Contract Specialist

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Contract Specialist to support Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L) PWO-SW. 

PEO-SW delivers a broad, mission-focused portfolio of SOF-peculiar capabilities across the land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains to ensure operators retain decisive lethality, survivability, and readiness. Through multiple program offices and close collaboration with customers, partners, and industry, PEO-SW rapidly develops, procures, and fields advanced technologies and equipment aligned to USSOCOM and Department priorities, including homeland defense, deterrence, partner interoperability, and strengthening the defense industrial base. The organization is driven by “warfighting and acquisition at the speed of war,” ensuring SOF forces are equipped to counter evolving threats and win on the objective. 

• Supports all apsects of CUxS Foreign Military Sales (FMS) related contract activity, including those within the FoS driven by technological advancements, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle support within active cases.• Independently and proficiently conducts appropriate research using the plethora of resources available to the acquisition community (e.g. FAR, other regulatory guidance) in order to provide informed guidance and applicable courses of action (COAs) to a wide range of customers.• Independently prepares pre-solicitation documentation to include, but not limited to: Determination and Findings (D&F) and Small Business coordination (DD Form 2579).• Staffs pre-solicitation documentation for appropriate review and approvals and posts applicable notices in the Federal Business Opportunities as required.• Independently prepares solicitations and amendments in Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2) (or relevant contract writing system) for Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) review and approval. Staffs all solicitation/amendment documentation for appropriate review and approvals and posts notices in the Federal Business Opportunities as required.• Conducts price and cost analysis. Proficiently use the variety of techniques, including but not limited to, working with DCAA and/or DCMA as necessary, to determine fair and reasonable prices.• Independently reviews evaluation input from a variety of sources (e.g. technical program and DCAA personnel), provides necessary feedback, and prepares contract negotiation positions (such as PNM and BCM) for PCO review and approval.• Independently prepares contract award (or agreements) and amendments in PD2 (or relevant writing system) for PCO review and approval. Staffs all award/amendment documentation for appropriate review and approvals and posts notices in the Federal Business Opportunities as required. • Independently prepares post-award documentation to include, but not limited to: contract modifications and memorandums for record.• Independently and proficiently conducts all contract administration functions retained by USSOCOM.• Establishes and maintains quality contract files that are auditable, repeatable, and defendable.• Actively participates in IPTs and guides and assists team members, technical program personnel, sales representatives, local suppliers, and/or contractors on acquisition and business related issues in a professional manner• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written including knowledge of report writing techniques to present factual information clearly, to write procurement memoranda and minutes of meetings, and to draft contract supporting documentation.• Ability to effectively use Microsoft (MS) Office Suite software.• Knowledge of contract data reporting tools, and training and database operations and maintenance, including working knowledge of the Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2) and CON-IT/ECWMS or other relevant contract writing software.• Knowledge of price and cost analysis sufficient to review proposals and established rates to determine price reasonableness or to determine a negotiation position.• Knowledge of funding rules associated with the obligation of multiple types of appropriations.• Knowledge of contracting negotiation, administration and termination principles, policies, procedures and technical requirements applicable to the full range of contracting actions for a variety of contract types.• Knowledge of contract types, such as fixed- price or cost reimbursement and required clauses and special provisions• Ability to assist in the preparation of solicitation documents.• Knowledge of formal advertising sufficient to solicit bids to procure a variety of requirements ranging from standard to specialized supplies and services.• Knowledge of pre and post award procedures sufficient to award and administer firm fixed-price, cost, indefinite delivery, or other contracts of similar complexity.• Ability to draft and recommend authority cited in justifications and approvals and determinations and findings reports prepared on behalf of the contracting officer.• Knowledge of laws, policies, regulations and procedures governing acquisitions as well as contracting within the Federal government, which include but not limited to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Special Operations Forces Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (SOFARS).• Knowledge of contract strategies oriented towards rapid innovation and development to include FAR-based strategies (e.g., agreemnes, BAAs, Commercial Solutions Offerings) and Statutory strategies (e.g., SBIR/STTR, Other Transactions and Agreements) and required procedures, clauses and special provisions• Ability to analyze facts, figures, problems, etc. independently and develop recommended course of action(s).

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI EligibilityCertifications: DAWIA Practitioner Level II or Equivalency in the Contracting field IAW PWSEducation: Bachelor's degree in Business or a related fieldYears of Experience: 10 years of contract management experience 

• Familiarity with DoD acquisitions in a cleared space supporting SOF 
• Experience working for 5 years supporting DoD acquisition agencies 
• Proficient with Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2) contract writing software
• Knowledge of price and cost analysis sufficient to review proposals and established rates to determine price reasonableness, or to determine a negotiation position

Preferred Qualifications:Certifications: DAWIA Advanced (formerly Level III) in Contracting or a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Level 3Education and Experience: Master's degree in Business or Acquisition, and 8 years of contracts management experience in support of a DoD acquisition agency

Additional InformationLocation:  MacDill AFB, FLOn-site/Hybrid/Remote (only list one of the three upon creating a new job): On-siteTravel: 10%