Contracts Specialist (Sr.)

Quadrant, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 70,257 - 95,054; Full time

Job summary

Quadrant, Inc. in Reston, VA or Washington, DC seeks a Sr. Contracts Specialist to manage complex contract lifecycles and support acquisition planning.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance, 9+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and ability to lead negotiations, cost analyses, and proposals in a fast-paced government environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• 9+ years of experience as a contracts specialist.
• In-depth knowledge of labor category activities to meet mission requirements.
• Experience with acquisition analytics and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project requirements from inception to closeout and develop solutions.
• Perform market analysis, cost estimates, and draft statements of work.
• Coordinate RFIs/RFQs; review vendor responses and acquisition plans.
• Prepare RFP/IFB guidance, market research, and terms and conditions.
• Prepare contract awards and modifications for signature; perform cost analysis.
• Support CO during source selection and document evaluations; contract closeout.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Sr. Contracts Specialist

Reston, VA or Washington, DC
Pay From: $60.00 per hour

MUST:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Experienced Sr. Contracts Specialist
• 9+ years of experience as a contracts specialist
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative acquisition and program management analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that contribute to enterprise/corporate level process improvement.
• Ability to design comprehensive, new, or unique process improvement enablers to further streamline Agency PPB&E facilitation.
• In-depth knowledge of acquisition lifecycle operations, including financial execution concepts, and provides knowledge management across organizational and intra-IC boundaries to clearly articulate key findings.
• Ability to review analytic program management data for cogent arguments, provide adequate support for conclusions, and routinely tests accuracy of analytic data.
• Bachelors degree required

DUTIES:

• Analyzes project requirement from inception to closeout and develops solutions to agency's needs. Responsible for business improvement services in life cycle administration and management of contracts, contract negations; proposal guidance, preparation and management assistance.
• Duties include, but are not limited to, market analysis, purchase justifications, material lifecycle plans, bills of material, cost estimates, as well as product and service oriented draft statements of work.
• Provides services to coordinate and support development of customer needs statements, Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Quotes (RFQs). Coordinates, reviews, and presents vendor responses to RFIs, RFQs and service requests, and acquisition planning.
• Prepares Request for Proposals (RFP)/Invitation for Bids (IFB) preparation guidance, market research/ analysis, and selection and administration of terms and conditions.
• Prepare contact awards and modifications for Contracting Officer signature. Performs initial cost and price analysis on proposals received.
• Supports the Contracting Officer (CO) during the source selection process. Drafts contract negotiation memoranda and contract modifications for CO. Support the CO in documenting evaluation of performance, contract termination and contract closeout.
• Create/Maintain Contract file folders, prepare solicitation documentation, and review proposals for compliance. contract modifications.
• Individuals shall also possess extensive working knowledge of the FAR and DFAR and agency supplements as required.

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act.