Contract Specialist
This position is located in the Procurement Branch United States Mint field locations. The office is responsible for procurement operations at a multi-million dollar industrial facility, requiring the acquisition of equipment (complex minting machinery), services, construction, and supplies.
As a Contract Specialist, you will:
- Provide guidance to technical personnel involved in development of the statement of work and solicitation documents.
- Ensure that the bid schedule is properly structured, prepare the solicitation, determine sources to be solicited, conduct pre-bid conferences, process protests, the responsiveness of bids and determine the responsibility of the apparent low bidder based on an analysis of financial and technical information gained during the pre-award survey, and award of the contracts.
- Plan the procurement action with technical, legal, and financial personnel. Provide guidance in the development of the statement of work, and solicitation document, determine the type of contract best suited to the requirement, and develop special clauses and terms and conditions applicable to the solicitation.
- Monitor existing and or new contracts during the life of the contract to determine if all requirements are being met and price costs are not exceeding estimated amount.
- Maintain contractual documentation in accordance with guidance and exercise judgment to discern what documentation is appropriate to keep for the record and communicate within the supervisory chain within the facility and outside as necessary.