Sr. Contract Specialist

About Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS) is committed to world-class management of global logistics, training and procurement services for U.S. Government agencies. BSPS is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) contractor. In February 2022, BSPS became an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certified company. BSPS received the ISO 9001 quality standard certification through the Performance Review Institute (PRI).

About this position:
Sr. Contract Specialist Location – Arlington, VA The

Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Wage/Salary Range: $100k - $140k Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Manage and provide services on all phases (pre-solicitation, solicitation, pre-award, post-award, admin) of highly complex, highly visible acquisitions for construction and advisory services abroad to include performing market research, holding site visits, formulating solicitations and generating source selection and evaluation plans, managing technical evaluations, leading price/cost analysis and negotiation, preparing contract documents, and executing award decisions. Manage cradle-to-grave, non-commercial, and highly-complex acquisitions for construction and trainings services abroad to include: performing market research, holding site visits, training others to lead site visits, independently formulating solicitations and generating source selection and evaluation plans, managing technical evaluations, training others to manage technical evaluations, leading price/cost analysis, training others to conduct cost/price analysis, overseeing post-award conferences, conducting government furnished property inventories, awarding time and materials contracts, holding contract reviews at posts world-wide, and conducting contract closeouts.

Evaluate cost estimates and financial plans for procurement requests and contract proposals to provide adequate justification and consistency with approved program budgets and goals; trained peers in cost analysis techniques. Monitor and provide guidance regarding contract obligations, liquidations, claims, and the impact of contract changes on these items; train others to monitor obligations, liquidations, and claims. Assess adequacy of contractors’ accounting systems to ensure compliance with Department and DCAA standards;

assessed adequacy of price proposals to ensure compliance with the FAR; led indirect cost and rate management. Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree Level of Experience Requirements:
And/or 10 years combined experience in Business, Finance, Accounting and other Contract specialist related fields. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics Experience teaching, coaching, and mentoring professionals on fragile states and transition topics. Ability to solve problems and encourage consistent, solid performance. Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research methods. English language (written and spoken) communications skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate…