Contract Specialist

Cameo Consulting Group, LLC, a management consulting practice based out of Alexandria, VA, is seeking multiple Senior Conrac Specialists to serve our Federal Client;Export–Import Bank of the United States.

Duties:

• Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, analyze, advise, close-out, and assist with awards and modifications on contracts for the procurement of supplies and services.
• Research, analyze and review all applicable policies, guidance, and regulations to support the customer and Government Contracting Officer in their decision making.
• Provide procurement assistance, advice and guidance to the customer as requested. The contactor does not have approval authority.
• Advise acquisition team as needed on price, cost, and/or financial related matters throughout the development of sourcing strategies and throughout the solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, and award of contractual actions for supplies and services.
• Provide cost and price analysis recommendations as requested regarding independent government estimates.
• Recommend business solutions for day to day contractual challenges.
• Other specific tasks shall include: Acquisition strategy planning, requirements review, PWS/SOW development in collaboration with customers, synopsis, and solicitation development, preparing mandatory contract file documentation, contract management and administration.
• Perform acquisition planning, solicit, evaluate, negotiate, analyze, advise, and assist with contract awards, post award administration and terminations on contracts for the procurement of supplies and services, including complex contracts and high dollar acquisitions.
• Work requires analysis and evaluation of certified cost and pricing data and other types of pricing information, including commercial item pricing, to determine price reasonableness, preparation of contract files and electronic documentation.
• Prepare contracting recommendations for the Government Contracting Officer that require research and interpretation of evolving government regulations, policies, guidance, and laws.
• Shall perform routine contracting tasks, such as acquisition planning, preparing solicitations, proposal analysis and post-award activities in support of less complex government acquisitions.
• Assist with the close-out of existing contracts as needed.
• Work includes preparing portions of less complex contractual documents and reading and interpreting basic procurement regulations, policies, and directives to make recommendations to the Government Contracting Officer.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Minimum years of experience required is two (2) or more years of experience related to the work to be performed.*
• Have exceptional/professional written and oral communication skills.
• Familiar with FAR and Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) based procurement
• Familiar and proficient in the use of commercial software packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Have exceptional customer service skills that include responding to Government and customer inquiries timely and in a high-quality manner.

Desired Qualifications:

• Positive attitude
• Critical thinking skills
• Accountable for actions
• Customer service mentality
• Takes Responsibility for Work Products
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to separate the issue/problem from the person
• Ability to work independently AND work as a team member

About Cameo:
Cameo provides a competitive benefit package to its employees that is replete with training programs and continuous education features that few others even attempt to duplicate. Our packages are offered to all full-time exempt employees on day one* and they offer many standard features one would expect to find from an industry leader, the details of which are outlined in our handbook. Below is a highlight of our benefit offerings:

• 401k Plan
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance Plans
• Short & Long-Term Disability Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 10 Paid Federal Holidays
• Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave

Job Type: Full-time