Position: Contracts Specialist 
Location: Patrick AFB, Cocoa Beach, FL 
Duration: 12 months + 
Clearance: Secret Clearance  
 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Provide acquisition support to the development and administration of assigned contracts Maintain knowledge of the PMD contracts and Task Orders, Performance Work Statements, and Contract Requirements Lists  Provide expert advice and assist in pre-and post-award Task Order program and contract administration 
• Understand acquisition process, risk management, contracting, budgeting to support mission requirements 
• Coordinate and develop contracts and Task Order Requests for RFP 
• Prepare cost reports to determine underrun or overruns to facilitate close-out 
• Assist in post award contract or task order administration 
• Attend negotiations provide support as needed 
• Maintain documentation and task order files both pre- and post-award 
• Prepare briefings, special technical reports, as requested, to support reviews and meetings 
• Provide progress and status inputs for work performed 
• Participate in Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), teleconferences, meetings, and other working groups 
• Provide verbal or written updates on projects and deliverables 

Education/Certifications: 

·4-year degree or equivalent experience 
 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Certification 

Required Knowledge/Experience: 
Final Secret Clearance 

1. 4-years of experience in a government 1102 coded position (or military equivalent) 
2. Knowledge of Federal contracting principles & laws applicable to pre- and post-award actions 
3. Experience with MS Office Suite 
4. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communications skills 

Preferred Knowledge/Experience: 

• Possess knowledge of Government accounting/financial systems 
• Military experience preferred 
• Ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously and transition between projects 
• Ability to work both independently and effectively in teams

Must comply with all federal COVID-19 related vaccination and testing requirements, including, but not limited to, those set out in Executive Order 14042