State/Government Agency Procurement Analyst

Metasys Technologies; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Metasys Technologies is seeking a procurement professional to manage public-sector procurements from requirements development through evaluation and award documentation. You will coordinate stakeholders, run evaluation activities, and prepare recommendations for Client review.

The role involves developing procurement plans, administering IFBs/RFPs/RFQs, and ensuring compliance with documented procedures. On-site work at Orange, CA is required; no remote option is available.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in public procurement or related work.
• Experience carrying competitive procurements through solicitation, evaluation, recommendation, and award documentation.
• Knowledge of Public Contract Code and FAR provisions where relevant to the assignment.
• Ability to conduct cost and price analysis and explain the basis of a recommendation.
• Ability to coordinate evaluation stakeholders and independently manage several procurements.
• On-site location in Orange, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement plans, scopes of work, specifications, evaluation criteria, and schedules with requesting departments.
• Prepare and administer IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs, including questions and answers, addenda, and complete solicitation records.
• Coordinate evaluation committees and, when assigned, chair evaluation activities using approved criteria and documented procedures.
• Perform market research and cost and price analysis, document assumptions, and support defensible award recommendations.
• Support or conduct negotiations and best-and-final-offer activities within the approach and authority approved by Client.
• Prepare Board staff reports, award summaries, sole-source justifications, and other procurement documents with minimal editing.
• Manage multiple procurement deadlines, flag schedule or compliance risks, and maintain complete records through award and handover.

Skills

Public procurement

Cost analysis

Vendor coordination

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Employment type: Contract - 1 year + 2nd year extension expected (through Sep 2028)

Location and work arrangement: On site at 600 South Main Street, Orange, CA 92868, or other facilities as assigned. Remote work is not available.

Schedule: Typically 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, within 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific. Part-time assignments may be considered.

Job Description:

Manage assigned public-sector procurements from requirements development through evaluation and award documentation. Work independently on routine and moderately complex assignments, coordinate stakeholders and evaluation activities, and prepare recommendations for substantive Client review.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement plans, scopes of work, specifications, evaluation criteria, and schedules with requesting departments.
• Prepare and administer IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs, including questions and answers, addenda, and complete solicitation records.
• Coordinate evaluation committees and, when assigned, chair evaluation activities using approved criteria and documented procedures.
• Perform market research and cost and price analysis, document assumptions, and support defensible award recommendations.
• Support or conduct negotiations and best-and-final-offer activities within the approach and authority approved by Client.
• Prepare Board staff reports, award summaries, sole-source justifications, and other procurement documents with minimal editing.
• Manage multiple procurement deadlines, flag schedule or compliance risks, and maintain complete records through award and handover.

Maintain confidentiality, accurate timesheets, business-casual presentation, and current handover records. Follow Client’s conduct and drug/alcohol requirements. Client retains substantive review and decision authority; this assignment does not authorize you to bind Client. Additional hours require advance authorization; the contract limits two-week timesheets to 80 hours without Client preapproval.

Qualifications and employment terms

Required qualifications

• Relevant experience aligned with the Mid band of more than 3–5 years in public procurement, contract administration, purchasing, or closely related work.
• Demonstrated experience carrying competitive procurements through solicitation, evaluation, recommendation, and award documentation.
• Working knowledge of applicable public procurement requirements, including Public Contract Code and FTA or FAR provisions where relevant to the assignment.
• Ability to conduct cost and price analysis and explain the basis of a recommendation in clear written and verbal communications.
• Ability to coordinate evaluation stakeholders and independently manage several assigned procurements without losing documentation or deadlines.
• Ability to prepare professional documents and spreadsheets, maintain electronic procurement records, learn Client’s systems, and work reliably at the assigned on-site location.

No degree, certification, or professional license is required by the supplied scope. The experience band is the RFP classification reference; Client confirms the appropriate level for each requisition.

Preferred qualifications

• California public-agency or transportation procurement experience.
• Experience drafting Board reports, coordinating best and final offers, or supporting procurement audits.
• A relevant credential such as CPPB, CPPO, or CPSM; no certification is mandatory.