Contract Specialist

NAVWAR; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 144,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVWAR is seeking a Senior Contract Specialist in Washington, DC to develop and implement recommendations addressing contract problems in pre-award and post-award phases. You will negotiate terms with contractors, document procurement agreements, and perform rigorous cost/price analyses to support final pricing.

The role requires experience with DoD contracting standards, procurement regulations, and the ability to influence procurement strategies through negotiation and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement recommendations and solutions to contract problems, risks, and outcomes in pre-award and post-award procedures.
• Use negotiation techniques to reach agreement with proposed contractors on price and performance terms and document these terms in procurement documents.
• Complete cost and/or price analysis techniques to evaluate cost/price proposals, contract changes, repricing actions, and final contract pricing.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms; determine reasonableness of and negotiate claims; resolve disputes and other problems concerning obligations of Government or contractor; negotiate contract modifications.
• Plan, analyze, or evaluate procurement programs; review proposed contractual actions for conformance with regulatory requirements and procurement practices.
• Develop new concepts, theories, or programs to influence procedures and ideas or resolve unyielding problems.

Job description

Major Duties (Job Description)

• You will develop and implement recommendations and solutions to contract problems, risks, and outcomes in the pre-award and post-award procedures.
• You will use negotiation techniques to meet and reach agreement through discussion with a proposed contractor on the price and performance terms, and to set forth all these terms in a procurement document.
• You will complete cost and/or price analysis techniques to evaluate cost and/or price proposals, contract changes, repricing actions and final contract pricing.
• You will ensure compliance with the terms of contracts; determine reasonableness of and negotiate claims; resolve disputes and other problems concerning obligations of either the Government or the contractor; and negotiates contract modifications.
• You will plan, analyze, or evaluate procurement programs; review proposed contractual actions for conformance with regulatory requirements and procurement practices.
• You will develop new concepts, theories, or programs which will influence the procedures and ideas of others, or resolve unyielding problems.

Qualification Summary

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing complex pre-award and post-award contracting functions for the acquisition of supplies, services, construction, research and development, and major systems from commercial and noncommercial sources. Duties include planning and conducting acquisitions using formal advertising and negotiated procedures; developing acquisition strategies; evaluating cost and price proposals; establishing negotiation objectives; and negotiating contract prices, terms, conditions, modifications, claims, and settlements. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724#0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Compensation:

$143,677-$197,200 per year