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Air Force Civilian Service · 1 day ago

Lead Contract Specialist

Cocoa Beach, FL

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$90K/yr - $139K/yr

Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking a Lead Contract Specialist to join their team at Patrick Space Force Base. In this role, you will lead a team of contracting officers and specialists, managing various types of contracts to support the missions at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Aerospace

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Steve Nelson

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 3 to 5 contracting officers and specialists in accomplishing the missions of Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Share and grow knowledge of complex service contracts and lead actions on a variety of contract types

Manage hybrid contracts utilizing fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, and cost plus award fee CLINs

Handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise

Obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance

File an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.”

Attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training

Meet the continuing acquisition education requirements IAW DoDI 5000.66 para E2.2.8

Identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information, and make sound, well-informed decisions

Use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and make recommendations

Qualification

Unlimited Warrant Contracting OfficerLead Contract SpecialistComplex Service Contract experienceCost type contract experienceDAU Professional Contracting CertificationFederal contracting laws knowledgeContract negotiation skillsRisk assessment skillsProblem identification skillsDecision-making skills

Required

US citizenship is required

An Unlimited Warrant is required within one year

This position has been designated for drug testing

Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance

Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, 'Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.'

Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training

The employee must meet the continuing acquisition education requirements IAW DoDI 5000.66 para E2.2.8

Knowledge of a full range of Federal contracting laws, executive orders, regulations, principles, policies, procedures, methods, techniques, and contract types applicable to preaward and postaward actions for a variety of complex and/or diversified services and commodities

Knowledge of the business environment (e.g. economic trends, awareness of commercial/industry business practices, standards, mergers, and acquisitions) applicable to program and technical requirements in order to recognize potential programmatic/contractual impacts, and knowledge of the methods and techniques of factfinding/market research

Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used to assist in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation including assessing the probability and consequences of potential problems and their solutions

Knowledge of formal source selection methods, policies, and procedures; contracting negotiation, administration, and termination principles, policies, procedures, and technical requirements; and knowledge of price and cost analysis sufficient to review proposals against previous history, actual and estimated expenditures, and established and approved rates to determine price reasonableness or to determine a negotiation position

Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and make recommendations; makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions applying precedents found in government contracting case law to specific contracting situations to insure that legally binding contracting officer decisions are consistent, justifiable and will be upheld at appellate courts or boards; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals

Unlimited Warrant Contracting Officer, Lead Contract Specialist, Lead Contracting Officer

Business Management, DAU Professional Contracting Certification

Complex Service Contract experience

Cost type contract experience