Contract Specialist (Federal contracts)

Description
The Leidos Health and Civil Sector is seeking an experienced Contract Specialist who responsible for coordinating all activities associated with contract administration for our customer. Responsibilities include negotiating, writing, monitoring, and evaluating contracts including ensuring compliance with federal regulations.

Candidate MUST:
Be currently located in the United States for the three current consecutive years - role is remote
Be US Citizen or US Person (Green Card Holder) with the ability to obtain a level 4 Public Trust Clearance..

Responsibilities:

• Prepare contractual agreements using current research methods and a knowledge of a client's needs and ability to fulfill its requirement.
• Coordinates all steps for bids, quotes, and request for proposal process.
• Provide technical assistance to vendors regarding contract inquires, expectations, and contract requirements/changes.
• Coordinate, process, and track change orders and amendments for appropriate approval.
• Ensure contract compliance and if necessary, may initiate corrective action.
• Preparing, as required, the termination of contracts for the convenience of the government or default by the contractor
• Performing contract administration of one or more multi-million-dollar complex contracts and/or Management & Operating (M&O) contracts as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The contracts administered may include complex short or long-term cost, incentive, re-determinable, flexibly priced, or firm fixed-price type contracts.

Basic Qualifications

• Active Public Trust Clearance or Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• Minimum 5+ years with contract administration support
• Bachelor's Degree .
• Experience with performing detailed analysis of bid received to determine bid responsiveness and responsibility of the offer.
• Federal contracts experience is required (FAR, DFAR, FFP, T&M, Cost plus, etc)
• Experience with preparing and issues solicitation documents
• Good written and verbal communication skill.
• Works well with limited oversight.

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Original Posting Date: 2024-08-19While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $68,900.00 - $124,550.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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