Contract Specialist III, IV OR V

Central Research is seeking a Contract Specialist V to provide professional acquisition support services for our Federal Government client in Herndon, VA. This individual will be highly qualified and have significant experience working with complex, high volume, and large dollar value projects and contracts.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Pre-award acquisition support: Provide advice, recommendations, and document preparation including; Statements of Work & Statements of Objective, Justification and Approval, Acquisition Strategy and Support, Milestones, Evaluation Criteria Cost Estimates, Market Research and Market Surveys, Quality Assurance Plans, RFPs/RFQs, Source Selection, and other miscellaneous pre-award documentation
• Award and selection support: Provide support to the Contracting Officers and various technical offices to include: All types of source selections; formal, informal, and vendor screening processes, Contract Award Documents and Contract Award Acquisition Support
• Post-award acquisition support: Provide advice, recommendations, and documentation support including: contract administration, contract modification support, delivery and task order support, and invoicing and closeouts
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 24 hours of studies in a quantitative /analytical field
• 16 years of Federal Government contracting experience supporting a Federal agency on site with agency
• Ability to obtain and retain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in formal source selections
• DAWIA Level II or FAC-C certification of Level II or equivalent within the last 4 years
• Military or DoD Acquisition Training & Experience
• Previously held warrants
• Familiarity with OT/OTAs

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In-depth functional knowledge of procurement practices and procedures including:
• Government or commercial purchasing rental, or lease of supplies, and equipment through open-market methods
• Placement of purchase orders, orders under blanket purchase agreements, indefinite delivery contracts such as federal supply schedules, and other purchase procedures pertinent to contracting, contract negotiation, and administration
• Termination functions that include preparing solicitations, contract modifications, or supporting procurement documents, and evaluating and reporting on performance of contractors in meeting contract terms
• Demonstrated skill in obtaining, analyzing, and developing product and price data for contract negotiations and conducting comparative analysis with historical data to develop recommendations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience successfully negotiating and awarding contracts and subcontracts, contract modifications; developing, preparing, and presenting terms and conditions, and evaluating methods and efficiencies of allocating costs through various types of overhead and general administrative expense
• Experience leading and/or providing technical advice and assistance to professional employees responsible for the oversight and implementation of contract administration workload; including contract closeout, pricing, negotiations and/or contract modifications.
• Experience in supplies and service contracts
• Experience in formal source selections and research and development