Senior Contract Specialist

Join a company where excellence meets opportunity! At MIRACORP Inc., we don’t just provide federal government contract services—we set the gold standard in quality and reliability. What truly sets us apart? Our people.
We believe our employees are the cornerstone of everything we achieve. That’s why we invest in talent, innovation, and leadership, fostering a workplace where your contributions make a real impact. As part of our team, you’ll experience unmatched career development, collaboration, and the chance to be part of something extraordinary.
 

Essential Functions:

Programmatic Acquisition Strategy & Advisory

Under the oversight of the GSA Contracting Officer (CO), this role is responsible for gathering critical information, identifying viable options, and providing strategic recommendations to the CO for programmatic decision-making, including:

• Engaging in programmatic discussions with Special Programs Division (SPD) PMs, customers, and SPD management to determine approaches for mission requirements.

• Interfacing with functional and internal support organizations to develop recommended strategies for accomplishing work in GSA-owned/leased space and customer-owned facilities, requiring varied acquisition approaches.

• Determining the most suitable contract type per program requirement, such as design-build, design-bid-build, lease-construct, operations and maintenance, service contracts, or other delivery methods, including sequencing and interactions.

• Providing recommendations on acquiring other program needs, including software, support services, furniture, and additional requirements.

• Coordinating acquisition approaches across stakeholders such as Regional Offices, PBS Central Office, FAS, and the customer agency headquarters.

• Considering program priorities, site-specific restrictions, funding limitations, inherently governmental implications, and staffing constraints in acquisition planning.

Acquisition Branch Support & Compliance

Supports the Acquisition Branch Chief through research, compliance efforts, and process improvements, including:

• Conducting acquisition research with other PBS Regional Offices, FAS, Procurement Management Review (PMR) team, GSA Senior Procurement Executive, PBS Assistant Commissioner for Acquisition Management, and PBS Director of Acquisition Policy to identify best practices, risks, and mitigation strategies.

• Developing and refining processes, contingency planning, and procedures to enhance SPD operations across acquisition, program management, and leadership teams.

• Preparing audit responses for PMR audits, Inspector General audits, Small Business audits, and other data requests. Directly interfacing with auditors to provide clarification and documentation.

• Engaging subject matter experts in Regional and Central Offices to resolve contract writing system, budget, and finance issues, distributing solutions for SPD-wide implementation.

Training, Best Practices & Advisory Services

• Sharing expertise, lessons learned, sample documents, and templates during SPD division meetings and one-on-one training with contract specialists.

• Identifying trends, resolving root causes, implementing solutions, and monitoring corrective actions across SPD at the request of the Acquisition Branch Chief.

• Providing advisory support for acquisition planning and program strategies, ensuring effective execution of new and existing RWA programs.

• Facilitating knowledge transfer across SPD disciplines to maximize program efficiency.

Small Business Coordinator Support

As needed, fulfilling Small Business Coordinator responsibilities, including:

• Disseminating capability statements to SPD and conducting market research.

• Reviewing Statements of Work (SOWs) and identifying