Contract Specialist II

Stafford Consulting Company, Inc.; Maine; In loco; USD 80.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Stafford Consulting Company, Inc. seeks a Contract Specialist II on-site at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine.

The role supports Government contracting officers, handling fixed-price and cost contracts for supplies, services, and IT in compliance with FAR, DFARS, and local policy. You will perform cradle-to-grave contracting, prepare RFQs/RFPs, assist in source selections, manage award documents, and ensure funds availability.

Competenze

• Five years of government contracting experience including IDIQs and task/delivery orders.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• DAWIA Contracting Professional certification or equivalent (FAC-C/FAC-C-DoD).
• Strong knowledge of FAR/DFARS and related procurement principles.
• U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain favorable NACI and access credentials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and advanced Excel functions.

Mansioni

• Provide cradle-to-grave contracting support for complex acquisitions (pre-award to post-award).
• Prepare RFQs, RFPs, and combined solicitations with terms and funding checks.
• Assist in evaluations, source selections, and documentation (SPS/FPDS-NG).
• Develop contract award and modification documents and COR designations.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and local policies; support training and mentorship.

Conoscenze

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Advanced Excel functions

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree

Strumenti

ePS

SPS/PD2

FPDS-NG

SAM

PIEE CLS

EDA

SPRS

GFP

Descrizione del lavoro

On-site, Contracting and Logistics Department (Code 400), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Hours are 0600 to 1700 Eastern Time, with a half-hour lunch; no more than 8 hours per day.

Telework

On-site position. Telework is not a right and is available only with Government concurrence.

Travel

None anticipated

Positions

Five (5) in the base period; seven (7) in option period one

Salary range

$80,000 to $90,000

Contract Specialist II

Position Summary

The Contract Specialist is embedded with the Contracting and Logistics Department (Code 400) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which maintains, repairs, and modernizes LOS ANGELES and VIRGINIA Class submarines. The Contract Specialist assists Government contracting officers in planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering fixed-price and cost contracts for supplies, services, and information technology, in accordance with the FAR, DFARS, and local command policies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide full acquisition lifecycle (cradle-to-grave) contracting support for complex equipment, supplies, services, and information technology, covering pre-award, award, and post-award contract administration.
• Provide critical analysis and pricing support using advanced Excel functions (HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting with custom formulas, and complex nested functions) to arrive at fixed-price rates and cost-reimbursable projections from very large datasets.
• Assist program offices in preparing Independent Government Estimates (IGEs), including research on previous purchases, current market value, and other agency purchases.
• Provide advice and recommendations on acquisition strategy, including approaches, risks, contracting methods, competition, sources, cost, and milestone schedules; prepare Justifications and Approvals and market research memorandums.
• Prepare Requests for Quotes (RFQs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and Combined Synopsis/Solicitations with all appropriate terms and conditions; verify funds availability and obtain legal concurrence where applicable before release.
• Assist in the evaluation process and document informal and formal source selections, including Source Selection Plans, evaluation sheets, Conflict of Interest/Nondisclosure Forms, and draft Source Selection Decision Memorandums.
• Work with evaluators and the Contracting Officer to identify pre-negotiation objectives; prepare contract award documents for task orders, delivery orders, and stand-alone contracts; prepare COR designation letters; distribute awards; and input award information into FPDS-NG.
• Prepare documentation for the exercise of options and post-award modifications (SF-30), and assist in resolving contractor performance issues.
• Provide on-the-job knowledge sharing, training, and mentorship, including PowerPoint presentations and job aids.
• Review work internally (contractor to contractor) for accuracy against regulations, policies, and standard procedures before submitting documentation to a Contracting Officer for review and signature.
• Perform to local Procurement Action Lead Time requirements, use the local contract management system in accordance with local policies, record hours daily by 8:00 a.m., and attend meetings as requested.
• Complete required Shipyard training, including the Acquisition Management System (AMS), Electronic Procurement System (ePS), DoD Cyber Security Awareness, and PNSY Contractor New Employee Orientation.

This position supports Government contracting officers and does not perform inherently governmental functions or bind the Government.

Required Qualifications

• Five (5) years of Government contracting experience, including commercial and non-commercial supplies and services, IDIQs, and task and delivery orders.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• DAWIA Contracting Professional certification or equivalent (for example, FAC-C or FAC-C-DoD)..
• Expert knowledge of Federal contracting law, regulation, policies and precedents, and related principles and procedures sufficient to plan, lead, review, or audit the most complex procurement functions.
• Skill in promoting e-commerce and supporting automated acquisition systems and other electronic systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including strong experience with advanced Excel functions (lookups, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting with custom formulas, nested functions).
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable NACI background investigation and installation access credentials (CAC/DBIDS). No security clearance is required.
• Clear and concise written and oral communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and the ability to function effectively during extended periods of high pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business.
• Experience with a DoD contract writing system: ePS or Standard Procurement System (SPS)/Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2).
• Experience with the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG) and the System for Award Management (SAM).
• Experience with Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) applications: Clause Logic Service (CLS), Electronic Data Access (EDA), Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), and Government Furnished Property (GFP).
• Experience with GSA sites: GSA eBuy, GSA Library, and GSA Advantage.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in Government-furnished office space on an active naval shipyard; Government-furnished computer, telephone, and network access are provided.
• Hard hat, safety glasses, and steel-toed boots are provided by the company.

Two forms of unexpired identification are required for access, one of which must prove U.S. citizenship.