Contract Specialist III

Montech Inc.•Houston, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

Montech Inc. is seeking a Contract Specialist III to support the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The position supports the full federal acquisition lifecycle, from acquisition planning and solicitation development through contract administration and closeout. It also serves as a business-advisory resource to program officials, helping ensure procurement actions are accurate, timely, compliant, and aligned with Government requirements. The role includes pre-award and post-award acquisition work, cost and price analysis, source-selection support, negotiations, contract modifications, contractor-performance monitoring, and resolution of contractual issues. The specialist coordinates with program officials and acquisition team members and supports complex, sensitive, and high-priority procurement programs. Success is measured by accurate and timely documentation, sound analyses and recommendations, effective resolution of contract issues, and completion of assigned actions by required deadlines. The position is remote and operates 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each shift includes eight paid hours and an allowance for up to a one-hour lunch period. The job description is not all-inclusive of the tasks that may be assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience developing solutions and recommendations across multiple tasks, projects, or organizations.
Extensive knowledge of Federal contracting laws, regulations, policies, and pre-award and post-award procedures.
Experience administering complex contracts and monitoring prime and subcontractor performance.
Experience applying Federal contracting methods, contract types, acquisition strategies, and documentation requirements.
Knowledge of business practices and market conditions applicable to Government acquisitions.
Experience evaluating program requirements, technical approaches, capabilities, and contractor performance.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including presenting analyses, findings, and performance results.
Demonstrated experience negotiating and coordinating with Government and private-sector representatives.
Ability to analyze complex acquisition issues, develop alternatives, and recommend effective contracting approaches.
Ability to work with moderate independence, manage competing priorities, and meet short deadlines.

Responsibilities

Advise program officials on procurement of supplies and services, source-selection procedures, proposal and quote evaluation, contract administration, termination, and closeout.
Perform contract administration for multiple IA offices and customers, including monitoring contractor performance, verifying deliveries, reviewing performance issues, and supporting resolution of contract matters.
Research and prepare contract modifications and analyze alternatives, contractor capabilities, and performance considerations.
Conduct cost and price analyses of contractor proposals and supporting data, including labor, materials, and other cost elements; support cost-related solicitation sections.
Support procurement budget development and review solicitations for completeness, accuracy, pricing structure, and alignment between price and technical requirements.
Analyze contractor proposals for new procurements, modifications, changes, and follow-on requirements and provide recommendations.
Support period-of-performance extensions, closeouts, cancellations, and terminations, and advise on alternatives when extensions are not actionable.
Support compliance with applicable laws, executive orders, regulations, acquisition requirements, and established procedures.
Help customers develop statements of work, statements of need or objectives, acquisition strategies, evaluation plans, and pricing methodologies.
Serve as a point of contact and business advisor to program officials on major procurements, source selections, price evaluations, contract administration, and closeout.
Coordinate administration of long-term and technically complex service contracts, including Firm-Fixed-Price, Fixed-Price-Incentive, and Fixed-Price-Award-Fee contracts.
Monitor contractor performance, progress payments, schedules, deliveries, change-order proposals, performance issues, and proposed solutions; provide recommendations to Government officials.
Interpret contract provisions for contractors and IA officials and provide acquisition guidance on contractual requirements and administrative matters.
Negotiate medium-complexity contract modifications, including change orders, ratifications of unauthorized commitments, and time-sensitive contractual actions.
Develop negotiation positions by analyzing contractor and technical information, evaluating alternatives, and reconciling information from technical specialists.
Perform in-depth cost and price analyses for complex acquisitions, including analysis of labor, materials, and other cost factors where historical cost information or precedent may be limited.
Evaluate contractor management, operational, and financial capabilities to assess ability to perform and meet contractual requirements.
Coordinate extensions, delivery and acceptance disputes, partial and final payments, closeouts, cancellations, and terminations; support preparation of IA responses to protests.
Support complex, sensitive, and high-priority procurement programs and provide acquisition guidance to team members on complex procurement matters.
Collaborate with acquisition team members and recommend solutions to work, procurement, and administrative issues.
Perform pre-award functions, including acquisition planning, preparation of determinations and findings, solicitation development, and detailed cost and price proposal analysis.
Perform post-award functions, including drafting modifications, supporting stop-work orders, cure notices and show-cause letters, processing progress and final payments, and supporting closeout and termination actions.