Negotiating, awarding, administering competitive and sole source contracts; analysis of procurement policies and procedures; developing price and cost analysis (preferred and highly desirable) Experience with Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts (preferred and highly desirable) Strong organizational and communications skills (preferred and highly desirable) Prior Federal experience as a FAR based Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist (preferred and highly desirable) Experience with non-commercial contracting in Public Health, Advanced R&D services and technology fields, and/or Consortia (preferred and highly desirable Experience with Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) (preferred and highly desirable) Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following: Support the following aspects of contract management: Pre-Award: Analyze requirements; recommend appropriate contract type; establish milestones, provide procurement planning; perform market research Assist with development of acquisition plans; develop requests for quotes/proposals; develop source selection plans Analyze proposals; prepare award documentation Post-Award: Provide contract administration; tracking/monitoring contract actions; verify invoices (fixed price and cost reimbursement) Prepare modifications and related documents for review by the Contracting Officer Perform contract closeout functions; provide customer responsiveness Work effectively with program managers, project officers, and technical subject matter experts to analyze requirements documents and develop work statements. Requirements: Ability to obtain HHS badge (Public Trust; Tier 2) Five (5) years of relevant experience related to Federal Contracting Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods or organization and management 5+ years experience working with Contracting Officers to support full acquisition life cycle for FAR-based contracting, from Acquisition Planning through Contract Closeouts, to include demonstrated experience with Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Cost Sharing, and Indefinitely Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts Ability to work effectively with program managers, project officers, and technical subject matter experts analyzing requirements documents and developing work statements.