Contract Administrator

To qualify for a Contract Administrator position your resume and supporting documentation must support A, B, AND C below: A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR 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 "1" above. B. Contracting Officer Requirement: 4 years of acquisition experience 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. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 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: Serving as a Contract Administrator or Contract Specialist with experience in highly complex business processes related to various post-award contract management processes such as contract audit follow-up (CAFU), contractor business systems, overhead negotiations, contract closeout, definitization of unpriced contractual actions (UCAs), forward pricing rate agreements/recommendations (FPRAs/ FPRRs), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Responsibilities.

Serves as functional advisor on contract administration to ensure the Command and Contract Management Offices receive and apply the highest level of functional guidance and expertise in executing their mission.
Uses a mastery of contract administration operating principles and concepts to help develop new approaches, procedures, and techniques for accomplishing the organizational mission.
Furnishes technical assistance, advice, training, mentoring, and policy guidance on contract administration issues and problems to Command and Contract Management Office personnel.
Maintains knowledge of appropriate functional resource materials on current and emerging policies and procedures.
Identifies areas requiring corrective action or opportunities for improvement, provides methods of effecting the actions and helps the Command and Contract Management Offices ensure that required action has been taken.