About This Role
This contract position is a legal advisor role focused on providing support for acquisition activities within the Contract Law Field Support Center, a component of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency. The role suits an attorney who can provide comprehensive legal and business advice on procurement issues, serving in a developmental capacity for a GS-14 level and as a full legal advisor for a GS-15 level.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive legal and related business advice and counsel to program managers, contracting officers, and other acquisition professionals on all issues arising from or related to Enterprise Sourcing squadron activities
- Assist MAJCOMs on major procurements and issues of first impression
- Serve as the sole legal advisor to high-visibility procurements, including the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program ("AFCAP") IV Source Selection Advisory Council, a $5 billion multiple-award ID/IQ for worldwide expeditionary support services
- Advise on other procurements such as the $1 billion multiple-award ID/IQ Air Force Medical Services (AFMS) Clinical Advisory/Technical Services (CATS) contract, the $250 million Hospital Aseptic Management Services (HAMS) contract, the $100 million Family Advocacy Program (FAP) contract, and $10 million in yearly Security Forces acquisition of police and tactical gear
- Provide primary on-site legal support to fifty contracting professionals, including ten warranted contracting officers
- Develop and maintain numerous training initiatives on topics such as fiscal law, source selection, bid protest litigation, and contract claims litigation
Requirements
- Successfully completed a full course of study in a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD)
- Active status with a bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia at the time of application, with proof dated within four months of application
- Professional legal experience in excess of three years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position (for GS-14 or GS-15 level)
- Knowledge of procedural rules governing litigation at the United States Government Accountability Office, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and the United States Court of Federal Claims
- Knowledge of applicable federal procurement statutes, regulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Department of Defense regulations, and Air Force regulations), case law, Executive Orders and agency policy guidance applicable to government contracting, privatization, ethics, and acquisition
- Skill in legal research methods, including familiarity with on-line legal databases and other agency resources
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate authoritative oral legal advice concerning the various stages of contracting, acquisition and procurement management
