administration. 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: HRO_SWRMCisHiringAlpha@navy.mil Please include CONTRACT SPECIALIST and DE-12853267-26-TMR in the subject line of the email. 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: 2025-12-23