CONTRACT SPECIALIST

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Cyber Command in Fort Meade, Maryland. Major duties: Plan the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for a variety of requirements with multiple complexities. Analyze difficult contracting issues; determine, recommend and/or implement course of action which may depart from previous approaches to include contracts with extremely stringent time frames. Provide contracting advice and assistance to technical personnel involved in the development of the performance work statement/statement of work or data requirements. Formulate the negotiation strategy. Negotiate and prepare contract modifications. Prepare pre-negotiation positions and memoranda based on audit and/or technical recommendations. Execute post-award contract performance management actions on assigned contracts. Evaluate contractor performance for compliance with terms and conditions of contracts and ensures timely submission of technical progress reports and performance metrics. Provide business advice, guidance, training, and assistance to team members, technical or program personnel, functional commanders, and/or contractors on contractual language, legal responsibilities, acquisition and business-related issues.