Senior Contract Specialist

USFS is an ISO 9001 management consulting firm with headquarters in the National Capital Region and offices and staff in 12 US states. USFS staff average 10+ years of professional experience, over 80 percent of our staff have bachelor’s degrees, and over half have advanced degrees in business and technology. USFS was founded in 2010 and provides financial management, acquisition management, program management, and data analytic support services to federal and state governments.

Senior Contract Specialist

Federal Transit Administration
Location: Washington, DC / Primarily Remote
Company: US Federal Solutions

Why Join US Federal Solutions

US Federal Solutions (USFS) is a management consulting firm supporting federal agencies with acquisition management, financial management, program management, and data analytics services. We are seeking an experienced Senior Contract Specialist / Administrator III to support the Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Acquisition Management.

This is a senior-level federal acquisition role for an experienced contracting professional who can independently support complex procurement actions, advise Government stakeholders, and provide hands-on assistance throughout the full acquisition lifecycle.

What You Will Do

As a Senior Contract Specialist / Administrator III, you will provide subject matter expertise supporting a wide range of federal service and commercial acquisitions from initial acquisition planning through solicitation, evaluation, award, contract administration, modification, and closeout.

You will work directly with Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer’s Representatives, program officials, and other stakeholders to develop acquisition strategies, process contractual actions, analyze procurement information, and ensure acquisition documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant.

• Provide senior-level cradle-to-grave federal acquisition support, including acquisition planning, solicitation development, evaluation, award, post-award administration, and contract closeout.
• Collaborate with Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer’s Representatives, and program officials to plan and execute procurement actions and resolve complex acquisition issues.
• Provide senior-level acquisition expertise and recommend appropriate procurement strategies, acquisition methods, and contract approaches based on Government requirements.
• Process and support a broad range of acquisitions, including simplified acquisitions and complex small- and large-dollar procurements.
• Support multiple contract types, including Firm-Fixed Price, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment, Labor Hour, Time and Materials, and cost-type contracts.
• Support acquisition vehicles and ordering mechanisms including IDIQ contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreements, task orders, delivery orders, call orders, purchase orders, and Inter/Intra-Agency Agreements.
• Apply federal acquisition regulations and procedures associated with commercial and service acquisitions, competition, negotiated procurements, modifications, and contract administration.
• Prepare, review, proofread, and edit acquisition and contractual documentation to ensure work products are clear, concise, accurate, complete, and contractually sound.
• Analyze acquisition data associated with pre-award and post-award actions, identify missing or incomplete information, coordinate with appropriate stakeholders to obtain required documentation, and communicate findings to Government personnel.
• Prepare and enter contractual actions into the agency's contract writing system, currently Enterprise Service Center PRISM, or successor systems.
• Perform data validation, quality assurance, and verification activities supporting federal…