Contract Specialist II at Chenega Corporation

Contract Specialist II

Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB)

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 policy, law, regulation, and guidance, the Contract Specialist II assists the Contracting Officer in the acquisition of critically needed national security capabilities by performing contract administration from the description of the requirements 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 deliverables of more junior staff. 

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
  • Additional education or relevant higher-level certifications may be used instead of experience, contingent upon customer approval
• 5+ years of government contracting experience in the private sector or 5+ years as a GS1102-13 Contract Specialist or higher grade 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 required

Knowledge, Skills, and abilities

• Ability to complete a Government Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph (CI Poly) 
• 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 contract and commercial acquisition procedures by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other applicable supplements 
• Ability to work under aggressive schedules with demanding performance requirements 
• Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS 

How you’ll grow  

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.  

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.  

Benefits  

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.  

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.  

Chenega MIOS’s culture  

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.  

Corporate citizenship  

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.  

Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.  

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Our wide range of benefit options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Based on eligibility, benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement. Positions covered by the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act, or a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will comply with the statute or CBA requirements.

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