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Summary You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST of NCIS. All Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) positions are in the excepted service. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. Responsibilities You will serve as a point of contact for all purchasing actions for Headquarters personnel. Reviews and signs all purchasing documents as the Contracting Officer. You will negotiate with contractors on purchase prices, delivery dates, discounts, transportation, accelerated delivery requests, amended shipping instructions, and handling charges. You will develop the procurement plan considering a wide variety of pertinent issues such as number and competence of sources, delivery follow-on requirements or other contingencies depending on the complexity of the specific procurement. You will use common business and trade practices with respect to sales, prices, determining price reasonableness, discounts, deliveries, stocks, and shipments of varied items purchased. You will use the principles of acquisition planning sufficient to develop and implement a plan to procure a multiyear program or system involving successive program stages. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing a broad range of contracting and procurement services (i.e. requirements package development, acquisition planning, market research, contract interpretation, proposal solicitation, contract award, contract terminations and contract closeouts); negotiating contracts and contractual changes for complex support services and supplies; providing instructions and guidance on policies and procedures related to procurement and acquisition matters; and serve as a consultant and procurement expert. GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing a broad range of contracting and procurement services (i.e. requirements package development, acquisition planning, market research, contract interpretation, proposal solicitation, contract award, contract terminations and contract closeouts); and negotiating contracts and contractual changes for complex support services and supplies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP does not apply to Excepted Service positions. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.