Contract Specialist I with Construction and Engineering experience

The Denver Service Center (DSC) of the National Park Service (NPS) seeks to provide acquisition and financial-management support for large-scale design and construction projects at NPS units nationwide.


On average the Contract Specialist I will help support the processing of over 500 purchase requisitions and more than 2,000 invoices annually in support of Acquisition Office staff and functional stakeholders, including Project Managers, Information Management, Administrative, Planning, and Budget Services personnel-who administer multi-million-dollar design and construction efforts across the National Park Service.

Contract Specialist I

Responsibilities:

The contractor shall provide pre-award support services to assist in the development of a complete acquisitions package and all supporting documentation. These services shall include but are not limited to:

• Create and route appropriation documents for Contracting Officer approval.
• Assist in acquisition planning documentation, solicitation documentation, award decision documentation
• Assist in post award documentation, modification documentation.
• Assist in creating documentation required for interagency agreements.
• Conduct acquisition planning and market research.
• Together with project teams and Contracting Officer, determines contract type, and area of solicitation.
• Experience considering all possible set-asides in conjunction with local socioeconomic and small business goals.
• Prepare other required pre-solicitation documentation.
• Prepare and post System for Award Management.
• Prepare and issues solicitations, Requests for Proposals/Quotes and amendments.
• Work with project teams to address questions.
• Receive records, and review proposals/quotes for responsiveness.
• Participates in the coordination of technical evaluation panels.
• Participates in and assists the Contracting Officer in all source selection activities and best value tradeoff evaluations.
• Prepare for and participates in negotiations.
• Perform cost and/or price analyses under the direction of the Contracting Officer; document source selection activities; and determine fair and reasonable pricing under the guidance and for final approval of the Contracting Officer. Obtain certified and other than certified cost and pricing data as required.
• Process contract awards for government Contracting Officer signature. Prepare and distributes award packages and announcements.
• Perform contract administration. Maintain official contract file (all files are electronic).
• Resolve payment issues, review payroll reports against DOL wage determinations; issues general correspondence and memoranda; and addresses general contract administration questions under the guidance of the Contracting Officer.
• Under the guidance of the Contracting Officer; process modifications, obtain and evaluate contractor proposals, participate in and document negotiations, prepare modifications with supporting documents for signature by the government Contracting Officer.
• Prepare closeout documents.

The documents include but are not limited to the following:

• Milestone Plans
• Acquisition Schedules and Project Plans
• Performance Work Statement, Statement of Work, or Statement of Objectives
• Source Selection Plan/Instructions to Offerors
• Evaluation Criteria
• Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)
• Market Research and Draft Acquisition Alternative Documents
• Acquisition Plan (based on dollar threshold and agency policy)
• Oral Presentation questions, requests, and other documents
• Service Level Agreements/Objectives (SLA/SLO)

Education/Certifications:

• 24 semester hours in Business in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
• BS/BA degree
• DAWIA or FAC-C Level III, Certified Federal/Professional Contract Manager.
• Requires at least 5 years of experience in Federal contracting conducting comprehensive acquisition/procurement/contract management support activities including developing task lines in the PWS/SOW.
• 5 years' construction contracting experience preferred.
• 3 years' architect-engineer services contracting experience preferred.
• Documented occurrences that point the specialist working in fast-paced, high-tempo environments, balancing multiple procurement actions, and multiple contract artifacts simultaneously and successfully.
• Demonstrate instances where initiative and follow-through where required to ensure the completion of complete acquisition packages within the timeline required by the organization being supported.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with Federal Procurement Desktop System (FPDS),
• Experience with Procurement Request Information System (PRISM)
• Independent ability to research and analyze contract and financial data
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to interface with service providers, program offices, government contracting officers, and contracting officers' representatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Intimate knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).