These positions are located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in one of the organizations within Contracts and Strategic Sourcing (NSS); Supply Chain Services (NS); Chief Administrative Office (N).

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

External Application Link(s) 25-BPA-47445-12787488-DH:

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/844807700 -

GS-1102-12

AND

25-BPA-47453-12787525-DH

: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/844811600 -

GS-1102-13

Open & Close date: Open: 09/02/2025 Close: 09/13/2025

LOCATION(s) Portland, OR - Spokane, WA - Vancouver, WA

SALARY: $ $89,083- $147,615 per year (Salary will be set based upon the selectee's official duty station and grade level)

Duties

A successful candidate in the Contract Specialist position will be responsible for providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior contract specialists, management, and other staff members.

As a Contract Specialist GS1102-12 You Will

Review requests for the procurement of complex equipment, services, and/or construction.

Analyze the requirement, recommend revisions to the statement of work or specifications as necessary, and decide on the type of contract, milestones, and procurement plan.

Prepare solicitation documents incorporating provisions, such as cost price analysis standards, requirements for technical proposals with appropriate weighing factors, testing procedures, cost escalation factors, cost data requirements, and socioeconomic programs.

Negotiate with potential contractors. Award contracts within delegated contracting officer authority, or recommends award to higher level contracting officer on contracts outside delegated authority.

Assist contract administration offices in the administration of contracts, including performance of termination actions, until final delivery and payments are completed and the contract is closed and retired; or personally monitors contractor's performance.

Close out the contract or issues termination notices and reviews settlement proposals.

As a Contract Specialist, GS1102-13 You Will

Develop procurement objectives in terms of competition and price range.

Construct the contractual vehicle including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies, and similar considerations.

Serve as the Senior Contracting Specialist assigning workload, reviewing contract solicitations before releasing, and performing contract reviews when called upon to do so.

Procure a variety of products and/or services within the BPA using multiple contract types in which little or no contractual precedent exists.

Develop new or innovative acquisition plans, source selection plans, and contract terms, conditions, or financial arrangements that may serve as models for future major system acquisitions.

Perform detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals, and makes competitive determinations.

Conditions of Employment

In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key Requirements

- You must be a United States Citizen.

- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.

- Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.

- You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.

- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.

- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.

Conditions Of Employment

- Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.

- All newly employed BPA AWF members in the GS-1102 career series will be enrolled in the FAC-C certification program through FAITAS.

- This position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background. A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

GS1102-12

- 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

-OR-

- 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.

Exception

: Employees in the GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 though 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified as GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through graded 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the specialized experience as identified below.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) administering contracts requiring special handling provisions or specialized terms and conditions that may include technical equipment; 2) analyzing work requirements in order to draft, make amendments, or modifications to solicitations or executed contracts; and 3) negotiating with potential contractors or business partners to award contracts in the most effective manner.

GS1102-13

- Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-year's experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

AND

- A 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 under Paragraph D.

Waiver

: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) developing innovative contract strategies for procuring complex services in compliance with applicable procurement regulations and contracting principles; 2) leading the preparation of solicitation documents, analysis of proposals, and negotiations with potential contractors; and 3) monitoring contract performance and evaluating vendors to continuously supply the best and most cost-efficient solutions possible for client organizations.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.

Education

This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation.

For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.

Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package.

(See Required Documents section on application).

USAHire

: To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.

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