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Summary This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Financial Management Division, Office of Acquisition & Relocation Management. This position primary purpose is to design, lead and carry out operation in the area of contract operations, acquisition policy development, implementation, and compliance activities of DEA-wide-level regulations and support for acquisition systems throughout DEA and in coordination with the Department of Justice. Responsibilities As a Contract Specialist, your typical work assignments may include: Serves as a project leader coordinating acquisition activities and acts as official contract administrator during the life of the contract. Justifies and approves, pre-solicitation documents and statements of work, pre-award documents, and contracts and agreements. Analyzes a variety of policy issues identified through review of acquisition and procurement operations and government purchase card program, and related financial management areas. Identifies, oversees, and coordinates acquisition compliance issues including but not limited to audits, program reviews, and internal reviews. Performs or reviews activities related to procurement of goods or services with specialized, critical or scarce requirements using formal advertisement or negotiations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet the Basic Requirement AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. Basic Requirements A. 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 B. 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; OR C. 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. Specialized Experience: In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must meet the Specialized Experience. Specialized 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, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to a GS-11:1) Aid in conducting negotiations with prospective contractors; 2) Assist in supporting the contracting community in the acquisition domain; 3) Contributes to completing complicated, broadly stated, or conceptual assignments formulating the organization's acquisition policy; and 4) Support in identifying, overseeing, and coordinating acquisition compliance issues. You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to a GS-12:1) Conducts negotiations with prospective contractors, determines type of contract to be awarded and type of contract clauses to be used; 2) Supports the contracting community in the acquisition arena; 3) Completes complicated, broadly stated, or conceptual assignments formulating the organization's acquisition policy and 4) Identifies, oversees, and coordinates acquisition compliance issues. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Education This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php. If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Recruitment and/or Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved if the DEA has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.