Contract Specialist

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Overview Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 01/27/2026 to 02/08/2026 Salary $111,065 to - $144,386 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Whitehall, OH Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) * 1102 Contracting Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit status Yes Announcement number DLAContrSvcs-26-12870112-MP Control number 855583900 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans Veterans of the U.S.

Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Clarification from the agency "Agency" means current permanent DoD employees.

Veterans eligibilities include 30% or more Disabled Vet and Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, Retained Grade Preference (RGP) eligibles, and Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibles in the commuting area may also apply.

Videos Duties Help * Serves as Contracting Officer (KO) and senior Contract Specialist (CS) in Contracting Services Office and is responsible for cradle to grave execution of contract actions to support customers.

* Acts as an advisor for both customers and assigned contract specialists in addition to contract execution role.

Performs all aspects of contract management to include contract administration and contract close-outs.

* Prepares and obtains all necessary business clearances and other approvals required associated with assigned contracting functions.

* Provides functional expertise and advice in support of all aspects of contracting.

* Develops procurement objectives for the program in terms of competition and cost/price ranges; develops acquisition plans and Source Selection Plans.

* Constructs the contractual vehicle including identification of proper evaluation factors, pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, partnership arrangements, and similar considerations.

* Required to secure and hold a $10M or higher warrant within 24 months of assignment.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment * Must be a U.S.

citizen * Tour of Duty: Flexible ( * Security Requirements: Non-critical Sensitive with Secret Access * Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.

* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt * Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

* Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized * Bargaining Unit Status: Yes * Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

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* Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required * Defense Acquisition Workforce position.

Must complete DoD certification and other requirements.

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Qualifications To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A)" above.

B.

Contracting Officer Requirement: Must possess at least two years of experience in a contracting position.

C.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

In addition to meeting the Basic Contracting Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-13 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: * Performing service contracting, responsible for contract close out, disposition of government furnished material, and all cradle-to-grave contracting actions.

* Ensuring solicitations are structured for optimum participation of sources, developing evaluation plans, evaluating proposals, and determining the most effective contract type.

* Interpreting and implementing directives and regulations affecting contracting operations.

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.

Education Are you using your education to meet the Basic Contracting Requirement?

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.

accredited college or university.

Additional information Position requires DoD Acquisition Contracting (C), Professional (Foundational) certification within required timeframes.

Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years.

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For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.

The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace.

All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty.

DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.

Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.

DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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

The OPM assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: * Accountability * Attention to Detail * Customer Service * Flexibility * Influencing/Negotiating * Integrity/Honesty * Interpersonal Skills * Learning * Self-Management * Stress Tolerance * Teamwork * Decision Making * Reading Comprehension * Reasoning Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.

The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments.

The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position.

If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully.

Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

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government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

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Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package.

Each Application Package MUST include: * Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.

The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.

Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.

If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.

The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.

We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files.

Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible.

Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text.

We recommend using a font like Lato, if available.

Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.

* Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying.

Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.

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Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position.

To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position.

ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C.

8337(h) or 8456.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP)" eligibility.

If you are claiming MSP and are determined to be among the Best Qualified for the position, you may be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.

To be eligible as a MSP, you must submit the following supporting documents with your application package: Spouse's Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders; Marriage Certificate or License; PPP Self Certification Checklist; Veterans' Preference documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, Statement of Service, if applicable); Transcripts (if applicable). These documents must provide acceptable information to verify: Residency within the