Contract Specialist *Direct Hire*
What is The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer Division? The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer provides acquisition services for IRS Business Units, Treasury Bureaus, and Treasury Departmental Offices. We support the acquisition life-cycle from planning, contract award, management and closeout. Our goal is to help create agile and innovative best value contract solutions to ensure the IRS meets its mission. WHAT DOES A CONTRACT SPECIALIST DO? As an IRS Contract Specialist in the Office of Procurement you will apply Federal procurement laws and regulations Department wide to award outside vendors complex and high-profile Federal contracts involving millions of dollars. This entails evaluating proposals, awarding and administering contracts, performing cost/price analyses, negotiating price and technical issues, and preparing contractually enforceable documents. You will conduct strategic analyses of Department requirements to provide input on developing an overall strategic sourcing plan for the Department. As a Contract Specialist you will:
Conduct pre-award conferences, negotiation sessions, briefings to program offices and management, and debriefs to contractors Provide timely, effective contract awards and procurement administration consistent with program needs, procurement regulations and laws, and time frames established within Procurement Research and apply various acquisition laws and regulations while giving expert guidance to program offices, stakeholders, and customers in developing procurement strategy and acquisition plan Develop policies and implement guidance and controls to improve the procurement program Support customers in developing strategic across agencies/bureaus sourcing plan. Make and defend business positions orally and in writing, as well as develop and communicate negotiation strategies Perform a wide variety of contract administration functions, such as negotiating modifications, resolving delivery and acceptance disputes, processing claims against the Government, responding to protests and developing prescribed protest files, conducting debriefings and performing closeouts, developing and maintain files and documentation, responding with accurate information for a variety of data calls, ensuring vendors performance evaluations are completed and input into appropriate systems, responding to and handling protests, terminations, status reports, etc. Plan, organize, direct, and review the work of assigned resources, contractors, or matrix resources; plan, schedule and coordinate work operations; plan, review, and adjust budget and financial management activities; plan and carry out training and development; and evaluate project and or program work outcomes Review and support the development of Statements of Work and acquisition plans. Determine the appropriate type of contract, assist in the development of independent government cost estimates, conduct market research, identify sources of supply, promote competition, solicit quotes and proposals, evaluate proposals, determine price reasonableness, develop negotiation strategy and negotiate with potential contractors WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
You must complete all Mandatory Training requirements as described in DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HANDBOOK. AND 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower level as defined below. AND 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. OR Exception:
Employees occupying a GS-1102 position will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on or after January 1, 2000. However, basic requirements and specialized experience requirements must be met in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade. GS-13 LEVEL:
You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
demonstrated accomplishment in planning, directing, and administering complex acquisition project assignments that required in-depth knowledge of a wide range of procurement and contracting principles and technical program requirements and techniques. This knowledge is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant actively participated in multiple levels of competition (i.e. sole source, 8a, limited competition, full and open competition), multiple procurement methods (i.e. simplified acquisitions, GSA Schedule competitions, negotiated and/or sealed bids), acquired multiple types of needs (i.e. services, supplies, equipment), and participated in multiple parts of the acquisition life cycle (i.e. pre-award, post-award, policy, price analysis). - The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-timework; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Conduct pre-award conferences, negotiation sessions, briefings to program offices and management, and debriefs to contractors Provide timely, effective contract awards and procurement administration consistent with program needs, procurement regulations and laws, and time frames established within Procurement Research and apply various acquisition laws and regulations while giving expert guidance to program offices, stakeholders, and customers in developing procurement strategy and acquisition plan Develop policies and implement guidance and controls to improve the procurement program Support customers in developing strategic across agencies/bureaus sourcing plan. Make and defend business positions orally and in writing, as well as develop and communicate negotiation strategies Perform a wide variety of contract administration functions, such as negotiating modifications, resolving delivery and acceptance disputes, processing claims against the Government, responding to protests and developing prescribed protest files, conducting debriefings and performing closeouts, developing and maintain files and documentation, responding with accurate information for a variety of data calls, ensuring vendors performance evaluations are completed and input into appropriate systems, responding to and handling protests, terminations, status reports, etc. Plan, organize, direct, and review the work of assigned resources, contractors, or matrix resources; plan, schedule and coordinate work operations; plan, review, and adjust budget and financial management activities; plan and carry out training and development; and evaluate project and or program work outcomes Review and support the development of Statements of Work and acquisition plans. Determine the appropriate type of contract, assist in the development of independent government cost estimates, conduct market research, identify sources of supply, promote competition, solicit quotes and proposals, evaluate proposals, determine price reasonableness, develop negotiation strategy and negotiate with potential contractors WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
You must complete all Mandatory Training requirements as described in DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HANDBOOK. AND 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower level as defined below. AND 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. OR Exception:
Employees occupying a GS-1102 position will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on or after January 1, 2000. However, basic requirements and specialized experience requirements must be met in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade. GS-13 LEVEL:
You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
demonstrated accomplishment in planning, directing, and administering complex acquisition project assignments that required in-depth knowledge of a wide range of procurement and contracting principles and technical program requirements and techniques. This knowledge is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant actively participated in multiple levels of competition (i.e. sole source, 8a, limited competition, full and open competition), multiple procurement methods (i.e. simplified acquisitions, GSA Schedule competitions, negotiated and/or sealed bids), acquired multiple types of needs (i.e. services, supplies, equipment), and participated in multiple parts of the acquisition life cycle (i.e. pre-award, post-award, policy, price analysis). - The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-timework; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
- Department:
1102 Contracting - Salary Range:
$102,663 to $133,465 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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