Contract Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the activities and operations required to contractually support the most complex and highest dollar value missions for the District. Commits the Government in the capacity of a designated Contracting Officer within prescribed authority.

Duties

• Provide guidance to Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) involved in major acquisitions for Construction, Architect-Engineer and Environmental Services as well as general supplies and services.
• Develop statement of work or data requirements and formulate contracting approach that will best satisfy the minimum requirement.
• Conduct market research and coordinate with the Deputy for Small Business to determine sources to be solicited.
• Prepare solicitation and obtain review by Office of Counsel prior to issuance; post public notices and solicitations; conduct pre-proposal conferences, process protests.
• Monitor contractor performance in relation to the schedule required by the contract, ensuring timely submission of technical progress reports, detecting and correcting labor standards violations, defective specifications.
• Work with junior contract specialist in a mentor capacity, providing on the job training and assistance.

Education

ACCREDITATION: Education must be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the education to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by the accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.