Senior Acquisition/Contract Specialist – Federal Client

The Concourse Group LLC • Washington, DC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Concourse Group is a federal consulting firm seeking to fill multiple full-time positions for Senior Acquisition/Contract Specialist with experience providing federal acquisition support services. The Acquisition/ Contract Specialist will be responsible for supporting a Federal client on the execution of the full life-cycle of Federal acquisition and procurement actions. The ideal candidate will be comfortable interacting with the Federal procurement environment and direct communications with Federal clients. The ideal candidate will be intimately acquainted with the Federal procurement process, ideally within DHS, applicable regulations and possess the ability to distill large amounts of information into concise and professional reports and briefs. Acquisition planning, documentation development, stakeholder coordination, and post-award program management are three primary knowledge areas. This position requires previous experience in a federal government acquisitions context either as a contractor or federal employee. Candidates must live locally to Metro DC as the position will require on-site work at the place of performance 5 days a week.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to use the Microsoft Suite of software applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Outlook) to create and maintain documents and communications.
• Thorough understanding of the full-lifecycle Federal procurement process from planning to post-award monitoring and project completion.
• Ability to assemble, communicate, and present information clearly both orally in platforms such as MS Teams and in written formats such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and the Adobe suite tools.
• Familiarity with FAR Part 8, 12, 13, 15 and 16 contracting methods.
• Familiarity with IDIQ contract vehicle processes.
• Familiarity with government software and databases such as SAM.
• Familiarity with Multi-Agency vehicles such as GSA MAS, Oasis+ and other DHS enterprise contract solutions.
• Ability to solve problems using a detailed and well-ordered approach.
• Ability to work effectively with a cross-functional team to produce timely work products.
• Requires acritical eye for detail to ensure quality service, results, and client deliverables. Must be attentive to detail, maintain standards and actively check for errors before conveying final work product.
• Possess a client-first acumen that supports exceptional results.
• Must demonstrate a commitment and history of being timely and meeting deadlines.
• Documented ability to maintain and practice operational security (OPSEC) in the performance of daily duties and to report OPSEC issues or concerns.
• Bachelor’s Degree in business, information management, contracting or law, (Other majors are acceptable with relevant experience).
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in a federal support setting. Education and internships DO NOT qualify as experience.
• Candidates without a Bachelor’s Degree but with a minimum of 24 credits from an accredited institution in the areas of finance, business, contracting or law that can demonstrate seven (7) years of experience in a federal support setting. Education and internships DO NOT qualify as experience.
• Ability to efficiently multitask and deliver on client requests in a timely fashion
• Detail-oriented, yet able to move forward efficiently in the face of unanswered questions
• Must be organized, detailed with high accuracy standards, positive, proactive, and results oriented.
• US. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to pass and obtain a Public Trust suitability.

Nice To Haves

• Persons with a recent FAC-C or DAWIA certification will be given preference.
• Persons with an active Public Trust for DHS, specifically ICE will be given preference.

Responsibilities

• Acquisition Planning
• Solicitation
• Evaluation
• Award
• Post-Award

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance Benefit | Health, Dental, and Vision benefits. Company-paid employee premiums.
• Life Insurance | Company-paid benefit.
• Long-Term Disability Insurance | Company-paid benefit.
• Short-Term Disability Insurance | Employee-paid premium.
• Health Savings Account | Pre-tax employee contribution.
• 401K | Pre-tax employee contribution and Concourse matches up to 4% of the employee contribution.
• Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefit | 15 PTO days per year.
• Paid Holidays | Eleven (11) paid federal holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees