In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: possessing a mastery knowledge of contracting methods and contract types to plan and carry out long-term pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions. I also have at least one year of experience performing leadership functions such as assigning and reviewing work of subordinates and providing training as needed for contract specialists. Examples of specialized experience includes the following: 1) Advising and guiding technical representative on anticipated procurement requirements and providing technical input into the development of statements of work and specifications; 2) Conducting conferencing, soliciting, receiving and analyzing proposals for responsiveness and acceptability; 3) Analyzing settlement proposals, claims and audit reports, unauthorized commitments, protests and termination proposals; 4) Preparing and coordinating statistical and other reports on various aspects of the contracts and develops long range or interrelated procurement programs.. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.