Contracting Specialist

- Collaborate with the Contracting Officer to strategize and oversee acquisitions for a range of products and services within the contracts division. - Spearhead comprehensive contract activities, including market research, crafting solicitation documentation (both pre- and post-award), ensuring proposal compliance, conducting cost/price evaluations, aiding in negotiation strategies, and managing invoice processing. - Facilitate and engage in program reviews to validate the alignment of contract activities with acquisition strategies and project plans, assessing execution feasibility against established program baselines. - Participate in defining and directing overall acquisition objectives to achieve set milestones. - Partner with the Contracting Officer to develop acquisition approaches, determining the appropriate contract type/method while overseeing contract administration responsibilities, such as maintaining contract file systems and preparing modifications. - Assist in monitoring contract execution alongside the Contracting Officer. - Identify and address risks, evaluating potential impacts on cost, schedule, and performance, while developing burn-down plans. - Support in conveying project status and challenges while formulating acquisition and policy recommendations. - Aid in devising acquisition strategies, including the identification of contract types/methods. - Undertake additional tasks as assigned.