Supervisory Contract Specialist

This Supervisory Contract Specialist position is with Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services) in Phoenix, AZ. The purpose of this position is to serve as a Supervisory Contract Specialist with responsibility for pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurements of significant importance to the Health and Human Services, health, regulatory or human services programs. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). Key duties: • Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Contract Specialist Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Performs pre-award and post-award contracting functions on complex, high-dollar acquisitions involving cost-type and fixed-price contracts for technical services supporting Agency research programs. Direct supervisory duties for four (4) Contract Specialists and two (2) Purchasing Agents. Leads negotiations and performs cost/price analysis, including review of cost breakdowns, to establish competitive ranges and obtain favorable terms for the government. Performs contract administration functions, including ensuring contractor compliance, reviewing vouchers, negotiating modifications, and preparing contract close-out documents. Provides authoritative advice to Agency management on complex procurement issues and evaluates the impact of legislative and policy changes on acquisition programs. Qualifications: To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Basic Requirements for GS-13 and Above 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. 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 Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Experience performing pre-award and post-award contracting functions on complex, high-dollar acquisitions involving multiple contract types for technical services supporting research or scientific programs, developing acquisition plans and preparing solicitation documents incorporating FAR and agency-specific policies, leading contract negotiations and performing cost/price analysis to obtain favorable terms for the government, and providing authoritative advice to management on complex procurement and acquisition issues. Selective Placement Factor: Applicants must possess one of the following: Possession of a current Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Professional certification OR Legacy FAC-C Level III Certification OR Completion of DoD Contracting Professional Certification and/or a most recent Defense Acquisition University (DAU)/ FAI Cornerstone on Demand Continuous Learning Individual Progress Dashboard. Applicants with a DoD Contracting Professional Certification must possess an active DoD Contracting Professional Certification and attach a copy of the cert. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. 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