CONTRACT SPECIALIST

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $143913 - $197200 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 develop and implement recommendations and solutions to contract problems, risks, and outcomes in the pre-award and post-award procedures.
• You will plan and conduct the contracting process from the description of the requirements through contract delivery, requiring knowledge of two or more contract functions.
• You will plan, analyze, or evaluate procurement programs.
• You will review proposed contractual actions for conformance with regulatory requirements and procurement practices
• You will develop policies and procedures or provide advice and guidance to subordinate activities concerning a variety of procurement issues.
• You will use negotiation techniques to meet and reach agreement through discussion with a proposed contractor on the price and performance terms, and to set forth all these terms in a procurement document.
• You will oversee or ensure compliance with the terms of contracts; determine reasonableness of and negotiate claims; resolve disputes concerning obligations of either the Government or the contractor; and negotiates contract modifications.
• You will complete cost and/or price analysis techniques to evaluate cost and/or price proposals, contract changes, repricing actions and final contract pricing.

Qualifications: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13)grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading or managing a multi-disciplinary acquisition team (e.g., technical evaluators, legal counsel, pricing analysts, and program managers) to identify, and solve complex procurement problems and resolve identified contracting issues, (e.g., Contract Management, Negotiation, or Source Selection) acquisition and contracting expertise related to maritime ship repair, maintenance, sustainment and modernization. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: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: NAVSEA 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: 2026-05-11