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Description

Grey Street Consulting, LLC (Grey Street), a leading small business provider of a full range of contracting and procurement operational support services to Federal civilian and defense agencies, is seeking to hire a Senior Contract Specialist to support our clients within the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).

USCP is located in SW Washington, DC where this position is currently being performed in a hybrid capacity with going on-site once a week.  Candidates need to be agreeable to the possibility of the government returning staff on-site, potentially multiple days per pay period in the future.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Demonstrated skill in negotiating the best terms for requirements and handling problem situations.
• Produces clear and concise contractual documents that decrease contract administration difficulties.
• Utilizes Federal Supply Schedules, GWACs, Request for Quotes and Pricing to accomplish his/her requirement.
• Well versed in directing an evaluation process and able to write and defend an award recommendation to the Contracting Officer. 
• Identifies appropriate clauses, documentation of contract decisions and actions, file establishment and maintenance.
• Identifies appropriate use of sole source justifications and assist with customers to promote competition; successfully completes negotiations on difficult contracts and modifications involving complex requirements.
• Presents issues clearly and effectively so desired outcomes are consistently achieved.
• Examines and evaluates the contractor's prospective cost estimates or price proposals to determine the necessity, fairness, and reasonableness of proposed contract costs. 
• Reviews past performance reports and conducts reference checks to determine the financial and technical capability of award candidates for the purpose of assessing risk to the government for the successful attainment of program goals and to determine if the award candidate has an acceptable level of integrity and is financially and technically responsible. 
• Advises and assists program officials in the drafting of proposal analysis reports documenting the technical evaluation process for selecting sources.
• Monitors outstanding contracts to ensure satisfactory progress, to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, and to identify problems that threaten contractor performance.
• Negotiates contract modifications and the terms and costs of contract changes.
• Performs work related to the termination of contracts for either convenience of the Government or default of the contractor, including equitable adjustments, change proposals, costs, profit, and other related matters.
• Prepares written requests for proposal; publicizes requirements; issues solicitation documents; analyzes offers received; prepares negotiation positions; evaluates technical and cost proposals; negotiates cost, fee or profit as well as technical issues; and enters into a formal contract with the offeror.
• Prepares an invitation for bid, publicizes the requirements for items and services to be procured, issues the solicitation document, reviews the bids for responsiveness to the solicitation, determines financial responsibility and performance capability of the bidders, and awards the contract. 
• Uses a variety of contract types, such as performance based, fixed price, purchase orders, cost-reimbursement, cost-plus-fee (including fixed fee, incentive fee, and award fee), as well as grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions to procure items and/or services.

Requirements

Job Requirements and Experience 

• Requires 8-10 years of Federal contracting experience handling the duties listed above.  Level II FAC-C Certification required. 
• Bachelor's degree in any field is desired, that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: business, finance, accounting, law, contracts, economics, marketing, purchasing, management, industrial management, quantitative methods, organizational management.   
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interviewing skills, organization and people skills
• Excellent ability to self-manage and see projects to completion.
• Strong collaborator and partner who can influence up and down in the organization
• Must use tact, diplomacy and patience when communicating and dealing with others, e.g., co-workers, managers, supervisors, vendors and internal/external clients
• Provide status reports for management review
• Strong customer service skills with a focus on excellence in Grey Street client management and execution  
• Experience with Microsoft office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc) essential
• Operation of a PC in an office environment.
• This is a primarily sedentary position. 
• Some bending, light lifting and carrying of equipment may be required.
• Must be willing to work on site, in SW Washington part-time.  Must be able to work remotely.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance required by the client.

ADA Requirements 

• Operate a PC and phone in an office environment.
• Work in a primarily sedentary position. 
• Perform some bending, light lifting, and carrying of equipment may      be required.
• Any additional office equipment that is required by the position.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

About the United States Capitol Police 

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories.  It is the only full-service federal law enforcement agency appointed by the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.

Office of Acquisition Management has a variety of procurement opportunities including administrative goods and services, facility projects, information technology goods and services, law enforcement goods and services, and training. 

About Grey Street Consulting, LLC 

Grey Street is a small, federal contracting firm. Founded in 2015, Grey Street has already established itself as a leading small business provider of federal human resources (HR) services. Grey Street provides staff augmentation support to numerous federal agencies including but not limited to the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Homeland Security (DHS) just to name a few. Our approach to the delivery of professional services is rooted in our deep subject matter expertise and supported by our ability to effectively manage our client's needs and expectations while delivering measurable results. 

Grey Street offers a robust benefit package which includes comprehensive medical, dental, and 401k with a guaranteed match!! 

To learn more about Grey Street click here: https://greystreet-consulting.com/