Contracts Specialist
Cherokee Federal · Washington, DC · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteLegal$125k–$135k/yrFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal disclaimer, navigation, cookie, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. So we need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Opening: "Contract Specialist This position requires an active CBP Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance to be considered." That's about clearance requirement.
- Then: "The Contract Specialist shall provide advice, recommendations, and document support in all areas of the acquisition requirements phase." etc.
- Then "Compensation & Benefits Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K Pay commensurate with experience. Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice."
- Then "Contract Specialist Responsibilities Include" and a long list.
- Then "Contract Specialist Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities Requested Bachelor’s Degree required. 5 or more years of Government Contract Specialist experience required. Experience with construction contracting highly desired. Contract Specialist 1102 certification is required. Experience With SAP Is Required. Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust Clearance."
- Then "Company Information Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Cherokee Nation Strategic Program (CNSP) provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers. The company takes a personalized approach to solving our clients' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. CNSP is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com. #CherokeeFederal Legal Disclaimer: Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee-federal.com/careers for information regarding our Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, and Accommodation request."
We need to remove legal disclaimer, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (maybe "Contract Specialist" repeated). Also remove navigation/cookie etc (none). Also remove company info? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Company info is substantive? It describes the employer. Likely we should keep it but maybe as a short paragraph under "About the role" or similar. The instruction says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for Responsibilities, Requirements (experience/education), Skills, Benefits, Pay. Also maybe "About the role" could contain the description of role and clearance requirement. Also "Qualifications" maybe overlapping with Requirements. We need to decide sections.
We have:
- About the role: description of what Contract Specialist does (advice, recommendations, document support, acquisition requirements phase). Also clearance requirement.
- Responsibilities: the long list under "Contract Specialist Responsibilities Include".
- Requirements: maybe "Bachelor’s Degree required. 5 or more years of Government Contract Specialist experience required. Experience with construction contracting highly desired. Contract Specialist 1102 certification is required. Experience With SAP Is Required. Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust Clearance."
- Skills: Could be part of Requirements; but we could separate Skills: "Strong written and verbal communication skills. Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)." However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Requirements and Skills into one "Requirements" section that includes education, experience, certifications, technical skills, soft skills.
- Benefits: "Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice."
- Pay: "Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K Pay commensurate with experience." However we should not include Pay section if it contains only filler like "commensurate with experience"? The posting gives a salary range, which is specific. So we can include Pay section with that range. The phrase "Pay commensurate with experience." is somewhat filler but we can keep it as part of the sentence.
- Schedule: Not mentioned; no schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section.
- About the role: we have description.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So headings like
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal disclaimer, navigation, cookie, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. So we need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Opening: "Contract Specialist This position requires an active CBP Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance to be considered." That's about clearance requirement.
- Then: "The Contract Specialist shall provide advice, recommendations, and document support in all areas of the acquisition requirements phase." etc.
- Then "Compensation & Benefits Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K Pay commensurate with experience. Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice."
- Then "Contract Specialist Responsibilities Include" and a long list.
- Then "Contract Specialist Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities Requested Bachelor’s Degree required. 5 or more years of Government Contract Specialist experience required. Experience with construction contracting highly desired. Contract Specialist 1102 certification is required. Experience With SAP Is Required. Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust Clearance."
- Then "Company Information Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Cherokee Nation Strategic Program (CNSP) provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers. The company takes a personalized approach to solving our clients' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. CNSP is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com. #CherokeeFederal Legal Disclaimer: Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee-federal.com/careers for information regarding our Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, and Accommodation request."
We need to remove legal disclaimer, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (maybe "Contract Specialist" repeated). Also remove navigation/cookie etc (none). Also remove company info? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Company info is substantive? It describes the employer. Likely we should keep it but maybe as a short paragraph under "About the role" or similar. The instruction says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for Responsibilities, Requirements (experience/education), Skills, Benefits, Pay. Also maybe "About the role" could contain the description of role and clearance requirement. Also "Qualifications" maybe overlapping with Requirements. We need to decide sections.
We have:
- About the role: description of what Contract Specialist does (advice, recommendations, document support, acquisition requirements phase). Also clearance requirement.
- Responsibilities: the long list under "Contract Specialist Responsibilities Include".
- Requirements: maybe "Bachelor’s Degree required. 5 or more years of Government Contract Specialist experience required. Experience with construction contracting highly desired. Contract Specialist 1102 certification is required. Experience With SAP Is Required. Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust Clearance."
- Skills: Could be part of Requirements; but we could separate Skills: "Strong written and verbal communication skills. Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)." However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Requirements and Skills into one "Requirements" section that includes education, experience, certifications, technical skills, soft skills.
- Benefits: "Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice."
- Pay: "Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K Pay commensurate with experience." However we should not include Pay section if it contains only filler like "commensurate with experience"? The posting gives a salary range, which is specific. So we can include Pay section with that range. The phrase "Pay commensurate with experience." is somewhat filler but we can keep it as part of the sentence.
- Schedule: Not mentioned; no schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section.
- About the role: we have description.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So headings like About the role
etc.
We must use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities we should make a list. For requirements we can also list. For benefits list.
We must use
for prose.
We must not include boilerplate like legal disclaimer, EEO, etc.
We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include clearance requirement, company description maybe.
Let's extract substantive pieces:
**About the role / Position summary**:
- "This position requires an active CBP Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance to be considered."
- "The Contract Specialist shall provide advice, recommendations, and document support in all areas of the acquisition requirements phase."
- "The Contractor shall assist in the development and review of contract requirements documentation to include Statements of Work (SOW), Statements of Objectives (SOO), and Performance Work Statements (PWS)."
That seems like role description.
**Responsibilities** (the big list). We'll break into bullet points.
**Requirements / Qualifications**:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 5 or more years of Government Contract Specialist experience required.
- Experience with construction contracting highly desired.
- Contract Specialist 1102 certification required.
- Experience With SAP required.
- Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust Clearance.
**Benefits**:
- Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided.
- Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
**Pay**:
- Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K
- Pay commensurate with experience.
We could combine Pay and Benefits into a "Compensation & Benefits" section, but the instruction says we can have separate Pay and Benefits sections if they have real specific content. We have both. Could combine but better to follow instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Pay and Benefits into one "Compensation & Benefits" section. However the instruction lists possible headings: Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It says use those headings if content exists. It doesn't forbid combining, but we could have separate sections if they are substantive. However combining reduces number of sections. I'd combine into one section "Compensation & Benefits" but the allowed headings are Benefits and Pay separately. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples but not mandatory to use exactly those; we can use other headings? It says use those for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely we should stick to those headings. But we can choose to include both Benefits and Pay headings if we have content. However the instruction also says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So if we have both Benefits and Pay, that's two sections; still few. Could be okay.
But we need to avoid filler like "Pay commensurate with experience." That's somewhat filler but we still have a specific salary range, so it's substantive.
Thus we will have:
About the role
... (prose)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Benefits
- Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided.
- Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
Pay
Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K. Pay commensurate with experience.
We should not include schedule.
We also need to include company information? It's substantive but not covered by headings. Could be placed under About the role as a paragraph. The company info: "Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Cherokee Nation Strategic Program (CNSP) provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers. The company takes a personalized approach to solving our clients' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. CNSP is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com. #CherokeeFederal"
We should keep that. It's not boilerplate; it's company description. We'll include it in About the role paragraph.
Also need to include clearance requirement: we already have.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat lines. Remove duplicated lines like "Contract Specialist" repeated. We'll just write content.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"This position requires an active CBP Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance to be considered. The Contract Specialist shall provide advice, recommendations, and document support in all areas of the acquisition requirements phase, assisting in the development and review of contract requirements documentation such as Statements of Work (SOW), Statements of Objectives (SOO), and Performance Work Statements (PWS). Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Cherokee Nation Strategic Program (CNSP), which provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers, takes a personalized approach to solving clients' toughest challenges, and is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com."
We can keep the "#CherokeeFederal" maybe as part of text but it's like a hashtag; we can keep.
Now Responsibilities list: we need to extract each duty from the long paragraph.
Original responsibilities paragraph:
"Contract Specialist Responsibilities Include Provide acquisition support services that are not inherently Governmental to include technical support to the evaluation process, and assistance to the Government in developing documentation in all areas of the pre-award acquisition phase. Advise the Government on the best procurement approach and assist in Market Research analysis and documentation. The Contractor shall be aware of all CBP Procurement policies and what documentation is required for each acquisition Assist the program office in conducting market research to identify potential sources and contract vehicles, preparing market surveys and developing written announcements. Potential sources include socio- economic program participants (i.e., small businesses, small and disadvantaged businesses, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone businesses), and potential contract vehicles may include General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule vendors, Government-wide Agency Contracts, and other agency contracts. Assist in the preparation and development of all pre-award documentation including: Source Selection Plans (SSP), instructions for Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) members on roles and responsibilities, Determinations and Findings (D&F), Justifications and Approvals (J&A) and other necessary contract file documents. Work with evaluators and the Contracting Officer (CO) to assist in identifying pre-negotiation objectives and assist the CO with discussions with Offerors. The Contractor shall thoroughly review proposals, identity issues with respect to the proposals, provide input for developing a negotiating position, and provide cost or price analysis
for prose. We must not include boilerplate like legal disclaimer, EEO, etc. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include clearance requirement, company description maybe. Let's extract substantive pieces: **About the role / Position summary**: - "This position requires an active CBP Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance to be considered." - "The Contract Specialist shall provide advice, recommendations, and document support in all areas of the acquisition requirements phase." - "The Contractor shall assist in the development and review of contract requirements documentation to include Statements of Work (SOW), Statements of Objectives (SOO), and Performance Work Statements (PWS)." That seems like role description. **Responsibilities** (the big list). We'll break into bullet points. **Requirements / Qualifications**: - Bachelor’s Degree required. - 5 or more years of Government Contract Specialist experience required. - Experience with construction contracting highly desired. - Contract Specialist 1102 certification required. - Experience With SAP required. - Utilizing and applying computer software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - The ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust Clearance. **Benefits**: - Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided. - Benefits are subject to change with or without notice. **Pay**: - Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K - Pay commensurate with experience. We could combine Pay and Benefits into a "Compensation & Benefits" section, but the instruction says we can have separate Pay and Benefits sections if they have real specific content. We have both. Could combine but better to follow instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Pay and Benefits into one "Compensation & Benefits" section. However the instruction lists possible headings: Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It says use those headings if content exists. It doesn't forbid combining, but we could have separate sections if they are substantive. However combining reduces number of sections. I'd combine into one section "Compensation & Benefits" but the allowed headings are Benefits and Pay separately. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples but not mandatory to use exactly those; we can use other headings? It says use those for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely we should stick to those headings. But we can choose to include both Benefits and Pay headings if we have content. However the instruction also says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So if we have both Benefits and Pay, that's two sections; still few. Could be okay.
But we need to avoid filler like "Pay commensurate with experience." That's somewhat filler but we still have a specific salary range, so it's substantive.
Thus we will have:
About the role
... (prose)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Benefits
- Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other possible benefits as provided.
- Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
Pay
Estimated Starting Salary Range for Contract Specialist: $125K to $135K. Pay commensurate with experience.
We should not include schedule. We also need to include company information? It's substantive but not covered by headings. Could be placed under About the role as a paragraph. The company info: "Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Cherokee Nation Strategic Program (CNSP) provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers. The company takes a personalized approach to solving our clients' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. CNSP is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com. #CherokeeFederal" We should keep that. It's not boilerplate; it's company description. We'll include it in About the role paragraph. Also need to include clearance requirement: we already have. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat lines. Remove duplicated lines like "Contract Specialist" repeated. We'll just write content. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "This position requires an active CBP Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance to be considered. The Contract Specialist shall provide advice, recommendations, and document support in all areas of the acquisition requirements phase, assisting in the development and review of contract requirements documentation such as Statements of Work (SOW), Statements of Objectives (SOO), and Performance Work Statements (PWS). Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Cherokee Nation Strategic Program (CNSP), which provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers, takes a personalized approach to solving clients' toughest challenges, and is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com." We can keep the "#CherokeeFederal" maybe as part of text but it's like a hashtag; we can keep. Now Responsibilities list: we need to extract each duty from the long paragraph. Original responsibilities paragraph: "Contract Specialist Responsibilities Include Provide acquisition support services that are not inherently Governmental to include technical support to the evaluation process, and assistance to the Government in developing documentation in all areas of the pre-award acquisition phase. Advise the Government on the best procurement approach and assist in Market Research analysis and documentation. The Contractor shall be aware of all CBP Procurement policies and what documentation is required for each acquisition Assist the program office in conducting market research to identify potential sources and contract vehicles, preparing market surveys and developing written announcements. Potential sources include socio- economic program participants (i.e., small businesses, small and disadvantaged businesses, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone businesses), and potential contract vehicles may include General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule vendors, Government-wide Agency Contracts, and other agency contracts. Assist in the preparation and development of all pre-award documentation including: Source Selection Plans (SSP), instructions for Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) members on roles and responsibilities, Determinations and Findings (D&F), Justifications and Approvals (J&A) and other necessary contract file documents. Work with evaluators and the Contracting Officer (CO) to assist in identifying pre-negotiation objectives and assist the CO with discussions with Offerors. The Contractor shall thoroughly review proposals, identity issues with respect to the proposals, provide input for developing a negotiating position, and provide cost or price analysis