Federal Contract Specialist II — Procurement Expert (DC)

NRI Staffing Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid federal holidays

Sick leave accrual

Paid vacation after 1 year

Metro & parking benefits

401(k) eligibility

Job summary

NRI Staffing Inc. seeks a Contract Specialist II to support the Office of the Chief Financial Officer within a federal government agency.

The role is located directly across from the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro station on the Red Line and requires onsite work in Washington, DC. The position handles procurement activities through solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract administration, with duties ranging from drafting solicitations to notifying offerors and maintaining compliant contract files.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting government procurement or contracting activities
• Experience preparing solicitations, awards, purchase orders, and contract modifications
• Knowledge of cost and price analysis, market research, and proposal evaluation
• Experience maintaining compliant procurement and contract files
• Strong writing, analytical, organizational, and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Prepare RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, and related solicitation documents
• Develop solicitation terms and conditions
• Coordinate postings through approved government procurement systems
• Respond to vendor questions and prepare solicitation amendments
• Receive, organize, and evaluate contractor proposals
• Conduct market research and assess contractor responsibility
• Analyze pricing and determine price reasonableness
• Document evaluation results and prepare award recommendations
• Support technical evaluation panels
• Draft contract awards and purchase orders
• Prepare award-decision documentation and coordinate approvals
• Notify successful and unsuccessful offerors
• Establish and maintain complete, compliant contract files
• Review invoices, funding documentation, and contract modifications
• Monitor contractor performance
• Support Contracting Officers with contract administration
• Conduct cost, price, and cost-realism analyses
• Document negotiation positions and assist with negotiations

Skills

Government procurement

Contracting activities

Solicitations

Cost and price analysis

Proposal evaluation

Documentation

Job description

NRI Staffing Inc. seeks a Contract Specialist II to support the Office of the Chief Financial Officer within a federal government agency.

The role is located directly across from the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro station on the Red Line and requires onsite work in Washington, DC. The position handles procurement activities through solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract administration, with duties ranging from drafting solicitations to notifying offerors and maintaining compliant contract files.