Contract Specialist (Senior).

Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Contract Specialist for the Air Force Nonappropriated Fund Procurement Office.
• Develop contracting and sourcing strategies; solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and award program contracts.
• Analyze and evaluate cost or price proposals; administer program contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions.
• Provide business solutions to day‑to‑day contractual challenges and manage the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for multi‑year programs or systems.
• Procure complex and diversified services, commodities, and architecture & construction.
• Execute post‑award contract performance management actions on assigned contracts.
• Communicate with industry and all levels of command via briefings, written correspondence, and personal contact.
• Act as a business advisor, offering advice, guidance, and solutions to contracting officials, program officials, commanders, and senior personnel on a wide range of contractual issues.
• Perform oversight/audit of contract files, compile lessons learned, ensure consistent policy application, and drive continuous improvement of critical processes.
• Manage all aspects of the contracting process, exercising superior judgment in pre‑solicitation, solicitation, award, and post‑award actions.
• Lead teams and participate in Program Management Review meetings with customers, suppliers, and coordinating officials to assess satisfaction, explain policy, resolve problems, and improve contracting strategies.
• Lead contract specialists handling complex, multiple‑year contracts for equipment, supplies, and services, including but not limited to computer hardware/software, point‑of‑sale systems, communications, business intelligence, IT consulting, Commander Smart Buy Program, Essential Products Program, Prime Vendor Program, recreational and family member programs, leisure travel, signature brands, food and beverage equipment, vehicle program, marketing programs, employee benefit programs, human resource management programs, Air Force Service Card Membership Programs, treasury management, financial services, audit programs, AF Slots Program, lodging renovation projects, NAF construction, architecture and engineering, facility management, quality control, and NAF Purchase Card Program.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to contract specialists to develop individual skills; use coaching to facilitate productive workplace behavior and performance.

Conditions of Employment

• Successful completion of a background investigation with favorable results.
• U.S. citizenship or legal U.S. residency for a minimum of three (3) years.
• May require CONUS and OCONUS travel for official business.
• Must possess, or obtain and maintain, a valid regular or official U.S. passport.
• Direct deposit is required.
• Must satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E‑Verify) check.
• Probationary period may be required.
• Pre‑employment requirements must be met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized.
• Applicants must provide a REAL ID or acceptable combination of identity documents for installation access.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

• Experience with contracting principles, policies, and procedures related to construction.
• Demonstrated leadership as a contracting professional achieving program results across complex, diverse organizations.
• Experience with business practices and market conditions applicable to contracting.
• Experience applying contract price/cost analysis techniques to pre‑award and/or post‑award procurement actions.
• Experience leading junior contract specialists.
• Desired work experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or at least 24 semester hours in business management topics.
  • Experience with architecture & construction contracting.
  • Experience with construction contract administration of multiple solicitations/awards simultaneously.
  • Experience with all phases of the contracting process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and related software.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Additional Information

• Open to all applicants; preferences and priority considerations (Business Based Action, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, Transition Hiring Preference) will be applied as claimed.
• Eligibility must be documented with the application by the closing date (09/29/2026).
• Experience, including paid, unpaid, and volunteer work (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps), will be credited.
• Resumes must clearly describe relevant experience; transcripts required if education is used for qualification.
• Education substitution is not permitted for this position.
• Foreign education may be used if proven equivalent to U.S. standards.
• U.S. Citizens and non‑U.S. Nationals who have resided in a U.S. Territory for three (3) consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation are eligible.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement; selections are subject to hiring preferences and priority considerations.
• This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position supporting Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
• Candidates should be committed to improving federal government efficiency, uphold the ideals of the American republic, and support the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.