ProcurementContract Specialist Level III

• Provide support in the area of business administration and pre-procurement planning.
• Provide overall business analysis recommendations and reports for this project.
• Provide expert contracting consultation and program analytical activities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of contracting and financial assistance procedures types and methods including formal advertising negotiation fixed price cost contracting and use of special provisions and incentives to enable the buyer to plan and carry out contracting and financial assignments requirements.
• Responsible for developing preparing and presenting terms and conditions in proposals related to the award of contracts; participating in negotiating awarding or administering contracts.
• Provide analysis of procurement policies and procedures; administering the terms and conditions of contracts including such aspects as preparing contract modifications evaluation of performance under the contract and contract termination; and analyzing proposed prices or costs including such aspects as evaluating technical and audit reports forecasting price trends evaluating economic factors estimating production; participating in procurement management reviews and contract clearance or developing positions on claims and protests related to contracts.
• Demonstrate ability to ensure reports and deliverables meet expectations are of outstanding quality and interface with senior Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration and contractor managers.
• Review project execution regularly (at least quarterly) to ensure contractual and financial objectives of support service contractors are completed.
• Demonstrate evidence of possessing excellent oral and written communications skills as well as proven ability to meet deadlines and perform under pressure in an uncertain environment.

• Different contract agreement types.
• Contract file documentation.
• Project management techniques.
• Day-to-day contract administration and acquisition planning duties.
• General contract closeout procedure experience.
• Administering level of effort support services contracts and project pre- procurement planning.
• Contracting procedures types and methods including formal advertising fixed- price cost contracting and use of special provisions and incentives to enable the buyer to plan and carry out contracting assignments.
• Industry which furnishes requirements to determine availability of sources and to analyze the effects on agency requirements of industrial developments seasonal price trends economic factors affecting supply and transportation costs.
• Contract life cycle support ranging from day-to-day administration to program assistance acquisition planning and performance metrics.
• Broad experience in utilizing diverse contractual instruments.
• Federal research and development contracting and cost analysis.
• Maintains knowledge in statutory and regulatory changes and mastery of the FAR.
• Perform contract specialist duties for processing of overflow simplified actions.
• Contract management and/or project support management.
• Managing level of effort support services contracts and coordination of technical and business management between organizational entities.
• Contracting techniques including management principles ranging from conceptualizing planning design project development and understanding of cost scheduling and control measures.
• Managing subcontractors and consultants.
• Cost and price analysis techniques to perform a variety of computations relative to labor and other direct costs indirect costs specification requirements and charges for preparation and dissemination of contract deliverables to determine the best value for the Government.
• Negotiation techniques and skill in devising negotiation strategies to deal with contractors in resolving such problems as reducing costs adjusting delivery schedules and negotiating in sole source environments.

• Microsoft 365 products such as Word Excel PowerPoint Exchange/Outlook Mail Microsoft Edge Microsoft Visio and Access
• Financial Accounting Support Tool (FAST)
• Integrated Management Navigation System (I-MANAGE) Data Warehouse (IDW)
• DOE Standard Accounting and Reporting System (STARS)
• Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System (STRIPES) which is powered by PRISM FedConnect and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) (now included in the System for Award Management (SAM))

• Conduct IT acquisition for hardware software telecommunications and support services that will involve multiple acquisitions; or a project that will take place either within a particular fiscal year or over a longer life cycle and involve multiple acquisitions. Support services such as cybersecurity policy and governance IT operations.
  • Expertise in FAR 39 GSA IT procurements and GWAC procurements.
  • Understanding and/or certification in the concepts of the FAC-C Core-plus specialization in Digital Services (FAC-C-DS)
  • Agile solutions
• Conduct integrated services acquisition
• Specialized experience in international financial assistance actions:
  • Experience with discussing Terms and Conditions for international organizations (examples Interpol United Nations World Customs Organization)
  • Experience communicating with international organizations

• Cost-Plus acquisitions
• Multiple Award Contracts/ Task Orders
• Contracting for work performed outside CONUS
• Department of Energy SBIR Phase III acquisitions
• Performance Based Payments
• Construction/A&E Experience is preferred
  • Expertise in FAR Part 36
• Specialized Experience advising Acquisition Policy strategic sourcing category management performing contract file review and independent project reviews (IPRs)

Required Experience:

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