Senior Contract Specialist

Stafford Consulting•Kittery, ME

5d•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Contract Specialist is embedded with the Contracting and Logistics Department (Code 400) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which maintains, repairs, and modernizes LOS ANGELES and VIRGINIA Class submarines. The Senior Contract Specialist assists Government contracting officers with complex acquisitions across the full lifecycle and shares knowledge with, trains, and mentors Department and contractor staff.

Requirements

Eight (8) years of Government contracting experience, including commercial and non-commercial supplies and services, IDIQs, and task and delivery orders.
Bachelor’s degree.
DAWIA Contracting Professional certification or equivalent (for example, FAC-C or FAC-C-DoD).
Expert knowledge of Federal contracting law, regulation, policies and precedents, and related principles and procedures sufficient to plan, lead, review, or audit the most complex procurement functions.
Skill in promoting e-commerce and supporting the use of automated acquisition systems and other electronic systems.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including strong experience with advanced Excel functions (lookups, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting with custom formulas, nested functions).
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable NACI background investigation and installation access credentials (CAC/DBIDS). No security clearance is required.
Clear and concise written and oral communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and the ability to function effectively during extended periods of high pressure.
Experience training, mentoring, or knowledge sharing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business.
Experience with a DoD contract writing system: ePS or Standard Procurement System (SPS)/Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2).
Experience with the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG) and the System for Award Management (SAM).
Experience with Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) applications: Clause Logic Service (CLS), Electronic Data Access (EDA), Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), and Government Furnished Property (GFP).
Experience with GSA sites: GSA eBuy, GSA Library, and GSA Advantage.
Experience with Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

Provide full acquisition lifecycle (cradle-to-grave) contracting support for complex equipment, supplies, services, and information technology, covering pre-award, award, and post-award contract administration.
Provide critical analysis and pricing support using advanced Excel functions (HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting with custom formulas, and complex nested functions) to arrive at fixed-price rates and cost-reimbursable projections from very large datasets.
Assist program offices in preparing Independent Government Estimates (IGEs), including research on previous purchases, current market value, and other agency purchases.
Provide advice and recommendations on acquisition strategy, including approaches, risks, contracting methods, competition, sources, cost, and milestone schedules; prepare Justifications and Approvals and market research memorandums.
Prepare Requests for Quotes (RFQs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and Combined Synopsis/Solicitations with all appropriate terms and conditions; verify funds availability and obtain legal concurrence where applicable before release.
Assist in the evaluation process and document informal and formal source selections, including Source Selection Plans, evaluation sheets, Conflict of Interest/Nondisclosure Forms, and draft Source Selection Decision Memorandums.
Work with evaluators and the Contracting Officer to identify pre-negotiation objectives; prepare contract award documents for task orders, delivery orders, and stand-alone contracts; prepare COR designation letters; distribute awards; and input award information into FPDS-NG.
Prepare documentation for the exercise of options and post-award modifications (SF-30), and assist in resolving contractor performance issues.
Provide on-the-job knowledge sharing, training, and mentorship, including PowerPoint presentations and job aids.
Review work internally (contractor to contractor) for accuracy against regulations, policies, and standard procedures before submitting documentation to a Contracting Officer for review and signature.
Perform to local Procurement Action Lead Time requirements, use the local contract management system in accordance with local policies, record hours daily by 8:00 a.m., and attend meetings as requested.
Complete required Shipyard training, including the Acquisition Management System (AMS), Electronic Procurement System (ePS), DoD Cyber Security Awareness, and PNSY Contractor New Employee Orientation.