Carson City, NV18 days ago
Ability to: research and analyze technical information; understand complex procurement concepts and issues and develop clear, concise and comprehensive contract documents; communicate effectively to obtain technical information; assist user agencies in clearly identifying and specifying services and deliverables to be purchased; negotiate terms and conditions of major contracts; work cooperatively with user agency directors, administrators and senior staff, vendors and others to ensure that services for the State are procured fairly, consistently, uniformly and cost-effectively. Working knowledge of: procurement; laws, regulations and legal requirements related to the procurement of services; reference manuals such as the National Association of Purchasing Managers request for proposal contract negotiation guidelines; contract preparation and oversight; criteria used to draft and evaluate proposals including cost, timelines, deliverables, quality and effectiveness for specific projects; contract issues such as preparation of an offer and completion of acceptance documents.