Senior Contract Support Specialist

About Blue Water Thinking

Guided by our principles of value generation, continuous innovation, customer-centricity, and vested collaboration, Blue Water Thinking proudly supports our Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals.

Founded by a decorated twenty-eight year Veteran of the United States Army, Blue Water Thinking understands and supports the mission of our Nation's war fighters, Veterans, their families and caretakers. 

Leveraging our executive team's military experience and private and public sector consulting expertise, Blue Water Thinking takes an integrated "one-team" approach and brings to bear best-fit solutions,  thought leadership, and grit to meet our client's transformational needs.

Fueled by our values of integrity, respect, professionalism, stewardship and customer service, the Blue Water Thinking team understands the power of the human connection, collaboration, humility and loyalty to one another, our clients and industry partners.

Lastly, our formula for success is simple:  Build something good, take care of our people, keep our clients satisfied, nurture our work ethic and reputation, build long-lasting partnerships, enjoy what we do and give back as much as possible.

Job Description:

Blue Water Thinking is seeking Senior Contract Support Specialists to support a variety of acquisition support services. The Senior Contract Support Specialist will assist with strategy, planning, data analysis, requirements and/or documentation development, preparing Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), compliance reviews for acquisition documents and forms in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist with advisory support and assisting functional area technical experts with the development of writing requirements into sound, sufficient Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS) and/or Orders.
• Assist with acquisition planning, solicitation preparation, market research and analysis, source selection document preparation.
• Prepare contract modifications and documents, cost/price analysis, development of analytics, create reports, preparation of contract termination documents.
• Successful performance will require a wide variety of associated procurement skills and activities including research, analysis, data entry, writing, document preparation, editing, scanning, document management, phone calls, faxing, filing, and other activities necessary to complete the tasks assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or at least twenty-Four (24) semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management.
• A minimum of five (5) recent years – within the last seven (7) years – relevant experience in conducting comprehensive and complex acquisition support services with an extensive knowledge of the FAR, Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), and all other applicable regulations and policies. Resume must reflect documented experience of pre- and post-award acquisition processes and activities along with related training and certifications.  

Construction/Architect-Engineering (AE) Specialized Experience Requirements:

• Ability to apply the required knowledge of laws, regulations, and procedures to the act of properly issuing and administering a construction contract in accordance with Federal acquisition laws, regulations, and best business practices. 
• Knowledge of construction and AE contracting request and develop construction/AE solicitation packages in accordance with FAR, VAAR, and agency policies and procedures. 
• Familiarity with FAR Part(s) 14, 15, 36, and 43. Unless otherwise approved by the VA any SCS (who meets the 5 years’ general experience requirement) who will be specializing in construction/AE requirements must also have the following experience: (1) 3 years of experience in developing AE  solicitations and administrating AE contracts and modifications; (2) 3 years of experience developing construction solicitations and administering construction contracts.

Complex service contracts (such as Health Care Contracts) experience requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of FAR 13/15.
• Familiarity with medical language.
• Any SCS (who meets the 5 years’ general experience requirement) who will be specializing in Complex service contracts must also have the following experience: 5 years of experience developing complex service solicitations and administering complex service.

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