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Government Contracts Specialist

Strider Technologies · Tysons Corner, VA · 1 mo ago
HybridFull-time
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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must include only sections with real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro paragraph about Strider Technologies (company description). Might be considered "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is a heading for description of role. The posting includes a "Summary" paragraph: "Strider is seeking an Government Contracts Specialist to support the acquisition strategy and contract execution behind our growing U.S. government business. In this role, you will help Strider navigate the federal acquisition process, develop contracting strategies, manage government contracts from opportunity through execution, and provide guidance on the regulatory and contractual requirements that shape our federal business. You will work across the full acquisition and contracting lifecycle—from monitoring procurement opportunities and informing acquisition strategy to supporting proposals, negotiating agreements, tracking funding and modifications, and managing Strider’s General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contract. You will partner closely with Growth and Strider’s General Counsel to help teams understand acquisition requirements, evaluate contracting approaches, and move opportunities efficiently toward execution. This role offers the opportunity to apply federal acquisition expertise in a growing national security technology company, with meaningful ownership of the processes and strategies that enable Strider to serve government customers. Candidates with current or prior experience as Federal Contract Specialists are encouraged to apply." That's role description. Could be under "About the role" or "Responsibilities". The posting also has "Key Qualifications" with Minimum Qualifications bullet list (though not bullet but sentences). Then "Preferred Qualifications". Then "Description" which seems like responsibilities again (maybe duplicate). Then "Benefits" list. We need to decide sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (maybe from Description), Requirements/Qualifications (minimum and preferred), Skills (maybe from qualifications?), Benefits (list). Pay and Schedule not present, so omit. We must not create sections with filler. So include only those with real content. We need to use

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    for prose. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the posting, but we can format them. We need to avoid repeating content unnecessarily? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we must keep all info, but we can organize. Duplicated lines can be removed (they said remove duplicated lines). There may be duplicated content between Summary and Description. We need to check for duplicates and remove them, but keep all substantive info (i.e., not lose any unique info). If something appears twice, we can keep one instance. Let's extract unique substantive info. First, company description: "Strider Technologies delivers strategic intelligence that helps organizations make faster, more confident decisions in an increasingly complex global environment. Using cutting-edge AI and proprietary methodologies, we transform open-source data into actionable insights that help protect technology, talent, and supply chains from nation-state risks." This is about the company, not role. Should we include? Possibly under "About the role"? But it's about company. The instruction: we should not repeat job title as heading, but we can include company description as part of role description? Usually "About the role" includes role summary, not company overview. However we have no explicit "About the company" heading allowed. The allowed headings are limited to those list. We could put company description under "About the role" as part of prose, but that might be inaccurate. However we must preserve all substantive information; we could include it in a

    under "About the role" or maybe we could create a section not in allowed list? Not allowed. So we must fit within allowed headings. The best is to put company description in a

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          . Not a heading. Now Responsibilities: The Description section includes a list of duties (starting with "As an Acquisition / Contract Analyst, you will support both the strategic and operational aspects..."). That seems like responsibilities. We'll put those in a

          • . We also have the earlier summary paragraph that also contains responsibilities; but we already used that for About the role. To avoid duplication, we should not repeat same sentences. The About the role paragraph we will use the summary paragraph (the "Strider is seeking..." paragraph). That includes many responsibilities as well. But we can keep it as overview. The Description paragraph also contains similar but more detailed list. We'll keep both but ensure we don't duplicate exact sentences. Let's compare. Summary paragraph: "Strider is seeking an Government Contracts Specialist to support the acquisition strategy and contract execution behind our growing U.S. government business. In this role, you will help Strider navigate the federal acquisition process, develop contracting strategies, manage government contracts from opportunity through execution, and provide guidance on the regulatory and contractual requirements that shape our federal business. You will work across the full acquisition and contracting lifecycle—from monitoring procurement opportunities and informing acquisition strategy to supporting proposals, negotiating agreements, tracking funding and modifications, and managing Strider’s General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contract. You will partner closely with Growth and Strider’s General Counsel to help teams understand acquisition requirements, evaluate contracting approaches, and move opportunities efficiently toward execution. This role offers the opportunity to apply federal acquisition expertise in a growing national security technology company, with meaningful ownership of the processes and strategies that enable Strider to serve government customers. Candidates with current or prior experience as Federal Contract Specialists are encouraged to apply." Description paragraph: "As an Acquisition / Contract Analyst, you will support both the strategic and operational aspects of Strider’s federal contracting activities. You will work with Growth, Legal, and other internal stakeholders to identify viable acquisition pathways, support competitive pursuits, execute agreements, and maintain Strider’s government contracts throughout their lifecycle. You Will Contribute to acquisition and contracting strategies that support Strider’s annual operating plan and federal growth priorities.Manage contract execution processes for Strider’s federal business from initial development through review, negotiation, and signature.Administer active government contracts, including tracking funding, modifications, contractual requirements, and other key actions throughout the contract lifecycle.Partner with Strider’s General Counsel to review contracts and proposals for alignment with internal policies and provide acquisition guidance related to applicable federal requirements, including the FAR, DFARS, and DoD Directive 5000 series.Monitor SAM.gov, Tradewinds, Needipedia, and other government procurement resources for acquisition activity and solicitations relevant to Strider’s capabilities.Manage and support ongoing administration of Strider’s GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract.Develop and review solicitation and proposal materials in response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Quotations (RFQs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and other government procurement actions.Support the development, negotiation, and execution of contracts, contract modifications, teaming agreements, subcontract agreements, and consortium agreements.Evaluate acquisition requirements and contracting approaches and provide clear recommendations to internal stakeholders.Coordinate with Growth, Legal, and other teams to anticipate contracting requirements, resolve issues, and support timely progression of federal opportunities." Note there are some missing spaces due to formatting. We'll need to parse and produce proper sentences. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can combine overlapping info but must not lose any unique details. Let's extract unique details from both. From Summary: - Support acquisition strategy and contract execution for growing US gov business. - Help navigate federal acquisition process, develop contracting strategies, manage gov contracts from opportunity through execution, provide guidance on regulatory/contractual requirements. - Work across full acquisition lifecycle: monitor procurement opportunities, inform acquisition strategy, support proposals, negotiate agreements, track funding and modifications, manage GSA MAS contract. - Partner with Growth and General Counsel to help teams understand acquisition requirements, evaluate contracting approaches, move opportunities efficiently. - Opportunity to apply federal acquisition expertise in growing national security tech company, meaningful ownership of processes/strategies enabling service to gov customers. - Encouraged candidates with current/prior experience as Federal Contract Specialists. From Description (unique): - Support strategic and operational aspects of federal contracting activities. - Work with Growth, Legal, other internal stakeholders to identify viable acquisition pathways, support competitive pursuits, execute agreements, maintain gov contracts throughout lifecycle. - Contribute to acquisition and contracting strategies that support annual operating plan and federal growth priorities. - Manage contract execution processes for federal business from initial development through review, negotiation, and signature. - Administer active gov contracts: track funding, modifications, contractual requirements, other key actions throughout lifecycle. - Partner with General Counsel to review contracts and proposals for alignment with internal policies, provide acquisition guidance related to applicable federal requirements (FAR, DFARS, DoD Directive 5000 series). - Monitor SAM.gov, Tradewinds, Needipedia, other gov procurement resources for acquisition activity and solicitations relevant to capabilities. - Manage and support ongoing administration of GSA MAS contract. - Develop and review solicitation and proposal materials in response to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, other gov procurement actions. - Support development, negotiation, execution of contracts, contract modifications, teaming agreements, subcontract agreements, consortium agreements. - Evaluate acquisition requirements and contracting approaches, provide clear recommendations to internal stakeholders. - Coordinate with Growth, Legal, other teams to anticipate contracting requirements, resolve issues, support timely progression of federal opportunities. 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            • list of responsibilities, merging unique points. Now Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications block: "Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of related professional experience.Experience supporting U.S. government acquisition or contracting activities, with demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).Experience executing multiple stages of the federal acquisition or contract lifecycle, such as acquisition planning, solicitation and proposal development, source selection, contract award, administration, modification,

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