CONTRACT SPECIALIST Job in Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg, PA

Vacancy No. DE-12792018-25-NSH Department Naval Supply Systems Command
Salary $50,972.00 to $117,545.00 Grade 7 to 12
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 8/29/2025 Close Date 9/12/2025
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Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg, PA


Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the Certain Competitive Service / Modified Direct Hire Authority. 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.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens

Duties

  • At the GS-07, GS-09, and GS-11 you will perform developmental duties as assigned.
  • At the GS-12 you will perform the below:
  • You will serve as the contractual authority on the acceptability and applicability of contractual matters related to NAVSUP WSS Maritime and/or Aviation procurements.
  • You will apply commercial theories, practices and new developments in the marketplace.
  • You will reviews and analyzes procurement requests, their specifications or statements of work to determine their adequacy, completeness, and commerciality.
  • You will performs in-depth evaluations of the financial and technical capabilities of potential contractors, and assists customers in the evaluation of past performance of current and potential contractors.
  • You will monitor contractor technical performance over the life of the contract.
  • You will provide training and guidance to less experienced personnel with regard to procurement actions for which they are responsible.
  • You will negotiates individual contracts with the objective of obtaining agreement on acceptable terms and conditions, fair and reasonable prices and deliveries within acceptable time frames for material and services procured.
  • You will processes solicitations and evaluate proposals, analyze proposals, perform cost and price analysis and develops pre-negotiation position.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for the 1102 Contracting Series:

GS-07: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower (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: 1) Reviewing contracts, programs, policies, or procedures; 2) Assisting with acquisition strategies and directing or managing procurements; 3) Completing detailed and specific instructions for developmental tasks; 4) Performing routine assignments under supervision.

GS-09: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower (GS-07) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.1) Assisting in soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts with commercial organization educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and State, local or foreign governments for furnishing products, services, construction or research and development to the Federal Government; 2) Assisting with the administering of contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contacts, including resolution of problems concerning the obligations of the parties; 3) Completing detailed and specific instructions for developmental tasks; 4) Performing routine assignments under supervision.

GS-11: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.1) Assisting in soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts with commercial organization educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and State, local or foreign governments for furnishing products, services, construction or research and development to the Federal Government; 2) Assisting with the administering of contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contacts, including resolution of problems concerning the obligations of the parties; 3) Assisting with terminating contracts by analyzing, negotiating, and settling claims and proposals; 4) Analyzing and evaluating cost or price proposals and accounting systems data. 5) Performing routine assignments under supervision.

GS-12: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.1) Soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts with commercial organization educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and State, local or foreign governments for furnishing products, services, construction or research and development to the Federal Government; 2) Administering of contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contacts, including resolution of problems concerning the obligations of the parties; 3) Terminating contracts by analyzing, negotiating, and settling claims and proposals; 4) Analyzing and evaluating cost or price proposals and accounting systems data. 5) Comprehensive knowledge of contracting policies and procedures, negotiation techniques, technical
requirements, and the contractor's operations; 6) Knowledge of contract administration principles, policies, regulations, practices, and procedures for contract with technical specifications and special contract provisions to administer contracts


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.

Education

Basic Requirements for the Contracting Series 1102, GS-05 through GS-12:

A) 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

OR

B) 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.

Education Substitution:

GS-07:
1 full academic year of graduate education or law school
OR
Superior academic achievement

GS-09:
2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education
OR
Masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D.

GS-11:
3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education
OR
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

GS-12: There is no educational equivalent that can be substituted for experience.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

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.

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.

Required Documents

A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.

Are you claiming membership in any professional organizations, or possession of a license, certificate or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certification, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your application package.

Are you using education as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic education requirement for this position? Check the Education section above to see what is allowed and what is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, an official transcript will ultimately be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.

Applications will be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. If you expect to complete your education within 9 months, please respond to the questionnaire items as if you had already completed your education. We are required to verify that the education has been completed successfully before any applicant can be appointed (report to work).

Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your latest DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter that shows dates of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned information on the DD-214 you must submit that too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, visit the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor

Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference?
If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference.

You must also provide the applicable supporting documentation of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15). http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.

Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).

Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to:

https://navsup.yello.co/external/requisitions/iiHbTK3LRZTXGT_1MRH-8ACPOID/UIC: L4/00391

Facsimile applications will not be considered.

All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer.

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.

Agency contact information

Jennifer Morrison
Address
NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT
Naval Supply Weapon Systems Support
5450 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0791
US

Next steps

Qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Our evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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