Management Contract Specialist

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Required Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of recent relevant experience within the last seven years providing comprehensive and complex federal acquisition support.
• Minimum of three years of recent experience within the last seven years managing government procurement teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing personnel activities including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, work assignment, employee reviews, performance management, discipline, and offboarding.
• Demonstrated experience supporting both pre-award and post-award federal acquisition activities.
• Experience supporting federal acquisitions above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
• Extensive knowledge of the FAR, VAAR, and other applicable federal acquisition regulations and policies.
• Demonstrated ability to support acquisitions regardless of acquisition type or dollar value.
• Strong experience developing, reviewing, and advising on acquisition strategies, solicitations, procurement packages, evaluation criteria, contract modifications, and contract administration documentation.
• Ability to independently research and interpret federal acquisition policy, regulations, directives, and guidance.
• Strong leadership, supervisory, communication, writing, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, personnel issues, and complex acquisition actions simultaneously.

Specialized Acquisition Experience

Depending on assigned responsibilities, candidates may also be required to possess specialized experience in one or more of the following areas.

Candidates supporting construction and Architect-Engineering acquisitions should possess:

• At least three years of experience developing A-E solicitations and administering A-E contracts and modifications.
• At least three years of experience developing construction solicitations and administering construction contracts and modifications.
• Working knowledge of FAR Parts 14, 15, 36, and 43.
• Experience preparing construction and A-E solicitation packages in accordance with FAR, VAAR, and agency policies and procedures.
• Ability to apply federal acquisition laws, regulations, and sound contracting practices to construction and A-E procurements.

Candidates supporting complex service or healthcare acquisitions should possess:

• At least five years of experience developing complex service solicitations and administering complex service contracts and modifications.
• In-depth knowledge of FAR Parts 13 and 15.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and healthcare contracting requirements.
• Experience analyzing cost elements associated with healthcare services, supplies, equipment, and other related resources.
• Experience supporting complex service acquisitions from requirements development through administration.

Candidates supporting leasing or specialized acquisitions should possess:

• At least two years of experience developing and administering real property or lease-related solicitations, contracts, and modifications.
• Familiarity with real property leasing, utility contracts, space-sharing agreements, selling or sharing agreements, revocable licenses, interagency agreements, and hotel services.
• Working knowledge of applicable FAR, VAAR, GSAM, GSAR, public laws, and agency policies.

Education Requirements

Candidates should possess:

• A bachelor's degree in any field; or
• At least 24 semester hours in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, organization and management, or a combination of these disciplines.

Qualifying federal contracting experience may be considered toward applicable education requirements in accordance with contract requirements. Seven years of qualifying federal contracting experience may be considered in lieu of formal education where permitted.

Preferred Certifications

The following certifications or equivalent acquisition training are preferred but not required:

• FAC-C Level I, II, or III
• FAC-C Professional
• DAWIA Level III Contracting
• Equivalent commercial acquisition or contracting coursework

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Experience supporting a VA Network Contracting Office.
• Demonstrated success managing acquisition teams in a high-volume federal contracting environment.
• Experience supporting healthcare, professional services, construction, Architect-Engineering, leasing, utilities, or other complex acquisitions.
• Experience with workforce planning, workload allocation, acquisition quality assurance, and staff development.
• Experience advising warranted Contracting Officers and senior government stakeholders on complex acquisition matters.