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Contract Administrator

Defense Contract Management Agency · Posted 9 days ago

Hybrid Tucson, AZ $92K – $142K Apply by Jun 19, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Operations
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About the Role

See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Tucson, AZ: $92,195-$140,994 (includes 19.28% locality) Saint Louis, MO: $92,775-$141,880 (includes 20.03% locality)

What You'll Do

  • Monitor contractor performance for compliance with applicable laws, data reporting requirements and payment provisions.
  • Communicate with contractor for contract progress review of assigned contracts.
  • Monitor expenditures on cost, incentive and fixed price contracts requiring funds control; reports on anticipated over order to report on anticipated over/underrun of estimated costs; and participates in pre-award surveys.
  • Advise, counsel, and provide technical guidance/instruction to team members regarding contract administration functions.
  • Negotiate various overhead rate agreements, forward pricing rate agreements, and advance agreements; resolves disagreements between auditor and contractor involving audit determined rates; (con't..) (con't..) and negotiates prices for unpriced orders under basic ordering agreements and Indefinite Deliver Contracts (IDCs).
  • Ensure documentation is in place for negotiated overhead rate and forward pricing agreements.
  • Conduct pre and post award conferences with the contractor to clarify standard and special provisions, if needed, and ensure compliance with contract requirements.
  • Serves as a warranted Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO).
  • Incumbent is warranted with unlimited signatory authority as defined in FAR 42.302 and DFARS 242.302.

Requirements

  • Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
  • This position has a minimum education requirement.
  • You MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims.
  • The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred.
  • Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
  • Department of Education.
  • Licenses must be current at time of application.
  • GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
  • Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
  • If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 47315115-1d6e-47f6-b0aa-42083a5924a6

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