Rural Health Procurement Contracts Lead

State of Nebraska; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, is hiring a Procurement Contracts Officer in Lincoln to support the Rural Health Transformation Program. This on-site role develops RFAs, RFPs, RFIs, and SOWs, ensures compliance with federal and state rules, and manages complex contracts and subawards throughout their lifecycle.

You will collaborate with program staff, legal counsel, and vendors; review invoices and budgets; and help implement sourcing strategies to achieve best

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, procurement, supply/inventory operations or related field AND five years procurement experience.
• Preferred qualifications: Experience with federal grants, scope of work, service contracts, government contracting, and applying policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and administration of RFAs, draft and execute SOWs, direct service contracts, and subawards for the Rural Health Transformation Program.
• Prepare RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs as needed.
• Research and develop complex scopes of services; ensure compliance with federal grant terms and state regulations.
• Manage portfolio and lifecycle of contracts and subawards from pre-award to closeout.
• Support contract/subaward negotiations, vendor/subrecipient selection, and regulatory monitoring.
• Implement sourcing strategies to achieve cost savings and best value across obligations.
• Coordinate with program staff, legal counsel, contract managers, and subrecipients to meet milestones and deadlines.
• Review invoices, expenditure reports, and budgets; facilitate closeout processes.
• Other duties within the classification scope.

Skills

Procurement management

Contract negotiation

Policy compliance

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, procurement, supply/inventory operations or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

SharePoint

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Job description

The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, is hiring a Procurement Contracts Officer in Lincoln to support the Rural Health Transformation Program. This on-site role develops RFAs, RFPs, RFIs, and SOWs, ensures compliance with federal and state rules, and manages complex contracts and subawards throughout their lifecycle.

You will collaborate with program staff, legal counsel, and vendors; review invoices and budgets; and help implement sourcing strategies to achieve best