Ares Enterprise, LLC

Consultant

• Provide contract review, drafting, negotiation, and administration support for federal government contracting activities
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate mutual and unilateral Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
• Evaluate NDA confidentiality, disclosure, intellectual property, residuals, term, survival, remedies, and governing-law provisions
• Identify non-standard or unfavorable provisions and recommend revisions
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate federal government contracting Teaming Agreements (TAs)
• Review prime/subcontractor relationships, workshare, scope allocation, exclusivity, proposal responsibilities, pricing, intellectual property, termination rights, and post-award subcontract negotiations
• Coordinate agreement language with business development, capture, proposal, and executive leadership
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate Subcontract Agreements (SubKs) as both prime contractor and subcontractor
• Review subcontract terms for consistency with prime contracts and negotiated teaming arrangements
• Evaluate FAR/DFARS flow-down requirements and applicability
• Review subcontract provisions covering scope, performance, pricing, payment, invoicing, funding, changes, personnel, workshare, intellectual property, cybersecurity, insurance, indemnification, termination, disputes, and compliance
• Identify contractual risks and communicate recommended changes to management
• Support subcontract modifications and related contractual actions
• Maintain organized agreement, modification, negotiation, and execution records
• Track agreement status and outstanding contractual actions
• Coordinate with executives, program managers, finance, business development, and outside counsel
• Support contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation positions, and internal contracting procedures
• Escalate material legal, financial, compliance, or performance risks
• Help establish efficient contract review processes for a growing federal contractor

Consultant – Contracts Manager