(C) Business and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Support Specialist

THE MCHENRY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC • Mobile, AL

39d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides support to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Resident Inspection Office (RIO) in Mobile, AL. The role involves assisting the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) with various contracting and administrative duties. A background check, US Citizenship, CAC, and a secret clearance are requirements for this position, contingent on contract award. This position requires eligibility for a Secret security clearance, to be obtained after hire. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance; therefore, only current U.S. citizens will be considered for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or business field.
• At least four (4) years of relevant professional experience supporting COR in a shipbuilding environment.
• Knowledge and experience should include: Shipbuilding processes, techniques, and procedures.
• Knowledge and experience should include: Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Knowledge and experience should include: Applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to organize, plan, conduct, evaluate and administer contract requirements.
• Knowledge and experience should include: Economic, statistical, accounting, fact-finding, and financial analysis principles and techniques to analyze historical cost and schedule, analyze reports of auditors, Technical specialists, and contractor, and project cost and schedule performance trends, isolate disruptive factors, and estimate final contract cost.
• Knowledge and experience should include: DCMA and DCAA standards guidelines and best practices.
• Knowledge and experience should include: Auditing organizations (such as DCMA and DCAA), programs, and functions and knowledge of the overall acquisition process in order to adapt general guidance and policy and develop specific guidance peculiar to the PRO mission.
• Knowledge and experience should include: The technical capabilities, functions and responsibilities of other contract administration service organizations sufficient to identify the need for special reports or assistance in evaluating contractor cost and performance data, establishing trends, and estimated final contract cost.
• Ability to produce COR reports, briefs, and presentations.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook, as well as other software/tools provided on the Coast Guard Standard Workstation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• US Citizenship
• Eligibility for a Secret security clearance (to be obtained after hire).

Nice To Haves

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional four years of relevant experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) with conducting cost and/or price analysis.
• Perform cost/price analysis and develop pre/post negotiation memorandum.
• Conduct contract administration duties including preparing contractor discrepancy reports, drafting entries for the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, requests for equitable adjustments, cure letters, and default packages.
• Support price/cost analysis, contracting procedures, socioeconomic policies, and be familiar with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, various contract types including best value source selection and low price technically acceptable procedures.
• Develop Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Technical Assessment Review (TAR), Market Research, and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) processes and procedures.
• Process invoices for payment on assigned Task Orders (TO) and assist with administratively closing out TO assuring satisfactory completion and inclusion of final reports and evaluation.
• Develop milestones, reports, and trackers for all COR type actionable items such as ECP, TAR, RFP, and IGCE.
• Create standardized reports, presentation graphs and track the status of COR/ACOR actionable items and process metrics on usage of the workflow capability.
• Review Common Access Card (CAC) applications and in the reviewing of assigned CACs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees