Contract Specialist

Lead Contract SpecialistThe Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Acquisition Management Office (AMO), Procurement Management Division, DAS Contracting Branch is seeking a talented Lead Contract Specialist to join its team. AMO provides acquisition program management and oversight, policy guidance and support, and conducts procurement activities on behalf of the AO and federal judiciary organizations nationwide. The Lead Contract Specialist works with a high-degree of independence while performing the full range of acquisition activities. Our contract specialists and contracting officers rely on a combination of the judiciary's unique procurement authorities and policies, and on FAR-based procedures to conduct procurements for a wide-range of supplies and services, including complex information technology, digital, and cloud-based services to support the administration of justice. This position reports directly to the Contracting Branch Chief in the AMO. If you have a passion for procurement, a commitment to providing excellent customer service, and the ability to think creatively, we are interested in you joining our team. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to make a real impact by empowering the administration of justice through procurement. Candidates holding a FAC-C Professional Certification, FAC-C Contracting Officer's Representative Certification, or a comparable DAWIA or industry certification are encouraged to apply.The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:Performing senior-level contract specialist pre-award, post-award, and contract close out activities.Leading a team of one or more contract specialists of varying skill levels responsible for the completion of acquisition actions, projects, and issues.Serving as a contracting officer.Identifying, distributing, and balancing the team's tasks and workload based on priorities, workflow, and skill level to ensure timely accomplishment of tasks.Performing the full range of contract specialist duties to award, administer, and close out activities for a variety of contract types, including firm fixed price, cost, labor hours, and time and materials.Overseeing and reviewing the team's work products, ensuring priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality standards have been met and conform with policies and regulations.Performing contracting functions for complex agency acquisitions involving diverse supplies and services, e.g., IT services, hardware, and software, telecommunications, and other electronic systems and subsystems, including negotiating complex modifications to contract vehicles.Preparing pre-award and post-award documents, e.g., solicitations, market research reports, pre-negotiation and post-negotiation memoranda, responsibility determinations, waivers, justifications, and approvals for other than full and open competition, determinations and findings, protest responses, debriefings, cure notices, and terminations.Monitoring contractors' performance, evaluating and negotiating change orders and contract modifications, and resolving post-award performance or payment problems.Utilizing in-depth price/cost analysis techniques for the development of pre-negotiation and award price determination documents.Serving as an advisor to customers at the AO and the courts nationwide.