State Price Agreement Administrator / Contract Administrator IV - hybrid

State Price Agreement Administrator / Contract Administrator IV - Hybrid

Salary : $71,544.00 - $93,000.00 Annually

Location : Statewide, CO

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : AAA-02639-100125

Department : Department of Personnel & Administration

Division : Office of the State Controller

Opening Date : 10 / 09 / 2025

Closing Date : 10 / 23 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain

FLSA : Determined by Position

Type of Announcement : This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

FLSA Status : Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information : Heather Siegal heather.siegal@state.co.us

Primary Physical Work Address : Eligible for a hybrid flexible work assignment within Colorado and may be required to work on site at 1525 Sherman St Denver CO 80203 as necessary to meet business needs.

Hiring Pay Rate : While a salary range is posted for this position, any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state service as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

This posting may fill more than one vacancy.

Thank you for your interest in working for the State of Colorado. Join us and find meaningful work in public service to our state and its residents, helping to make Colorado a great place to live and work in.

The Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) is the foundation for dependable state government, leading with responsiveness, integrity, and teamwork. We provide services to other government agencies and all Coloradans by taking bold initiative toward a government with engaged employees, innovative solutions, and constructive partnerships.

DPA provides a wide range of programs and services, from custodial & maintenance to financial and human resources support, which assist other state agencies in fulfilling their missions. At DPA, there are countless opportunities to contribute to meaningful work that supports and serves the people of Colorado. The wide variety of positions in DPA allow individuals to learn about state operations and provide for long-term career growth.

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and build greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado; it's a chance to combine your expertise with public service. Our professionals strive to support state government and the residents of Colorado. Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more.

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Why We Want You :

We want your expertise, positive energy, drive to succeed, and love of this great state as we work to elevate the expectations Coloradans have of their government.

What You'll Get From Us :

In return for the skilled work you do, DPA provides a competitive compensation and benefits package to accompany employment opportunities. Please see the Benefits Overview video for details on the benefits offered to employees.

Description of Job :

The position directly supports the state in all areas of contracts procurement and serves as a liaison between the State Purchasing and Contracts Office (SPCO) and external customers, including state agencies, the DPA Executive Office, State Controller's Office, and Attorney General's Office to ensure programmatic compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and requirements. The position is responsible for developing, evaluating and administering statewide price agreements and to be accountable to programs across all state agencies that are critical to the success of state government. The position provides agency support, guidance, and training and develops statewide policies and procedures.

A summary of the duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following :

Statewide Price Agreement Solicitation and Contract Administration

Develop, implement, and administer statewide information technology (IT) price agreements, which are used by state agencies, political subdivisions, public school districts, institutions of higher education, and qualified non-profit entities.

Provide guidance to the Price Agreement Manager and / or Chief Procurement Officer regarding procurement strategy, including the need for any new state price agreements.

Conduct thorough market research to include work with vendors or other experts to verify specifications, industry practices and related issues.

Serve as a contract manager for contracts and monitor price agreements to ensure vendors and the state are complying with terms, conditions, and pricing, and review vendor performance by requesting and analyzing data from end users / agencies.

Monitor renewals and terms of price agreements and assist in planning for future need for resoliciting or modifying agreements.

Maintain procurement records on CORE, VSS, or other approved platforms.

Collaborate with others regarding availability of goods / services and price changes to ensure a continuous source of supply.

Build and maintain market knowledge for related price agreement areas of responsibility.

Seek out continuous improvement opportunities and bring ideas to the Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Price Agreement Manager and the Chief Procurement Officer for implementation.

Agency Support, Guidance, and Training

Conduct Requests for Information, Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Negotiate, or other market research and / or sourcing methods on behalf of non-delegated state agencies and state agencies with a Group 1 purchasing delegation.

Agency staff seek technical guidance from this position regarding IT price agreements and procurement rules and policies.

Develop and present guidance to statewide procurement community and / or participate in roundtable discussions and question and answer sessions at SPCO-led events.

Provide guidance to vendors about the procurement process by explaining how they can do business with the State.

Participate and meet with procurement staff from local governments, states and other cooperative purchasing entities, attend conferences / meetings including travel and serve in leadership capacity as warranted.

Support SPCO efforts to design, implement, and administer training and monitoring programs to improve state agency procurement activities.

Provide training and assistance to other SPCO staff as requested.

Policies and Procedures

Assist in developing and implementing policies, procedures, operating plans and programs for SPCO as well as the statewide procurement community.

Make recommendations and provide feedback to the Strategic Sourcing Specialist, State Price Agreement Manager and Chief Procurement Officer regarding specification standardization, trend projections, and process improvements.

Review procurement questions raised by the procurement community. Assist in evaluating responses to these questions and provide input on decisions made by the State Price Agreement Manager and / or Chief Procurement Officer.

SPCO Support

Maintain current knowledge of the IT, fiscal, procurement, and contract fields, including unique professional knowledge regarding cooperative purchasing, as well as SPCO functions and responsibilities in order to incorporate trends and be forward-thinking.

Self monitor and obtain training / guidance as needed to assure continued expertise.

Support SPCO by providing assistance with accessibility, open records requests, planning, organizing, and carrying out SPCO events, and other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights :

• A Human Resources Analyst will only review the work experience / job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado online application, but may be attached. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position.

Skills-Based Hiring This position is advertised in line with the Governor's executive order focused on skills-based hiring practices that focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the job and aligns the hiring process accordingly.

Residency Requirement :

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description :

H1H4XX Contract Administrator IV

Minimum Qualifications :

Experience Only :

At least seven (7) years of experience in procurement which includes contract administration, issuing formal solicitations, managing proposal evaluations, and negotiating contracts.

OR

Education and Experience :

At least a