Contracts Support Specialist

Saic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,001 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Contracts Support Specialist in El Segundo, CA to provide acquisition, contract administration, and compliance support for the Twilight SI contract. The role covers actions from planning through closeout and requires independent judgment and experience with complex federal acquisitions.

Responsibilities include preparing complete contract packages, pre-award document development, awards/modifications support, cost/price analysis, and post-award administration, interfacing with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years experience, or a Master’s with 3+ years.
• Understanding of federal acquisition processes.
• Ability to work independently and lead tasks with minimal oversight.
• Experience supporting government customers.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• TS/SCI poly clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of complete contract packages incl. validations and funding coordination.
• Develop and maintain pre-award docs: Acquisition Plans, Justifications, Source Plans, RFPs.
• Support awards/modifications with accurate clauses, pricing, schedules, and deliverables.
• Conduct cost/price analysis and participate in negotiation discussions.
• Oversee post-award administration: invoices, discrepancies, schedules.
• Maintain contract documentation and track actions and deliverables.
• Interface with PM, budget, technical teams, and legal for compliant execution.
• Monitor policy changes to ensure FAR, DFARS, NRO Manuals compliance.
• Prepare reports and briefings for senior leadership.

Skills

Federal acquisitions

Independent work

Communication

Contract administration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Description

Seeking a Contracts Support Specialist to provide acquisition, contract administration, and compliance support for the TWILIGHT SI contract. This role supports contract actions from planning through closeout and requires strong independent judgment and experience supporting complex federal acquisitions. To work in El Segundo, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of complete contract packages including requirements validation, funding documentation coordination, and acquisition strategy alignment.
• Develop, coordinate, and maintain pre award documents such as Acquisition Plans, Justification & Approvals, Source Selection Plans, and RFP packages.
• Support execution of contract awards and modifications, ensuring accuracy of clauses, pricing structures, schedules, and deliverables.
• Conduct detailed cost/price analysis, evaluate proposals, support development of negotiation positions, and participate in negotiation discussions.
• Oversee post award contract administration including invoice review, discrepancy resolution, schedule monitoring, and performance compliance.
• Maintain comprehensive contract documentation, track contract actions, and ensure timely processing of contractual deliverables.
• Interface with program management, budget, technical teams, and legal to ensure aligned and compliant contract execution.
• Monitor changes in acquisition policy and ensure contract actions remain compliant with FAR, DFARS, NRO Acquisition Manual, and internal OSL guidance.
• Develop, prepare, and present contract related reports, status briefings, and decision packages to senior leadership.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years experience (or Master’s +3).
• Understanding of federal acquisition processes.
• Ability to work independently and lead tasks with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and problem solving skills.
• Experience supporting government customers.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% in support of government customer requirements.
• Must have TS/SCI poly clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Intelligence Community or DoD contracting.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, NRO processes, and EPX Studio.
• Experience with source selections and contract negotiations.
• Experience in Space Launch contracting, including mission unique requirements, launch services procurement, or support to launch enterprise acquisition activities.
• Experience using Confluence and Jira for tracking, documentation, workflow management, and collaboration.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.