DoD Contract Specialist — Closeout & Lifecycle Expert

Kent, Campa and Kate Inc; Fort Belvoir (VA); Vor Ort; USD 83.000 - 87.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated is seeking a junior Contract Specialist to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The role focuses on DoD lifecycle acquisitions, including pre- and post-award support, contract closeout, and complex procurement handling for services, supplies, and R&D.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of government contracting experience, and the ability to work with FAR, negotiate terms, and coordinate with senior stakeholders while traveling as

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of government acquisition and contracting experience with full lifecycle expertise across complex programs, including contract closeout actions.
• Knowledge of FAR and ability to handle multiple contract types (cost-reimbursement, incentive-based).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with senior government, industry, and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to develop requirements, conduct market research, build cost estimates, and prepare solicitation packages.

Aufgaben

• Perform all aspects of contract closeout support for assigned programs.
• Serve as Non-Government Advisor to Contracting Officers and Specialists.
• Support a broad variety of acquisition and contract management tasks.
• Develop acquisition packages: requirements, market research, cost estimates, SOW/specs, strategy.
• Prepare solicitations and validate sole-source approvals.
• Coordinate technical reviews, audits, and pre-award surveys.
• Assess proposals for compliance and cost/price reasonableness.
• Perform cost/price analysis and support/lead negotiations.
• Support contract awards and management of modifications and documentation.
• Monitor performance, schedule, deliverables, and resolve issues.

Kenntnisse

Life cycle acquisitions

DoD contracting

Contract closeout

FAR knowledge

Cost/price analysis

Market research

Negotiation

Stakeholder collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Jobbeschreibung

Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated is seeking a junior Contract Specialist to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The role focuses on DoD lifecycle acquisitions, including pre- and post-award support, contract closeout, and complex procurement handling for services, supplies, and R&D.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of government contracting experience, and the ability to work with FAR, negotiate terms, and coordinate with senior stakeholders while traveling as