Senior Contract Specialist

The Senior Contract Specialist provides cradle-to-grave federal acquisition support to CDC OAS, including acquisition planning, market research, solicitation development, evaluation support, negotiation documentation, award preparation, post-award administration, modifications, de-obligations, FPDS reporting, and procurement file completion. The role requires strong knowledge of FAR, HHSAR, CDC acquisition policies, and professional handling of procurement-sensitive information. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Pre-Award and Acquisition Planning Assist with historical procurement research, market and industry research, acquisition planning, and documentation of acquisition strategies. Provide acquisition advice related to applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and reviews/approvals required for procurement actions. Attend meetings with OAS and program stakeholders and respond to data calls as requested. Solicitation and Evaluation Support Develop and edit solicitation and file documents for Government review, including RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, combined synopsis/solicitations, memoranda, determinations and findings, and checklists. Prepare pre-solicitation and solicitation notices for Government review through appropriate channels such as SAM.gov, GSA eBuy, NITACC, NASA SEWP, or agency websites. Support SBA 8(a), small business review, SBCX entries, and GWAC/GSA procurement coordination as needed. Assist with pre-proposal conferences, quotation/proposal control, technical evaluations, past performance evaluations, scoring, ranking, and documentation of source selection recommendations. Award and Post-Award Support Prepare award documents, supporting documentation, notifications, debriefing/feedback materials, and organized procurement packages for Government review. Assist with discussions, negotiations, business/pricing analyses, negotiation objectives, and documentation of findings/results. Prepare unilateral and bilateral modifications, option notices, administrative modifications, task order changes, de-obligations, and award file updates. Complete procurement data reports, including FPDS entries, as assigned. Create, organize, and deliver digital/electronic contract files no later than required after completion of assigned actions. Support accurate terms and conditions in awards and provide acquisition advice to contractors and program officials on administration issues. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required. At least five (5) years of cradle-to-grave federal contracting experience. Current or previous FAC-C certification, or civilian equivalent, required. Preferred Qualifications Previous CDC Integrated Contract Expert (ICE) experience. Experience supporting CDC, HHS, OAS, OSSAM, or other federal civilian contracting offices. Experience with GSA eBuy, SAM.gov, NITACC, NASA SEWP, SBCX, FPDS, and electronic contract file systems. Experience supporting high-volume procurement environments with PALT/action status reporting. Experience handling procurement-sensitive information under NDA requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr Legacy Management Solutions