Contract Specialist III

Montech Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Montech Inc. is seeking a Contract Specialist III to support the DOI, BIA, OCFO in all phases of the acquisition lifecycle, including planning, solicitations, negotiations, and closeout.

The role emphasizes compliance, accurate documentation, and timely actions across multiple offices. The position requires extensive knowledge of federal contracting, contract administration, and negotiation experience, with a focus on ensuring procurement actions meet regulatory requirements and deliverables are

Qualifications

• Consulting experience across multiple tasks, projects, or organizations.
• Extensive knowledge of federal contracting laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience administering complex contracts and monitoring performance of prime and subcontractors.
• Knowledge of federal contracting methods, contract types, acquisition strategies, and documentation requirements.
• Understanding of business practices and market conditions applicable to government acquisitions.
• Experience evaluating program requirements, technical approaches, capabilities, and contractor performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting analyses and results.
• Experience negotiating and coordinating with government and private-sector representatives.
• Ability to analyze complex acquisition issues, develop alternatives, and recommend contracting approaches.
• Ability to work with moderate independence, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Supports full acquisition lifecycle from planning to closeout.
• Performs contract administration activities across multiple offices and customers, monitoring performance and deliveries.
• Researches and prepares contract modifications and analyzes alternatives and capabilities.
• Performs cost/price analysis of proposals including labor, materials, and other cost elements.
• Supports budget development and reviews solicitations for completeness and pricing structure.
• Analyzes contractor price and cost proposals for new procurements and follow-ons.
• Supports extensions, closeouts, cancellations, and terminations, and advises on alternatives.
• Ensures compliance with laws, orders, regulations, and procedures.
• Assists in developing statements of work, acquisition strategies, evaluation plans, and pricing methodologies.
• Serves as a business advisor to program officials on acquisition matters for major procurements.

Skills

Consulting Experience

Federal Contracting Expertise

Contract Administration

Acquisition Knowledge

Business & Market Knowledge

Program & Technical Expertise

Communication Skills

Negotiation Experience

Acquisition Problem-Solving

Independent Performance

Job description

Overview

Montech Inc. is seeking a highly qualified Contract Specialist III to provide support to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). This position supports the full acquisition lifecycle, including acquisition planning, solicitation development, cost/price analysis, source selection, contract administration, modifications, contractor performance monitoring, negotiations, and contract closeout. The specialist also serves as a business advisor to program officials, helping ensure procurement actions are accurate, timely, compliant, and aligned with Government requirements.

Place of Performance

The Place of Performance is Remote.

Hours of Operation

Personnel shall perform between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. Each shift is eight (8) paid hours with an allowance for up to one-hour lunch period each day.

Summary of Responsibilities and Measuring Success

The Contract Specialist III supports the full acquisition lifecycle for the DOI, BIA, OCFO from acquisition planning and solicitation development through contract administration and closeout. Responsibilities include cost/price analysis, source selection support, negotiation of contract modifications, contractor performance monitoring, and coordination with program officials and acquisition team members. Serves as a business advisor to help ensure procurement actions comply with applicable laws, regulations, and Government requirements. Success is demonstrated through accurate and timely acquisition documentation, sound analyses and recommendations, effective resolution of contract issues, and completion of assigned actions within required deadlines.

Daily Tasks/Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of Federal acquisition operations and administrative support functions to advise program officials on procurement of supplies and services, source selection procedures, evaluation of price proposals/quotes, contract administration, termination, and closeout.
• Performs contract administration activities supporting multiple IA offices and customers, including monitoring contractor performance, verifying deliveries, reviewing performance issues, and supporting resolution of contract matters.
• Researches and prepares contract modifications and analyzes alternatives, contractor capabilities, and performance considerations to support acquisition decisions.
• Performs cost/price analysis of contractor proposals and supporting data, including labor, material, and other cost elements, and supports development of cost-related sections of solicitation documents.
• Supports budget development for planned procurements and reviews solicitations for completeness, accuracy, pricing structure, and alignment between price and technical requirements.
• Analyzes contractor price and cost proposals for new procurements, modifications, changes, and follow-on requirements and provides recommendations supporting acquisition decisions.
• Supports period-of-performance extensions, contract closeouts, cancellations, and terminations, and provides guidance on acquisition alternatives when extensions are not actionable.
• Helps safeguard IA interests by supporting compliance with applicable laws, executive orders, regulations, acquisition requirements, and established procedures.
• Assists customers in developing statements of work, statements of need/objectives, acquisition strategies, evaluation plans, and pricing methodologies and supports execution of contract administration functions.
• Serves as a point of contact and business advisor to program officials on acquisition and administrative matters involving major procurements, source selections, price evaluations, contract administration, and closeout.
• Coordinates administration of long-term and technically complex service contracts across multiple contract types, including Firm-Fixed-Price, Fixed-Price-Incentive, and Fixed-Price-Award-Fee arrangements.
• Monitors contractor performance, progress payments, schedules, deliveries, change-order proposals, performance issues, and proposed solutions and provides recommendations to Government officials.
• Interprets contract provisions for contractors and IA officials and provides acquisition guidance regarding contractual requirements and administrative matters.
• Negotiates contract modifications of medium complexity, including change orders, ratifications of unauthorized commitments, and other time-sensitive contractual actions.
• Develops negotiation positions through analysis of contractor and technical information, evaluation of alternatives, and reconciliation of information provided by technical specialists.
• Performs in-depth cost/price analyses for complex acquisitions where historical cost information or precedent may be limited, including analysis of labor, materials, and other cost factors.
• Evaluates contractor management, operational, and financial capabilities, including applicable financial information, to assess ability to perform and comply with contractual requirements.
• Coordinates period-of-performance extensions, delivery and acceptance disputes, partial and final payments, contract closeouts, cancellations, and terminations, and supports preparation of IA responses to protests.
• Supports complex, sensitive, and high-priority procurement programs and initiatives and provides technical acquisition assistance and guidance to other team members on complex procurement matters.
• Collaborates with acquisition team members on matters of common interest and provides recommendations addressing work, procurement, and administrative issues.
• Performs pre-award acquisition functions, including acquisition planning, preparation of determinations and findings, development of solicitation documents, and detailed analysis of contractor cost and price proposals.
• Performs post-award acquisition functions, including drafting contract modifications, supporting issuance of stop-work orders, cure notices and show-cause letters, processing progress and final payments, contract closeout, and termination actions.

Qualifications

• Consulting Experience: Demonstrated experience developing solutions and recommendations across multiple tasks, projects, or organizations.
• Federal Contracting Expertise: Extensive knowledge of Federal contracting laws, regulations, policies, and pre- and post-award procedures.
• Contract Administration: Experience administering complex contracts and monitoring prime and subcontractor performance.
• Acquisition Knowledge: Experience applying Federal contracting methods, contract types, acquisition strategies, and documentation requirements.
• Business & Market Knowledge: Knowledge of business practices and market conditions applicable to Government acquisitions.
• Program & Technical Expertise: Experience evaluating program requirements, technical approaches, capabilities, and contractor performance.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and oral communication skills, including presenting analyses, findings, and performance results.
• Negotiation Experience: Demonstrated experience negotiating and coordinating with Government and private-sector representatives.
• Acquisition Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze complex acquisition issues, develop alternatives, and recommend effective contracting approaches.
• Independent Performance: Ability to work with moderate independence, manage competing priorities, and meet short deadlines.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Montech Inc. is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO) in any term, condition, or privilege of employment. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.

This job description is not all inclusive of the tasks that may be assigned to the Contract Specialist III.