Contract Administrator

Contract Administrator Position

VTG is looking for a Contract Administrator in Vandenberg, CA (VSFB) and Cape Canaveral, FL. What will you do? Enterprise Staff Services - Contracts Support (CS) provides contracts support across the OSL enterprise executing a full range of OSL Contract tasks. This support includes, but is not limited to pre-solicitation and solicitation activities, source selections, post-award contract execution and closeout activities. CS labor category skill levels (Pl thru P3) coupled with applicable launch service contract Statement of Work (SOW) tasks determine CS skill level requirements. Functions and related tasks may include :

• Provide general contract administration support including preparation of data-call responses for government approval and / or reports as directed by the CO, COTR, and Program Manager
• Interface with NRO financial management systems such as Budget Execution and Reporting Tool (BERT), Budget Analysis, Reporting Tool (BART), FIRST, Forest and Trees and other NRO financial management tools.
• Maintain contract files in accordance with all required regulations
• Prepare contract award and modifications in accordance with NAM / FAR for CO
• Review / signature into EPX, to include identifying appropriate solicitation and contract clauses
• Develop, edit, review, and maintain all contractual documentation, such as pre-negotiation and price negotiation memorandums and other acquisition / contracting documents
• Review, make recommendations and maintain official contractual documentation of program office generated SOWs, Justifications and Approvals (J&A), acquisition plans, and other acquisition / contracting documents
• Provide contracts advice and guidance to COTR, Program Control, and / or Security, as required
• Collect and analyze relevant market information from government and non-government sources to identify possible sources; review, edit and support Market Research reports
• Analyze and document cash flow considerations for appropriate contract actions
• Analyze customer requirements and recommend the appropriate contract type that meets all statutory requirements
• Identify the appropriate method of publishing a procurement
• Construct contract incentives that meet required policy while incentivizing positive contractor performance
• Determine and recommend types of contracts financing available based on contract type and method of procurement
• Determine and document when full and open, full and open after exclusion of sources, and Other Than Full and Open competition should be used
• Review and make recommendations on source selection criteria using best value, lowest price technically acceptable or other methods for contracts awarded by negotiation
• Review and make recommendations on pre-award and post-award debriefings for unsuccessful offerors
• Support pre-award and post-award protests in accordance with the FAR / NAM requirements
• Review and conduct cost / price analysis of contractor proposals, to include identify when certified cost or pricing data is required
• Assist in preparing and conducting negotiation of all the elements of a potential contract or solicitation including schedule, performance, and price; and prepare related documents
• Track contractor use of government property and support the resolution of property related issues
• Prepare and submit expired contracts into the contract close out (i.e., Settlements) process.
• Support and document contract terminations including calculating contract termination final contract price
• Analyze, compute, and track contract payments and support the resolution of payment-related problems
• Identify indicators of fraud or other legal offenses
• Analyze, recommend, and document the validity of claims
• Resolve contract issues with CO approval
• Review, evaluate, recommend, and document subcontracting plans, organizational conflict of interest plans, foreign ownership, control, or influence situations, international traffic and arms regulation situations, and deviation waivers.
• Support and document delivery and acceptance of goods and / or services in accordance with the contract

Do you have what it takes? Position requires a current and active TS / SCI with Poly; Years experience can be substituted as follows : 5 YEARS EXP = ASSOCIATES, 10 YEARS EXP = BACHELORS, 15 YEARS EXP = MASTERS. Ability to :

Pay Range : VTG's estimated starting pay range is $90,000 - 130,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.

Group ID : RTL806649