Contracts Specialist

Senior Contract Specialist Or Team Lead

As a Senior Contract Specialist or Team Lead, the incumbent will apply all agency requirements including laws, regulations, the Acquisition Management System (AMS), contracting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other directives. The incumbent will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and provide leadership for highly complex and challenging acquisition functions under minimal direction of a manager or executive. The incumbent will also serve as the lead or SME specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and techniques to define and direct challenging projects, programs, and activities. Applies experience and expert knowledge applicable to acquisitions and contracting to conduct functional activities for projects/programs that often require the development of new and innovative approaches. Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues that often cross organizational boundaries and impact on the accomplishment of strategic objectives.

The incumbent will lead acquisition strategy and contract development, award and administration for the Agency within one or more acquisition specialty areas in the Acquisition Organization, such as, research and development, major systems, system operations, facilities, construction and architect-engineer services, support services, and other services. This includes complete contract management for agency wide acquisition programs, National Airspace System (NAS) support and automation, and other agency priorities. The incumbent must be aware of conditions and processes for contracts such as, major systems, design to cost, effective competition, acquisition life cycle, exploration, demonstration, full production, and full-scale development. Applying principles of program management, quality assurance, reliability, scheduling, work breakdown structures and validations, the incumbent will plan, develop, and implement acquisition strategies utilizing the flexibilities found in the AMS.

As the SME, the incumbent will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, editing documents as well as leading the execution and implementation of major milestones throughout the acquisition process. This includes, but is not limited to, all the key contractual roles identified above as well as analysis of contractor Cost Accounting System (CAS) Disclosure Statements, analysis of Earned Value Management (EVM) data, analysis of compliance with terms and conditions, using tools to determine root causes for issues that arise as well as formulating the course of action to remedy issues. The negotiated contracts and awards will be made to commercial organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and State, local or foreign government entities.

Pre-Award - Use all appropriate laws, regulation, agency directives, etc., to perform all pre-award contract duties.

Acquisition Planning and Strategy Lead the development and implementation of strategies to assure that supplies and services are available when needed to meet mission requirements.

Post-Award - Contract Management.