HHS - Acquisition Contract Specialist - Mid Level

Nationwide IT Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services seeks a Mid-Level Acquisition Contract Specialist to provide essential support for federal acquisitions. Responsibilities include managing contract actions, ensuring compliance with regulations, and executing necessary documentation. Ideal candidates will have at least four years of relevant experience and strong skills in project management and communication, contributing to our mission to deliver technology-driven solutions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid holidays

PTO (sick/vacation)

Commuter benefits

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Educational reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of experience with federal acquisitions.
• Must possess system and security credentials for acquisition systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform execution of all assigned requisitions and contract actions.
• Ensure administration of contracts aligns with FAR.
• Complete documents for contract files per SOPD.

Skills

Federal acquisitions

Communication skills

Project management

Complex contract handling

Multi-tasking

Job description

Acquisition Contract Specialist - Mid Level
Clearance: Public Trust
100% onsite Washington, DC

Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Project Manager to assist our HHS government customer in providing non-inherently governmental acquisition support services to facilitate the award and administration of contracts, perform quality assurance across contracts, and provide budget support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform the execution of all assigned requisitions and/or contract actions
• Facilitate the continued administration of contracts by the FAR.
• Provide support to all non-inherently governmental activities necessary to process and administer federal acquisitions, as determined by the OAMS Contracting Officer.
• Complete all required documents for the contract files to ensure documents are uploaded in the eFile of the designated system by OAMS Standard Operating Procedure and Directive (SOPD).
• Ensure contract files align with the file checklists prescribed by OAMS. Contract files shall be established by OAMS procedures.
• Direct all questions from OAMS customers, vendors, and contractors to the assigned federal Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum four years of experience with federal acquisitions.
• Capable of handling support for acquisitions that are more complex than junior level, that may include more complicated contract types such as time-and-materials and labor-hour, that may include some limited use of cost-type contracts (such as noncompetitive ones or those under existing vehicles such as under FAR 16.505), utilizing complex source selection techniques, such as tradeoff analysis.
• Must possess system and security credentials required to access acquisition systems utilized by OAMS; have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Can manage multiple requirements.

About Nationwide IT Services
NIS is an IT and Management consulting company, is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), and educational reimbursement along with Pet Insurance.

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status.