Because the employee may have delegated contracting officer authority within prescribed limits, certain formal reviews may be required to assure compliance with prescribed regulatory requirements. Guidelines include Federal and agency procurement regulations, procedures, case law and precedent decisions. These guidelines typically cannot be applied directly and require a significant degree of interpretation to determine the extent of relevance to a procurement. The employee uses judgment and initiative in applying principles that underlie guidelines, in deviating from traditional techniques, or in developing new approaches or procedures. Work products affect a wide range of procurement activities and programs, affect the timely support of serviced organizations, and have significant economic impact on contractors or their geographic areas.
Contacts occur in moderately unstructured settings.
Internal agency contacts are to advise on the development of specifications and evaluation criteria, to evaluate proposals, and prepare pre-negotiation positions, or equivalent. External contacts are to conduct conferences, obtain information for evaluations, conduct fact-finding, negotiate contracts, resolve problems, or equivalent. Contacts are generally to persuade or influence others with diverse and conflicting opinions. The work is primarily sedentary, requiring no special physical demands. Work is performed in a typical office setting.