Contract Specialist

PeopleTec, Inc.•Huntsville, AL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

PeopleTec is currently seeking a Contract Specialist to support our Huntsville, AL location. This is a seasoned acquisition professional position, preferably certified as DAWIA Level 2 or 3 and/or FAC-C, that shall perform complex contracting and acquisition business functions. These functions include market research, analyses, documentation preparation and review, and price/cost analyses. Other acquisition activities involve sourcing supplies and services through active engagement with Industry partners. These efforts address contracting and business activities associated with the entire pre-award and post-award acquisition lifecycle framework, including R&D procurement, FAR-based contracts, and prototyping contracts/Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements, as well as technical and cost/price negotiations support.

Requirements

10+ years of experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen
An active DoD Secret clearance is required to perform this work. Candidates are required to have an active Secret clearance upon hire, and the ability to maintain this level of clearance during their employment.

Nice To Haves

Preferably certified as DAWIA Level 2 or 3 and/or FAC-C

Responsibilities

Deliver high-level support services in system acquisition and contracting for planning, developing, sourcing, procuring, and fielding program and project procurement activities in coordination with the PAE Fires Chief of the Contracting Office and other Contracting Officers at Redstone Arsenal.
Conduct technical analysis of acquisition sourcing requirements for PAE Fires’ programs and projects.
Generate acquisition documentation to support diverse acquisition and contracting strategies, including drafting Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategies (AS), Determinations and Findings, and Justifications and Approvals (J&A), and other DODI 5000 acquisition requirements.
Develop sourcing and contracting strategies for PAE Fires programs, improving the time from requirements definition to source selection to contract award using best practices.
Work with project offices to draft requirements documents identifying the Government’s desired technical outcomes.
Draft acquisition and contracting requirements documents for Request for White Papers (RFWPs) and Request for Prototype Proposals (RFPPs), including instructions to Industry and evaluation criteria.
Assist in publishing Requests for Information (RFIs), RFWPs, and RFPP on Sam.Gov for Industry review and response.
Draft required Determination and Findings (D&F) for Other Transaction Authority (OTA) procurements and other purposes.
Draft Justification and Approval (J&A) documents to support single vendor selections on non-competitive procurements.
Provide detailed technical input, parameters, and guidance to create actionable SOWs/SOOs compliant with federal and DOD acquisition regulations.
Be heavily involved in post-award activities of PAE Fires’ projects and contracts.
Conduct price/cost evaluation reports on PAE Fires’ requirements, comparing technical proposals to requirements and reviewing labor costs, labor categories, labor hours for reasonableness.
Review material, travel, and overhead costs and summarize findings in reports to ensure proposed solutions meet requirements and prices are fair and reasonable.