Contract Specialist (GS-12)
Bureau of Land Management
Denver, CO
07.2023 - Current
- Coordinate a full contract award workload in compliance with applicable regulations and local policies.
- Execute pre- and post-award functions for diverse acquisitions, including simplified acquisitions, fixed-price contracts, cost-type contracts, task orders, and basic purchase agreements for supplies and services.
- Developed contractual agreements, aligning terms and conditions with applicable regulations and established policies.
- Evaluate requirement documents and support customers in crafting acceptable purchase package documents, including Performance Work Statement (PWS), Statement of Work (SOW), Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC), Limited Source Justification (LSJ), and other necessary documents.
- Execute pre-solicitation actions, including formulation of acquisition strategies through procurement plan, conducting comprehensive market research, submitting Requests for Information (RFI), completing Small Business Screening (DI-1886), and finalizing other applicable determinations and findings.
- Publish solicitations for supplies and services, conducting comprehensive assessment and evaluation of vendor submissions post-solicitation
- Draft post-award memorandums detailing evaluation of solicitation results while substantiating fairness and reasonableness in selection of best value cost or price
- Manage post-award contract administration and implement modifications, encompassing administrative changes, option year exercises, adjustments in contract value, allocation of additional funds, de-allocation of funds, expanded scope work, extensions of performance periods, and other relevant actions.
- Create systematic local files and eFiles to support thorough record keeping practices.
- Facilitate effective and efficient tracking process for procurement actions to guarantee proper workload oversight and prompt assignment fulfillment.
- Facilitate guidance and mentorship for less experienced team members.
- Cultivate and sustain positive working relationships with fellow contract specialists, customers, departments, and contractor personnel to ensure timely fulfillment of all requirements and optimal value for Government
- Complete required training programs and attended classes to sustain awareness of updates in contracting practices and meet CLP criteria.
