U.S. Federal Solutions, Inc.

Contract Specialist

• Provide mid-level federal acquisition support across acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation, award, contract administration, and closeout.
• Support market research, acquisition documentation, and procurement strategy development.
• Prepare and edit RFPs, RFQs, solicitation documents, and other acquisition materials.
• Review SOWs, SOOs, PWSs, and requirements documentation for completeness and acquisition readiness.
• Prepare and review pre-procurement packages and supporting documentation.
• Maintain workload tracking and provide timely status updates on assigned contractual actions.
• Support IDIQ contracts, BPAs, task orders, delivery orders, call orders, contracts, and purchase orders.
• Apply knowledge of Firm-Fixed Price, Cost-Reimbursable, Labor Hour, and Time and Materials arrangements.
• Assist with cost and price analysis and review price-reasonableness documentation.
• Prepare and support contract modifications involving requirements, funding, period of performance, or other terms.
• Assist with termination, default, and closeout activities.
• Perform recurring contract administration with limited Government guidance.
• Analyze procurement issues, identify solutions, and support resolution of acquisition problems.
• Validate procurement and contract data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Use federal acquisition electronic tools, systems, and contract-writing platforms.
• Provide additional acquisition support to FTA programs as assigned.
• Independently assess assigned work and provide recommendations or feedback to Government personnel.

Mid-level Contract Specialist

• 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.
• Recommend appropriate procurement strategies, acquisition methods, and contract approaches based on Government requirements.
• Process simplified acquisitions and complex small- and large-dollar procurements.
• Support Firm-Fixed Price, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment, Labor Hour, Time and Materials, and cost-type contracts.
• Support IDIQ contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreements, task orders, delivery orders, call orders, purchase orders, and Inter/Intra-Agency Agreements.
• Apply federal acquisition regulations and procedures for commercial and service acquisitions, competition, negotiated procurements, modifications, and contract administration.
• Prepare, review, proofread, and edit acquisition and contractual documentation.
• Analyze pre-award and post-award acquisition data, identify missing information, coordinate documentation, and communicate findings to Government personnel.
• Prepare and enter contractual actions into Enterprise Service Center PRISM or successor systems.
• Perform data validation, quality assurance, and verification activities for federal acquisition reporting.
• Support contract, task order, and call order administration, including performance tracking, invoice tracking, funding-related actions, and contract modifications.
• Maintain acquisition workload and status information using Government-accessible tracking tools and spreadsheets.
• Assess contractual requirements and provide recommendations identifying risks, efficiencies, or alternative acquisition approaches.
• Manage multiple procurement actions, priorities, and deadlines while delivering accurate, timely, and professionally written work products.

Senior Contract Specialist

• Provide federal acquisition support to program and technical offices throughout the full acquisition lifecycle.
• Serve as a liaison between program personnel and acquisition professionals.
• Assist with preparing and reviewing purchase request and acquisition packages.
• Develop acquisition plans, statements of work/objectives, performance work statements, requirements, market research reports, determinations and findings, and justifications and approvals.
• Assist with independent government cost estimates, business case models, and cost and price analysis.
• Support contracts, task orders, delivery orders, BPAs, purchase orders, and inter/intra-agency agreements.
• Participate in recurring contract administration, solicitation, award, modification, and closeout activities.
• Document meetings, decisions, action items, and acquisition requirements.
• Analyze complex acquisition issues and coordinate their resolution with government stakeholders.
• Maintain electronic tracking spreadsheets and track contract funding levels.
• Support market research, source-selection evaluation criteria, acquisition reporting, and other procurement activities.

Acquisition Liaison – Contract Specialist

Analyst

• Perform cost and price analysis, including analyzing financial reports and statements, in order to determine final closeout costs for contracts.
• Review and update financial and administrative files to ensure that contract closeouts adhere to government regulations and policies.
• Coordinate with project managers to ensure that all requirements have been met and that all required documentation is submitted.
• Prepare and submit final invoices for the closeout process, ensuring that they are accurately coded, approved, and signed.
• Review and verify all contract modifications and adjustments, ensuring that appropriate adjustments are made and that all documentation is accurately maintained.
• Ensure that all subcontracts and purchase orders have been appropriately terminated and that all outstanding issues have been resolved.
• Ensure that all custody and accountability of government property is properly transferred or disposed of in accordance with government regulations.
• Mentor and coach junior members of the team.

Mid-level Contract Specialist

Senior Contract Specialist

Acquisition Liaison – Contract Specialist

Contract Closeout Analyst