Contracting Specialist II

Contracting Specialist II

Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) Washington, DC

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

At Cyberstar, we aim to analyze and boost human and business performance through the implementation of business process redesign and information technology (IT) modernization to include data analytics and cloud computing.

We offer an alternate solution to improving the quality and effectiveness of business operations. In an ever-changing economy, Cyberstar helps companies better read and understand their market data through the synchronization of process innovation, human dynamics, analysis, and the integration of data technology capabilities, to ensure functional optimization in their business.

The Contract Specialist II will support acquisition activities for Air Force Special Access Programs. Following applicable Federal, Department of Defense, and Air Force acquisition policies, laws, regulations, and guidance, the Contract Specialist II assists the Contracting Officer in acquiring critically needed national security capabilities by performing contract administration from requirements description to contract delivery and participating in oversight of contract performance.

The Contract Specialist II will also be responsible for mentoring and providing a quality review of work products and the deliverables of more junior staff.

• Work with the Contracting Officer in planning and managing acquisitions for a variety of products and services for the contracts division
• Provide cradle-to-grave contract support, such as conducting market research, preparing solicitation documentation (pre- and post-award), reviewing proposals for compliance, performing cost/price evaluations, assisting with negotiating positions, reviewing, and processing invoices
• Support the integration of acquisition planning, requirements development, and resourcing into executable project plans, synchronized with program objectives and strategic vision
• Ensure consistency across acquisition documentation
• Facilitate program execution and decision-making
• Works with the Contracting Officer in developing acquisition strategies, including determination of contract method/type; performing contract administration, including but not limited to maintaining contract file folders and preparing contract modifications
• Work with the Contracting Officer in the oversight of contract performance
• Assist in communicating project status and issues, and developing acquisition and policy recommendations
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (BA/BS) degree
• 5+ years of government contracting experience in the private sector or 5+ years as a GS1102-13 Contract Specialist or higher grade
  • Additional education or relevant higher-level certifications may be used instead of experience, contingent upon customer approval
• Experience to include:
  • Expertise in managing contract actions from conception to implementation
  • Extensive experience in performing source selections, cost or price analysis, negotiations, and preparation of related contract documentation by directives and policies
  • Experience holding a warrant
  • Experience with Source Selection
  • Experience with large purchases
• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to complete a Government Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph (CI Poly)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of contracting for a variety of products and services for major systems, research, and development (R&D), and/or complex programs using a wide range of contracting methodologies such as negotiated contracts and commercial acquisition procedures by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other applicable supplements
• Ability to work under aggressive schedules with demanding…