About This Role
This Contract Specialist position is a direct hire role within the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Financial Management Division, Office of Acquisition. The primary purpose of this role is to lead the planning, development, and management of the DEA's agency-wide regulations.
Requirements
- Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions
- At least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions
- At least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position
- 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
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, unless granted a waiver.
Applicants applying for the GS-12 must meet one of the following requirements:
- At least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-11 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Drafting and/or reviewing legal documentation supporting contract operations
- Providing technical assistance and guidance on financial systems to support compliant program execution
- Managing acquisition programs such as the purchase card program, the Contracting Officers' Representative (COR) program, Acquisition Career Management, small business programs, or similar programs
- Conducting acquisition compliance reviews and internal assessments
Applicants applying for the GS-13 must meet one of the following requirements:
- At least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-12 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Leading the development, review, and/or interpretation of acquisition documentation support contract operations
- Providing authoritative guidance on acquisition systems operations
