Senior Contract Specialist

Job Location:

Frederick, MD

Senior Contract Specialist

Clearance Level Required: Top Secret (SCI Preferred)

American Cyber Inc. is looking for a Senior Contract Specialist to support our Army customer at Ft. Detrick, MD (onsite).

Skills and Duties:

• Experience involving Government contracting, negotiating, awarding, and administering various contract types with no supervision required; Perform "cradle-to-grave" acquisition functions (i.e., from pre-award to post-award, to the final contract termination/close-out).

• Review procurement requests to ensure compliance with procedures and regulations and sufficiency of technical specifications or purchase description and supporting information.

• Develop solicitation documents and other contractual documentation amendments, supporting memoranda.

• Reviews bids or proposals related procurement actions and assists during the evaluation process and/or recommends to Contract Officers the most advantageous awardee per the process stated in the solicitation.

• Responsible for completion of procurement activities related to all aspects of the procurement life cycle and performs all related contract administration duties including taking a leadership role in conducting price analyses and leading evaluation teams.

• Generates solicitations sections such as the statements of work (SOW), terms and conditions, and other requirements for procurements.

• Develops pre-negotiation position, determines the contract type, and prepares required justification.

• Reviews purchase orders and contracts for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with agency policies and procedure.

• Gathers, compiles, and tabulates bids and offers; evaluates price submissions, and compares to specifications in the solicitation.

• Experience executing more complex contract actions such as REAs (Request for Equitable Adjustments), Terminations, Claims/disputes etc.

• Prepares and maintains acquisition plans, milestone charts, and related schedules.

• Continually evaluates existing process and procedures to provide regular improvement recommendations or updates to maintain compliance in government regulations.

  
  

Minimum Requirements and Skills:

• Secret or TS/SCI Clearance

• Microsoft Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience working within the field of Government contracting.

• Bachelor’s degree in business

• Certifications like Contracting DAWIA/FAC-C Level III - preferred