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Contract Administrator
Defense Contract Management Agency · Posted 52 days ago
Hybrid Colorado Springs, CO $90K – $150K Apply by Aug 21, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Operations
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See below for important information regarding this job. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Colorado Springs, Colorado: $99,800- $142,022 (includes 20.15% locality) Dayton, Ohio: $92,841- $143,523 (includes 21.42% locality) Greenville, Texas: $97,307- $150,426 (includes 27.26% locality) Waco, Texas: $89,508- $138,370 (includes 17.06% locality)
What You'll Do
- →If selected at the GS-12 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
- →Serve as a warranted Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) warranted with unlimited signatory authority as defined in FAR 42.302 and DFARS 242.302.
- →Responsible for contract administration of contractors involved in the production of one or more major defense system (MDS) or major subsystem, or an ACO who maintains cognizance over a series of complex contracts, grants and other transactions.
- →Provide initial data to the responsible supervisor concerning performance, commendation, future work plans, and further training and development needs of team members.
- →Resolve disposition of funds listed on the canceling funds report.
- →Contracts administered may have complex short or long-term cost, incentive, re-determinable, flexibly priced, and complex firm fixed-price type contracts.
- →Grants/Agreements may require separate appointments as Administrative Grants Officer (AGO) and/or Administrative Agreements Officer (AAO).
- →Responsible for communication with external and internal DoD partners, including Procurement Contracting Officers, Program Managers, Auditors, Inspector General representatives, Cost Monitors, and Government/Contractor Executive Senior leaders.
- →Establish and negotiate government position, and review contractor’s practices and proposals pertaining to government contracts.
Requirements
- ✓Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
- ✓If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims.
- ✓Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience 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 (if applicable).
- ✓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
Job ID: 5713b1c6-a6ad-4812-a9b5-7fe4e624deaf
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