Contract Specialist

Goldbelt, Inc.•De Leon Springs, FL

About The Position

Nisga'a CIOPS provides experienced services to civilian and Department of Defense programs worldwide, delivering skilled personnel to customers across five continents. The Contract Specialist will provide acquisition support services to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and work independently with little oversight from the Government. The role provides advice and recommendations across acquisition planning, including strategies, risks, contracting methods, competition, sources, costs, and milestone schedules. It supports market research, cost estimates, acquisition package preparation, solicitation and award documentation, negotiations, contract administration, and communication with program office personnel and Government contracting staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, management, or a combination of these fields.
Eight to ten years of contracting experience providing services to Federal clients.
Experience and knowledge across Federal Government acquisition, including requirements development, budgeting and acquisition planning, market research, and development of independent cost estimates.
Demonstrated expertise in performing the full range of contract actions, including solicitations, awards, modifications, negotiations, incorporation of changes, exercise of options, price analysis, and resolution of contract issues.
Demonstrated knowledge of Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT).
Demonstrated capability supporting Federal-sector proposal evaluations, including price/cost or technical proposal analysis.
Clear understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
Demonstrated negotiation and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated experience using contract writing systems.
Demonstrated expertise in contract administration support, including contractor performance review, contract modifications, discrepancy investigations, and contract closeout.
Demonstrated capability creating documents that support acquisition actions, including Determination and Findings, Market Research Reports, pre- and post-negotiation memoranda or award memoranda, acquisition plans, and sole-source justifications.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related field.
Experience with the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) contract writing system.

Responsibilities

Work independently with little oversight by the Government.
Advise on and recommend elements of acquisition plans, including approaches, options, strategies, risks, contracting methods, competition, sources, costs, and milestone schedules.
Research Government-wide contracts, suppliers, available products and services, and options and costs for obtaining operational support services.
Assist with Independent Government Cost Estimates using research on past purchases, current market values, and comparable purchases by other agencies.
Conduct market research to identify potential sources and contract vehicles, including socio-economic program participants, GSA vendors, Government-wide agency contracts, and other agency contracts.
Conduct market surveys and prepare written market research documentation.
Support preparation of approved acquisition package documents.
Coordinate and communicate with program office personnel, including subject matter experts and CORs, and with assigned Office of Acquisition contracting specialists and contracting officers during acquisition processes.
Support creation of solicitations and amendments in a contract writing system and ensure documents are uploaded to the eFile electronic filing system.
Provide professional opinions and business advice on procurement methods and contract types.
Support negotiations, including documenting objectives and outcomes through Award Determination Memorandums.
Support creation of award documents, modifications, and supporting documentation.
Support the Contracting Officer by responding to data calls, providing status updates, participating in customer meetings and conference calls, and providing acquisition-related administrative support.
Support contract actions including solicitations, awards, modifications, negotiations, changes, options, price analysis, and resolution of contract issues.
Support proposal evaluations, including price/cost or technical proposal analysis in the Federal sector.
Provide contract administration support, including reviewing contractor performance, developing modifications, investigating reported discrepancies, and contract closeout.
Create acquisition documents such as Determination and Findings, Market Research Reports, pre- and post-negotiation memoranda or award memoranda, acquisition plans, and sole-source justifications.