Senior Contract Specialist with Security Clearance

About the role

Analyzes project requirements from inception to closeout and develops solutions to agency's needs. Responsible for business improvement services in life cycle administration and management of contracts, contract negotiations; proposal guidance, preparation, and management assistance.

Responsibilities

• Market analysis
• Purchase justifications
• Material lifecycle plans
• Bills of material
• Cost estimates
• Product and service oriented draft statements of work
• Supports the Contracting Officer (CO) during the source selection process
• Drafts contract negotiation memoranda and contract modifications for CO
• Supports the CO in documenting evaluation of performance, contract termination, and contract closeout
• Create/Maintain Contract file folders
• Prepare solicitation documentation
• Review proposals for compliance
• Prepare contact awards and modifications for Contracting Officer signature
• Performs initial cost and price analysis on proposals received

Requirements

• Extensive working knowledge of FAR and DFAR and agency supplements
• 9-12 years of experience conducting relevant actions specific to labor category within the last 2 years
• Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
• Mastery of qualitative and quantitative acquisition and program management analytic methodologies
• In-depth knowledge of acquisition lifecycle operations, including financial execution concepts
• Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight
• Ability to review analytic program management data for cogent arguments, provide adequate support for conclusions, and routinely test accuracy of analytic data

Qualifications

• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements
• Demonstrates ability to design comprehensive, new, or unique process improvement enablers to further streamline Agency PPB&E facilitation
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal oversight
• Demonstrates ability to review analytic program management data for cogent arguments, provide adequate support for conclusions, and routinely test accuracy of analytic data