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Contract Specialist

Missile Defense Agency · Posted 1 days ago

HybridRedstone Arsenal, AL$93K – $158KApply by Jun 1, 2026ContractingENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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About the Role

This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating and supporting a spectrum of acquisitions for both cost-reimbursement, fixed-price contracting, and other transaction authorities. Salary Ranges are the following unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail. For the Redstone Arsenal, AL Location: $93,216 to $144,102 For the Dahlgren Location: $102,415 to $158,322

What You'll Do

  • This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
  • As a Contract Specialist at the NH-1102-3 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as a contract specialist and member of a negotiating team responsible for planning, coordinating, and negotiating a variety of procurements pertaining to research, development, test and evaluation requirements essential to the Missile Defense Agency's mission.
  • Coordinates, analyzes, and negotiates acquisitions of both cost reimbursement and fixed-price contracting in such areas as prototype development of sophisticated research and test equipment; weapons systems; software systems development; and development of new and unique materials.
  • Conducts acquisition planning and, in coordination with the technical program office, determines the contractual strategy to be used in the acquisition of a specific program element.
  • Prepares required determinations and findings.
  • Prepares and assembles solicitation documents.
  • Processes, analyzes, evaluates, performs cost analysis, provides input for the competitive range determinations or makes the competitive range determination if serving as a contracting officer, and develops a pre-negotiation position for proposals.
  • Negotiates individual contracts to obtain services for the Government at a fair and reasonable cost within acceptable time frames.
  • Serves as a point of contact for advising and assisting the MDA Deputies and Directors in areas not requiring contracting officer authorization, such as, coordination of future procurement requirements; preparation of required procurement

Requirements

  • Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
  • For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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