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Contract Specialist - DIRECT HIRE
Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development CorporationWashington, DC · full time · Mid
$61,722 – $111,087
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 28, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
A federal contracting role managing procurement from planning through closeout for a Great Lakes navigation authority. This suits someone with hands-on experience writing solicitations, analyzing bids, negotiating terms, and overseeing contract performance under federal acquisition rules.
Our summary, not Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
Required
- U.S. citizen or U.S. National
- One year of specialized contracting experience (at GS-07 equivalent or higher for GS-09; at GS-09 equivalent or higher for GS-11)
- Bachelor's degree or 24 semester hours in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management
- Transcript verification
Nice to have
- Knowledge of interagency acquisitions, grants, and cooperative agreements
- Master's degree (qualifies for GS-09 on education alone)
- Ph.D. or doctoral degree (qualifies for GS-11 on education alone)