Contracts Manager

This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S. Who we are: Raft ( ) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in McLean, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans. We’re looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to support our growing efforts and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first. What we are looking for: Experienced contracts professional with cradle to grave contract administration. Administering assigned contracts and subcontracts to include but not limited to contract modifications, ensuring compliance with prime contract requirements, proposal preparation, and contract negotiation with existing or potential clients Review and edit current and future contracts to ensure accurate contractual rights, and obligations and provides an interpretation of contract terms and conditions Reviews and advises Raft leadership on contractual rights and obligations and provides interpretation of contract terms and conditions Monitor contract performance and maintain continual review to ensure that terms and conditions are met and that the contract is in accordance with legal requirements, customer specifications, and government regulations Advises leadership on appropriate activities to resolve performance difficulties Adheres to contract policies, procedures, methods, operating practices, and performance standards for areas of responsibility Responds to all external government requests, disputes and requirements to help resolve disputes between prime and subcontractors; facilitates contract closeouts; conducts contract diligence for group/corporate transactions Experienced in proposal activity support, ensuring compliance with the Solicitation requirements, company internal objectives and processes, and writing cover letters and risk mitigating assumptions, preparing management volumes Prepare and review price proposals for government solicitations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and competitiveness.Developing comprehensive pricing strategies for government contracts that align with organizational goals, comply with regulatory requirements, and maximize competitiveness. Conduct detailed cost analysis to determine the direct and indirect costs associated with contract proposals, including materials, labor, overhead, and other expenses. Reviews, drafts, and negotiates pre-award related contractual agreements to include NDAs, TAs, and Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Highly preferred: 5-7 years of professional experience performing contracts administration in a government contracting environment Experience managing subcontracts Experience managing a variety of contract types including T&M, LH, CPFF, CPAF, CPIF, FFP-LOE, FFP Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS Go-getter with a GSD mentality Strong Microsoft 365 Skills: Word, Excel Experience with Unanet Salary Range: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00 Clearance Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance Work Type : Remote May require up to 10% travel What we will offer you: Highly competitive salary Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage + 401(k) Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options And More! Our Vision Statement: We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession withthemission. Our Customer Obsession: We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies. How do we get there? Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking,and collaboration is a norm. Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: IAm, BecauseWe are . We support our“nadi”by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file. As set forth in Raft Company Website’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows: A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. 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