Contracting Support - Basic

Fidelity Partners • Florida, NY

7h

About The Position

Contracting Support – Basic shall provide professional federal contracting support services at Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) in collaboration with Acquisition Management Integration Center (AMIC) contracting officers. Services include acquisition planning, market research, acquisition strategy development, acquisition and contract document development.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Top Secret (TS/SCI) security clearance and DCID 6/4 eligibility with a current Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI). Secret clearance is acceptable, but must be eligible for a T5 [Top Secret] with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelors degree containing an appropriate focus on business disciplines (Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Law, Economics, Public Administration, Managerial Administration, etc.).
• Three (3) years of experience as a Contracting Specialist (No warrants required)
• Must have served as a contracting specialist in a federal government organization.
• Experience with Wide Area Workflow (WAWF); Contract Closeout Module
• Records Application Management (RMA) or similar federal Government procurement applications.
• All employees must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS)
• Past experience with government contract writing/filing systems.
• Must possess a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II certification
• Back to Basics Contracting Professional certification or equivalent
• Must be proficient in: Simplified acquisition of commercial items
• Contract closeout
• Brand name justifications
• Entry-level contracting skills
• Wide range of commodity and service requirements 6. Fixed price contracts and fixed price variations.
• Time management
• FAR clauses: FAR 5, 6, 19, 12, 13, 15

Responsibilities

• Provide cradle-to-grave contracting support that includes receipt of requirements documents in hard copy and/or through automated systems and will execute pre- and post-award contract administration to include collaboration with contracting officers, contracting officer representatives, program managers, security personnel, budget analysts, resource advisors, and engineers.
• Be responsible for contract closeout at the appropriate time in the contract lifecycle and will comply with the identified government contract closeout goals.
• Task execution may take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, training, processes to eliminate waste, standardize best practices, cycle time, and business cost reduction, or recommendations to complement the governments technical expertise in accomplishing its mission.
• The nature of this work will, at times, require the contractor to respond quickly to stringent deadlines. The contractor shall provide a workforce possessing the skills, knowledge, and training to satisfactorily perform the services required under this contract.
• Services also include cost/price analysis, preparation of determinations and justifications, synopsis, solicitations, and price negotiation memoranda.
• Provide assistance with and document proposal evaluations and will receive AFTAC technical evaluations, as well as contractor-submitted technical/cost proposals for review and use in the contract formation process.
• Execute contract administration duties, maintain contract writing, filing, and tracking systems/tools, and accurately document, file (including electronic filing), and maintain contract documents.
• Develop and adhere to acquisition milestones.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level