What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Specialist (Washington, D.C.) position at Cameo Consulting Group, LLC?
Cameo Consulting Group, LLC a management consulting practice based out of Alexandria, VA, is seeking multiple qualified and available Contract Specialist to support a prospective Federal client on-site in Washington, D.C. The position is full-time, long-term, and available now.
TASKS AND DUTIES:
- Provide expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, program management, thought leadership, and education to the client and/or project team based on specialized deep experience in acquisition management, including acquisition in a federal environment.
- Provide expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, program management, thought leadership, and education to the client and/or project team based on specialized deep experience in acquisition management, including acquisition in a federal environment.
- Support related to agency-level strategy, risk management, or agency business operations.
- Executes cradle to grave procurement actions and provides feedback to junior, mid, and senior-level employees regarding quality for their respective assignments.
- Perform data quality control and assurance, data reconciliation, forecasts and projections. Back up files as required.
- Coordinate with vendors to achieve pricing goals and develop alternative solutions.
- Recommend category management strategies, engage with stakeholders, and develop communication strategies.
- Gather, compile, analyze and document spend/demand data analysis to support conclusions.
- Support related to agency-level strategy, risk management, or agency business operations. Executes cradle to grave procurement actions and provides feedback to junior, mid, and senior-level employees regarding quality for their respective assignments.
- Performs Pre-Award and Post-Award Activities such as: analyzing requirements, market research, recommending revisions to statements of work/specifications, determining the appropriate type of contract, establishing milestones, procurement planning, developing solicitations, documenting contract actions including negotiation memoranda, Determination and Findings, and Justifications and Approvals, conducting post-award activities, coordinating with contractors to ensure full understanding of terms, handling modifications, and resolution of issues related to non-compliance.
- Perform the procurement of highly specialized equipment, components and systems, and complex contract actions for a diverse set of Department missions including information technology, professional or technical services, and/or a variety of supplies.
- Knowledgeable of Office of Management and Budget initiatives on category management and methods to streamline Agency acquisition processes while reducing administrative duplication and leveraging buying power.
- Knowledgeable of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, Small Business Socio-Economic statutes and specialized contracting methodologies including Strategic Sourcing initiatives and the use of Delivery Order / Task Order contracting.
- Develop, implement and analyze data requirements for planning and measurement systems
QUALIFICATIONS:
- DAWIA or FAC-C Level II in contracting (Not Required)
- BA/BS Degree
- At least four years of federal contracting experiences and competencies to perform Pre-Award and Post-Award Activities.
- Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
- Knowledge of software such as Microsoft Office and similar suites of acquisition business applications including Comprizon Suite, Momentum and PRISM.
ABOUT CAMEO:
Cameo provides a competitive benefit package to its employees that is replete with training programs and continuous education features that few other even attempt to duplicate. Our packages are offered to all full-time exempt employees on day one* and they offer many standard features one would expect to find from an industry leader, the details of which are outlined in our handbook. Below is a highlight of our benefit offerings:
- 401K Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 3 Weeks Paid Time Off
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
- Medical Insurance - Multiple Nation-Wide Coverage Options
- Dental Insurance - 100% Employer covered for Employee
- Vision Insurance - 100% Employer covered for Employee
- Life Insurance Package - 100% covered by Employer
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance Options
- Corporate Shopping Perks from TicketsatWork.com
- Employee Referral Bonus for Tough-to-Fill posts
- Free annual membership to professional organization of choice (i.e. NCMA, PMI)7
Salary : $80,000 - $90,000