Junior Federal Partnerships & Task Orders Specialist

Leap Group; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leap Group seeks a Junior Government Partnerships & Task Order Specialist to grow our federal market presence by building lasting relationships with prime contractors, government stakeholders, and strategic partners. You will manage federal subcontracting and teaming activities across awarded orders and contract vehicles.

You will identify opportunities, coordinate NDAs and teaming agreements, track registrations and renewals, and support capture and pricing efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience in federal government contracting, government business development, capture, teaming, subcontracting, task order management, or related field.
• Experience with federal subcontracting and developing or supporting teaming relationships.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining relationships with prime contractors, subcontractors, government stakeholders, or other partners supporting government pursuits.
• Experience managing or supporting task orders and awarded government contract vehicles.
• Working knowledge of federal procurement processes, prime/subcontractor relationships, and government contracting requirements.
• Familiarity with contract vehicles such as IDIQs, MACs, GSA MAS, statewide contracts, vendor pools, and similar procurement vehicles.
• Experience supporting capture activities, bid decisions, pricing, proposal development, or related government business development efforts.
• Strong relationship-building and networking skills with the confidence to initiate conversations and engage government stakeholders, contracting professionals, prime contractors, and prospective partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and engage potential teaming partners and subcontractors for federal and SLED pursuits, with a focus on federal subcontracting.
• Coordinate the teaming process by supporting partner outreach, NDAs, teaming agreements, partnership documentation, and workshare and pricing discussions.
• Build and maintain relationships with prime contractors, subcontractors, government stakeholders, contracting professionals, eligible buyers, and other strategic partners.
• Manage day-to-day activity for awarded contract vehicles, task orders, and vendor pools, including tracking registrations, renewals, modifications, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor client portals, forecasts, and procurement activity for upcoming task orders; gather information to support bid and go/no-go decisions; assist with capture and pricing activities.
• Help activate awarded vehicles through consistent outreach and follow-up with eligible buyers, government stakeholders, and partners while coordinating efforts with internal teams.
• Research relevant conferences, government meetings, industry events, and networking opportunities and coordinate participation as needed.
• Research potential federal subcontracting, teaming, and partnership opportunities and bring recommendations forward to support pursuit decisions.
• Track pipeline, win rates, task order activity, contract vehicle utilization, partnership activity, deadlines, and compliance and provide regular updates to leadership.
• Collaborate with business development and proposal teams to keep qualified opportunities organized and moving through the capture and proposal process.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Federal contracting

Subcontracting

Task orders

Contract vehicles

Procurement knowledge

Market research

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Government, Contract Management, Marketing, Communications, or related field

Job description

Leap Group seeks a Junior Government Partnerships & Task Order Specialist to grow our federal market presence by building lasting relationships with prime contractors, government stakeholders, and strategic partners. You will manage federal subcontracting and teaming activities across awarded orders and contract vehicles.

You will identify opportunities, coordinate NDAs and teaming agreements, track registrations and renewals, and support capture and pricing efforts.