Contract Specialist

Washington  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Temporary 6 month position for Contract Specialist in NW Wash, DC. This could possibly lead to long term position.

1. Serves as Point of Contact and assists program officials on acquisition and administrative matters affecting procurement of supplies and services using source selection procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and closeout of contracts.

2. Performs contract administration activities for selected contracts and assists in the monitoring of contractor's performance, approval of progress payments, verification of deliveries, and similar activities.

3. Supports modifications to contracts and conducts analysis of alternatives and the capabilities and characteristics of the assigned contractors.

4. Utilizes price/cost analysis techniques to support the development of cost-related sections of solicitation documents and the analysis of cost and price data, labor and material cost, etc.

5. Supports budget development for planned procurements. Analyzes and evaluates cost-related areas of solicitations for pricing structure and instruction to offerors. Analyzes and evaluates contractor price/cost proposals for new procurements, changes, follow-on procurements, etc., which may result in new contracts or the issuance of modifications or the termination of existing contracts.

6. Supports the extension of periods of performance and contract closeout processes.

7. Helps ensure that all appropriate steps have been taken to safeguard the interests of MCC, and that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations and other applicable procedures have been met.

8. Assists customers in developing statements of work and procurement strategy; and develops evaluation plans, pricing methodologies, and contract administration.

9. Coordinates contract administration activities for long-term, extensive technical service contracts. Contract types vary with the complexity ranging from Firm-Fixed-Price through Fixed-Price- Incentive and Fixed-Price-Award fee. Monitors contractor's performance, approval of progress payments, reviewing and providing recommendations on contractor proposals resulting from change orders, scheduling problems that have arisen and proposed solutions, verification of deliveries, and similar activities; interprets contract provisions for contractors and for officials of MCC, and provides appropriate advice and guidance; and conducts in-depth analyses of contractors' financial and management systems and facilities for ability to perform and for compliance with Government or contractual requirements.

10. Negotiates complex modifications to contracts based on in-depth analysis of alternatives and knowledge of the unique capabilities and characteristics of the assigned contractors, and require resolution of incomplete or conflicting technical and contractor data. In determining a negotiation position, the contract specialist must reconcile differences between the reports of different technical specialists.

11. Utilizes in-depth price/cost analysis techniques involving many different and unrelated factors and processes where there may be little historical cost data or precedent. Responsible for supporting the development of cost-related sections of complex solicitation documents, analysing cost and price data, labor and material cost, etc.

12. Supports the development of budgets for planned procurements. Analyzes and evaluates cost-related areas of complex solicitations for pricing structure and instruction to offerors. Analyzes and evaluates contractor price/cost proposals for new procurements, changes, follow-on procurements, etc., which may result in new contracts or the issuance of modifications or the termination of existing contracts.

13. Leads negotiations and serves as a primary cost/price negotiator. Conducts detailed studies of contractor's management, operational and financial policies in order to determine capability to perform contract. Evaluates the contractor's financial status and profit and loss statement, balance sheets, and other financial data.

14. Coordinates the extension of periods of performance, resolves delivery and acceptance disputes, approves partial payments and final payments, and performs closeout or any necessary contract cancellations due to non-performance by the contractor or for the convenience of MCC. Prepares MCC response to protests.

15. Ensures that all appropriate steps have been taken to safeguard the interests of MCC, and that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations and other applicable procedures have been met.

16. Manages complex, sensitive and important procurement programs and initiatives that serve as a guide for other MCC procurement activities.

17. Assists customers in developing statements of work and procurement strategy; and develops evaluation plans, pricing methodologies, and major contract administration.

Requirements:Four or more years of directly related experience in federal contracting. At least one of these years must be specialized experience equivalent to the federal government GS-11/12 grade level.

Education Requirements:Required - Associates Degree or 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizations and management.

Desired - Bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by 24+ semester hours in a business related field.

Certification Requirements: DAWIA or FAC-C Level I

Clearance Requirements:Public Trust, conducted by MCC Office of Security

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months possibly longer
From
Infinite Resources, Inc.
Published at
03.08.2015
Project ID:
958070
Contract type
Freelance
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