Contract Specialist

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Serves as a Contract Specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center, leading highly complex acquisitions and providing expert guidance to ensure mission‑critical contracts are executed efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with federal regulations.

• Soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts of significant importance.
• Performing and documenting market research.
• Prepare acquisition documents such as Acquisition Strategies, Acquisition Plans, Source Selection Plans, Consolidation Determinations and Findings, Justification and Approvals.
• Prepare solicitations, solicitation amendments, contract awards, and contract modifications.
• Address review comments received from higher level (e.g. Chief of the Contracting Office (CoCO), Senior Contracting Official (SCO), Director of Contracting (DOC), Army, or Department of War (DoW)) review of acquisition documents.
• Resolve issues/problems associated with contract administration.
• Serve as the principal contracting advisor to the project manager.
• Prepare acquisition documents such as Pre-negotiation Memorandums, Price Negotiation Memorandums, and Source Selection Decision Documents.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary travel (TDY) up to 20% of the time may be required.
• Completion of mandatory Contracting Professional Certification must be met within 3 years.
• A Financial Disclosure OGE-450 submission will be required at the time of appointment and annually thereafter.
• A Tier 1 security clearance is required.