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Contract Specialist
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Posted 60 days ago
About the Role
NIST is seeking a Contract Specialist to carry out all potential activities for the full acquisition cycle (pre-award and post-award) for a wide variety of complex, mission-critical acquisitions of products and services. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates. This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on the date the first 100 applications are received or 05/18/2026, whichever comes first.
What You'll Do
- →Serves as a contract specialist for all potential activities for the full acquisition cycle (pre-award and post-award) for a wide variety of complex, mission-critical acquisitions of products and services.
- →Responsible for all actions related to acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiations, contract award, contract administration, and contract management functions for highly specialized and significant agency procurements.
- →Develops acquisition planning and procurement objectives to create complex supply and/or service contracts; utilizes intricate contractual strategies requiring original research, unique requirements, and long term acquisition impact.
- →Prepares solicitations and may conduct pre-solicitation/pre-proposal conferences to afford industry opportunities to ask questions, express concerns, or offer suggestions that impact the overall acquisition strategy.
- →Maintains full responsibility for contract administration and adherence; determines actions related to contract performance, coordinates support for programs, establishes milestones and performance schedules, and ensures compliance.
- →Analyzes price and cost data contained in the contractor's proposals to ascertain the reasonableness of price with or without competitive pricing.
- →Conducts negotiations to consummate award actions with responsible contractors; ensures the government's requirements are obtained at a fair and reasonable price and within the required timeframes established.
- →Investigates and handles complex, controversial post-award actions and problems; explains and justifies issues and positions; and resolves particular contractual claims.
- →Conducts training in the contracting functions for technical, administrative, and contract support personnel.
- →Perform mentoring and review of work products for other contract specialists who are performing pre-award and post-award actions.
Requirements
- ✓This position has an education requirement.
- ✓Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package.
- ✓However, an official copy will be required before a final offer of employment.
- ✓Use of foreign education for qualifications.
- ✓An accredited organization must evaluate education completed outside of the U.S. to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S.
- ✓Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website.
- ✓A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with course-by-course listing) is required with your application.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 90704c3d-740f-4ae6-b70c-dd91b6ee0d57
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