Contract Specialist

Immediate need for a Federal Contract Specialist in the Ft. Washington Maryland area! The Contract Specialist supports the SAF/OC/CDM/CCSO with a full range of contract administration tasks in support of its cybersecurity portfolio. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Manages program contract tasks with minimal supervision, working with other contract specialists, in support of government Contracting Officer.
- Assists with development and implementation of strategies in support of organization objectives.
- Develops or provides inputs to key contracting documents to include Statements of Objective, Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, Contract Data Requirements Lists, Quality Assurance Plans, etc.
- Supports cost estimating efforts, and cost or price analysis.
- Assists with technology evaluation, assessment, FAR Research, strategy development, and market research efforts.
- Coordinates contract execution with all stakeholders, resolving issues, and maintaining compliance with the FAR laws, rules, and regulations.
- Performs pre-award tasks, to include but not limited to: coordination with all stakeholders, review and advice on requirement and contract documentation, market research, solicitations, evaluations. And source selections.
- Performs post Award contract administration tasks, to include: handling contract changes, funded and administrative modifications, negotiations, correspondence, and contract documentation.
- Provides ongoing contract project execution, oversight, and leadership to include schedule development and monitoring; technical development prioritization, goal setting, and monitoring; technical execution performance monitoring and assessment; resource monitoring and assessment; technical integration planning, scheduling, and implementation; scheduling, coordination and implementation and oversight; risk and issue identification and mitigation; and financial execution monitoring.

- Clearance: TS/SCI (can accept SCI eligibility)
- Certifications: Must be DAWIA Level II certified in contracting or equivalent.
- Education/Experience: Education: MA/MS (or a BA/BS and 8 years additional work experience, 4 of which must be work-related) Years of work-related experience: ten (10) years Of those 10 years, 6 years in support of a DoD component
- A minimum of ten (10) years of work related experience.
- Of those 10 years, at least six (6) years of work-related experience supporting a DoD component.
- Experience with DoD contracts and acquisition processes.
- Experience with applying supplements, including the FAR to acquisition processes.
- Experience in assisting with the development of acquisitions strategies based on market research and solicitations with selection criteria or instructions to enable contract award to satisfy customer requirements.
- Must have supported AF source selection and sole source procurements.
- Must have contract administration experience, to include: contract modifications, negotiations, correspondence, and contract documentation.
- Must have experience working with government contract writing systems, like. ConWrite or other, within the last five years.
The following qualifications are desired:
- Experience in Contract Administration.
- Air Force experience.
- Preferred to have held a warrant.