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1. Office of Contracting & Procurement
Opening Date: August 13, 2018 Closing Date: August 24,2018
: 441 4th
Street, Suite 700 S., NW Washington, DC 20001
: ocp-hr@dc.gov
: (202) 442-9700
Job Title: Contract Specialist – Job ID 4539 Series/Grade: CS.1102.12
Synopsis: This position is responsible for performing "cradle to grave" acquisition work including but not
limited to: planning and carrying out pre-solicitation, evaluation, vendor selection, contract
administration, and ensuring contractor performance in the well-established aspects of contracting.
About OCP
The Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), a dynamic public agency, managing the
acquisition of over $5.6 Billion in goods, services, and construction annually, is seeking to hire business
advisory minded professionals. OCP is powered by a robust, diverse team of innovative professionals
committed to improving the quality of life for District residents and visitors by supporting the unique
programmatic needs of over 77 District Government agencies through contract and procurement
with industry. Our Procurement Training Institute (PTI) offers thousands of classroom hours each year
educating and training OCP employees in procurement best practices, current laws and regulations
and business advisory skills when engaging with Districts agencies and the vendor community. OCP’s
resourceful team also identifies ways to reuse millions of dollars in surplus property by offering it to
District agencies, and when there is no need within the government, our team allows businesses, non-
profits and sometimes individuals to purchase government surplus assets at deep discounts. OCP’s
team of professionals have made the District of Columbia a cutting-edge leader in contracting
procurement practices across the nation.
Knowledge Required by the Position: Comprehensive knowledge of 1) most contracting methods,
contract types and acquisition planning; 2) pre-award and post-award procurement actions, such as
formal advertising negotiation, fixed price cost contracting, and use of special provisions and
incentive programs; and 3) cost/price and market analysis techniques such as cost estimating
sufficient to evaluate a contractor's proposal and prepare a pre-negotiation position with
justification.
Qualifications (Education and/or Experience): Must have a bachelor’s degree 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. Must have 1-year experience that includes a thorough knowledge of a wide
range of contracting methods and contract types to plan and carry out pre-award and post-award
procurement actions. Basic knowledge of cost/price analysis techniques such as cost estimating
sufficient to evaluate a contractor's proposal and prepare a pre-negotiation position. Knowledge of
the 27 DCMR, Federal contracting procedures, small purchasing procedures and procedures for
negotiated services contracts.
Service Agencies: Government Operations Cluster
Starting Salary Range: $78,364 - $85,663
Tour of Duty: 8:15am – 4:45pm
Duration of Appointment: Career Service
Physical Demands: Work is predominately sedentary
Number of Vacancies: One (1)