SENIOR FACILITIES CONTRACT SPECIALIST

NEXCOM•Virginia Beach, VA

About The Position

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is seeking a Senior Facilities Contract Specialist to perform all duties related to the planning, development, advertisement, award, administration, and closeout of construction, facilities, and architect/engineer contracts, aligning with NEXCOM requirements. This role involves exercising contractual authority, developing solicitation packages, planning and leading negotiations, overseeing contract budgets, providing cradle-to-grave contracting support, serving as Source Selection Authority, collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring contract compliance, and providing senior-level review and guidance to junior contract specialists. The position also supports and upholds NEXCOM contracting policies and procedures, making recommendations for process improvements and providing training and mentoring.

Requirements

A 4-year Baccalaureate degree in any field.
OR 24 semester hours of bachelor degree level classes in any of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Four years of progressive contracting experience (government or private sector) with a focus in construction.
Ability to execute a majority of the following: Develop and implement prototype solicitation package for unique system wide and or regional contracts, requiring innovative, specialized and nonstandard acquisition methodology; Independently prepare and issue a request for proposals; Demonstrate knowledge and/or conduct negotiations with offerors, including independent preparation of appropriate correspondence; Demonstrate knowledge of competitive range determinations, including how to determine offerors to exclude and including competitive ranges; Independently evaluate proposals, and prepare contract action clearance documentation or contract review board memorandums. Present cases to the contract review board to award large purchase; debrief unsuccessful offerors and/or independently prepare appropriate documentation to provide debriefing information to unsuccessful offerors.

Responsibilities

Exercises contractual authority, within authorized limits, to enter into contracts using non-appropriated funds for the NAFI.
Develops and assembles request for quotation (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP) solicitation packages, ensuring they align with relevant policies and are appropriately formatted for different contracting methods.
Plans both pre and post-negotiation strategies, coordinates with stakeholders, and leads negotiations to determine contract price and terms.
Oversees contract budgets and other contract-related administrative actions to ensure financial accountability.
Provides comprehensive cradle-to-grave contracting support, starting with the review of procurement requests for clarity, adequacy, and completeness.
Serves as the Source Selection Authority and/or Source Selection Board member to evaluate contractor past performance, price, experience, and technical ability.
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders such as project managers, engineers, architects, and legal counsel to ensure effective communication, coordination, and resolution of contract-related issues.
Issues cure and/or show-cause notices when the contractor is not in compliance with contract provisions and/or specifications.
Provides senior-level review of junior contract specialist actions.
Supports and upholds NEXCOM contracting policies and procedures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.