Title:
Contract Administrator - Intermediate
TS/SCI with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) Clearance is required.
Location: DC, Maryland, Virginia area.
KBR Government Solutions delivers full life cycle professional and technical solutions that improve operational readiness and drive innovation. Our solutions help ensure mission success on land, air, sea, space and cyberspace for the Department of Defense, intelligence community, NASA and other federal agencies. KBR’s areas of expertise include engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity.
The Contract Administrator position provides all forms of contract-related support through all phases of contract award, administration, and closeout. The Contract Administrator will serve as a business advisor for all acquisition and contract related Program Office needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides general contract administration support including: Prepares data-call response for Government approval. Prepares reports as directed by the CO, Team Chief or Senior Contracting Officer. Interfaces with financial management systems such as Execution And Reporting (NEAR), Financial Info System (NFIS), Financial Information Tool or FFO Information Tool (FIT), Financial Information Requirements Systems Tool (FIRST),EpX Studio and other financial management tools.
- Maintains contract files in accordance with all required regulations.
- Prepares contract award and modifications in accordance with NAM/FAR for CO review/signature into EPX, to include identifying appropriate solicitation and contract clauses.
- Drafts, edits, reviews, and maintains all contractual documentation, such as pre negotiation and price negotiation memorandums, SOWs, Justifications and Approvals (J&A), acquisition plans, and other acquisition/contracting documents for consideration by authorized Government personnel.
- Provides recommendations on contract matters to Government personnel such as the COTR, Program Control, and/or Security, as required.
- Collects and analyzes relevant market information from Government and non-Government sources in order to make recommendations regarding possible sources; prepares Market Research reports.
- Makes recommendations to authorized Government personnel regarding cash flow regarding acquisitions.
- Analyzes customer requirements and recommends the appropriate contract type that meets all statutory requirements.
- Recommends appropriate contracting methods based on customer requirement.
- Makes recommendations on the appropriate method of publicizing a procurement.
- Constructs contract incentives that meet required policy while incentivizing positive contractor performance.
- Makes recommendations regarding the types of contract financing available based on contract type and method of procurement.
- Makes recommendations regarding when full and open, full and open after exclusion of sources, and Other Than Full and Open competition should be used.
- Drafts source selection criteria using best value, lowest price technically acceptable or other methods for contracts awarded by negotiation for consideration by authorized Government personnel.
- Drafts pre-award and post-award debriefings for successful offerors.
- Supports pre-award and post-award protests in accordance with the FAR/NAM requirements.
- Makes recommendations regarding cost/price analysis of contract holders proposals, to include identify when certified cost or pricing data is required.
- Assists in preparing and conducting negotiation of all the elements of a potential contract or solicitation including schedule, performance, and price; and prepares related documents.
- Tracks contract holders use of Government property and supports the resolution of property-related issues.
- Prepares and submits expired contracts into the contract close-out (i.e., Settlements) process.
- Supports and documents contract terminations including calculating contract termination final contract price.
- Makes recommendations regarding analysis, computation, and tracking contract payments and support the resolution of payment-related problems.
- Identifies indicators of fraud or other legal offenses.
- Analyzes, recommends, and documents the validity of claims.
- Resolves contract issues with CO approval.
- Makes recommendations regarding the evaluation and documentation of subcontracting plans, organizational conflict of interest plans, foreign ownership, control, or influence situations, international traffic and arms regulation situations, and deviation waivers.
- Supports and documents delivery and acceptance of goods and/or services in accordance with the contract to Government personnel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a business related discipline
- Target 4 years
OR
- Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a least 24 semester hours in Business related courses
- Target 6 years
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program lifecycle within the Government Solutions and Energy sectors. KBR employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
Government Solutions , serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full lifecycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics
Technology Solutions , featuring proprietary technology, equipment, catalysts, digital solutions and related technical services for the monetization of hydrocarbons, including refining, petrochemicals, ammonia and specialty chemicals, as well as inorganics
Energy Solutions , including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU); program management and consulting services
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver .