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Senior Contract Specialist II MCC - Remote

Remote: 
Full Remote
Work from: 
District of Columbia (USA), United States

Offer summary

Key responsabilities:

  • Provide support for Millennium Challenge Corporation
  • Assist in procurement of goods and services
  • Perform contract administration activities
  • Support budget development for procurements
  • Manage complex procurement programs and initiatives
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Jefferson Consulting Group Government Administration SME https://www.jeffersonconsulting.com/
51 - 200 Employees
About Jefferson Consulting Group
JCG is a woman-owned, Washington, DC professional services firm that provides results-driven advice and hands-on assistance to our industry clients and government customers. We assist government customers in navigating today's dynamic, performance-based environment. For industry clients, we develop the right message, the right approach and provide proper positioning and targeted advocacy to create demand for their products and services. Our comprehensive suite of procurement, lobbying and marketing services includes many years of experience and successful track records with federal agencies, Congress, advocacy groups and the media. With a focus on outcomes, our customer-centric teams work with clients to define objectives, frame issues and develop and implement winning solutions.
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Job description

Jefferson Consulting Group, an award-winning woman-owned small business, is seeking a Senior Contract Specialist II to provide ongoing support to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

Duties

FAR Based Contracting

  • Serves as a technical resource and advisor to organizations in the procurement of goods and services needed in the successful accomplishment of MCC programs and operations.
  • Applies knowledge of administrative support functions within a federal acquisition operations environment to assist program officials on acquisition and administrative matters affecting procurement of supplies and services using source selection procedures; the evaluation of contract price quotes; and the administration or termination and closeout of contracts.
  • Performs contract administration activities for selected contracts and assists in the monitoring of contractor's performance, approval of progress payments, verification of deliveries, and similar activities.
  • Assists customers in developing statements of work and procurement strategy; and develops evaluation plans, pricing methodologies, and contract administration. Develops procurement plans by reviewing previous history, market conditions, and requirements.
  • Analyzes business needs and determines the most appropriate contracting vehicles.
  • Prepares solicitations, contract supporting documents, contract awards, and other related documents pursuant to applicable laws, executive orders, regulations, and other applicable procedures.
  • Executes modifications to contracts and conducts analysis of alternatives and the capabilities and characteristics of the assigned contractors.
  • Applies price/cost analysis techniques to support the development of cost-related sections of solicitation documents and the analysis of cost and price data, labor, and material cost, etc.
  • Supports the development of budgets for planned procurements. Analyzes and evaluates cost-related areas of solicitations for pricing structure and instruction to offerors. Analyzes and evaluates contractor price/cost quotes for new procurements, changes, follow-on procurements, etc., which may result in new contracts or the issuance of modifications or the termination of existing contracts.
  • Supports the contract closeout process and ensures all proper payments, performance, and deliveries have been made.
  • Helps ensure that all appropriate steps have been taken to safeguard the interests of MCC, and that all requirements of laws, executive orders, regulations, and other applicable procedures have been met.
  • Serves as a point of contact for program officials on acquisition and administrative matters affecting major procurement of supplies and services using source selection procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and closeout of major contracts. Provides authoritative recommendations to improve procurement operations and customer service.
  • Coordinates contract administration activities for long-term, extensive technical service contracts. Contract types vary with the complexity of the acquisition and the best interests of the Government, ranging from Firm-Fixed-Price through Fixed-Price-Incentive and Fixed-Price-Award-Fee to Time & Materials.
  • The contract specialist monitors contractor's performance, approval of progress payments, reviewing and providing recommendations on contractor proposals resulting from change orders, scheduling, problems that have arisen and proposed solutions, verification of deliveries, and similar activities; interprets contract provisions for contractors and for officials of MCC, and provides appropriate advice and guidance; and conducts in-depth analyses of contractors' financial and management systems and facilities for ability to perform and for compliance with Government or contractual requirements.
  • Negotiates complex modifications to contracts. Decisions are based on in-depth analysis of alternatives and knowledge of the unique capabilities and characteristics of the assigned contractors and require resolution of incomplete or conflicting technical and contractor data. In determining a negotiation position, the contract specialist must reconcile differences between the reports of different technical specialists.
  • Utilizes in-depth price/cost analysis techniques involving many different and unrelated factors and processes where there may be little historical cost data or precedent. Responsible for supporting the development of cost-related sections of complex solicitation documents, analyzing cost and price data, labor, and material cost, etc.
  • Supports the development of budgets for planned procurements. Analyzes and evaluates cost-related areas of complex solicitations for pricing structure and instructions to offerors. Analyzes and evaluates contractor price/cost proposals for new procurements, changes, follow-on procurements, etc., which may result in new contracts or the issuance of modifications or the termination of existing contracts.
  • Leads negotiations and serves as a primary cost/price negotiator. Conducts detailed studies of contractor's management, operational and financial policies to determine capability to perform contract. Evaluates the contractor's financial status and profit and loss statement, balance sheets, and other financial data.
  • Coordinates the extension of periods of performance, resolves delivery and acceptance disputes, approves partial payments and final payments, and performs closeout or any necessary contract cancellations due to nonperformance by the contractor or for the convenience of MCC.
  • Prepares MCC response to protests.
  • Ensures that all appropriate steps have been taken to safeguard the interests of MCC, and that all requirements of laws, executive orders, regulations, and other applicable procedures have been met.
  • Manages complex, sensitive, and important procurement programs and initiatives that serve as a guide for other MCC procurement activities.
  • Assists customers in developing statements of work and procurement strategy and develops evaluation plans, pricing methodologies, and major contract administration.
  • Provides high level technical assistance to managers, supervisors, and fellow MCC colleagues on problems of unusual complexity or sensitivity in an award action, including source selection procedures and contract administration.
  • Provides direction and specific guidance to less experienced members of the team in any of the major areas cited above.
  • Meets with MCC colleagues to discuss various matters and to elicit suggestions or recommendations on work or administrative matters which the contract specialist may be needed to communicate to the CGM Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, and other MCC managers and supervisors.
  • Serves as a central point of contact with internal and external parties to respond to inquiries.
  • Recommends or initiates appropriate action to protect Government's interests.

CFR 200 Based Assistance Agreements

  • Awards and administers grants, cooperative agreements, or other related instruments.
  • Determines awardee eligibility using formulas and methodology and established eligibility criteria, such as competitive rating factors.
  • Announces programs and solicits applications or proposals for funding under assistance awards.
  • Oversees, reviews, analyzes, and evaluates grants/assistance applications, plans, and estimates.
  • Negotiates terms and conditions of grants/assistance awards to include costs, schedules, and oversight responsibilities.
  • Prepares, processes, issues, and tracks grants/assistance awards and compliance with reporting requirements.
  • Conducts resolution of audit findings or monitoring audit resolution in partnership with resolution officials.
  • Conducts post-award reviews and analyses to identify management, financial, and administrative issues.

Required profile

Experience

Industry :
Government Administration
Spoken language(s):
English
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