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 Columbia Annex, Maryland Major duties: Plans the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for a wide range of programs or systems, which may involve emerging rapid acquisition processes, span multiple years or involve successive program stages. Reviews complex requirements packages for adequacy and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements. Analyzes difficult, multi-faceted contracting issues; determines and implements course of action which in many cases departs from previous approaches. Procures complex and/or diversified services and/or commodities. Plans and coordinates the negotiation strategy with the negotiation team. Conducts negotiations independently or serves as lead negotiator on price, technical requirements, and/or terms and conditions of the contract. Prepares/oversees the preparation of the final contract to include appropriate standard clauses and special provisions and incentives, such as price redetermination, cost and performance incentive provisions, and/or post negotiation memoranda. Executes post-award contract performance management actions on assigned contracts. Performs contract administration. Serves as business advisor to a wide range of customers, makes substantive contributions to special projects/initiatives and performs special assignments. Serves as point of contact for procurements and provides contracting advice, guidance, training, and assistance to team members.