Senior Contracting Officer

Compensation Grade:

S21

Salary Range:

$104,178.00-$151,059.00

Opening Date:

January 31, 2025

Closing Date:

February 15, 2025

Please Note: All job announcements close at 11:59 p.m. of the day before the posted closing date.

As a Senior Contracting Officer, you will perform and provide guidance to contracting staff in a wide variety of procurement and contracting activities.

Senior Contracting Officer

Serves in the Procurement and Contracts Department in the Office of Supply Chain Management at the Headquarters Office or Washington Dulles International Airport.

In conjunction with the Contracts Manager, performs and leads a wide range of contracting functions, from pre-award to post-award. Reviews, plans, solicits, evaluates awards, administers, and closes out procurements and contracts. Provides technical guidance to the Contracting Officers and ensures proper procedures are followed in processing contracts. Performs related functions.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides oversight and guidance to Contracting Officers, including assisting in developing negotiation strategies for procurement actions.

Leads program reviews and reviews procurement documents.

Responsible for assisting COTR in writing all necessary documents such as Request for Quotation (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW), Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Independent Cost Evaluation (ICE).

Ensures Contracting Officers select the appropriate contract type e.g., firm-fixed-price, task order, fixed unit price, incentive, cost-reimbursement, etc., based on a variety of considerations. Determines appropriate method of procurement e.g., request for proposal (RFP), request for quotations (RFQ), or invitation for bid (IFB) and plans the procurement schedule.

Responsible for assisting COTR in writing all necessary documents such as Request for Quotation (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW), Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Independent Cost Evaluation (ICE).

Prepares solicitation documents and incorporates specific terms and conditions covering provisions such as contract type, Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) program, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), and Women's Business Enterprises (WBE) requirements.

Develops evaluation factors and identifies sources of competition in conjunction with the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) through conducting market research.

Conducts market research to identify potential offerors who can satisfy solicitation requirements and meet socioeconomic goals and requirements (e.g., Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) program, Women’s Business Enterprise [WBE]).

Works to identify new sources or methods to stimulate small or disadvantaged business participation.

Chairs pre-proposal conferences for prospective offerors; responds to inquiries from potential offerors and prepares written amendments to the solicitation. as required.

Acts as a point of contact to potential offerors during the pre-award period.

Conducts commercial review of submitted proposals.

For construction, professional services, and other service contracts, independently manages, with little or no supervision, the procurement process from solicitation issuance, through evaluation, to contract award.  Prepares price or cost analyses and conducts negotiations, as appropriate, to obtain the best price and other terms and conditions most advantageous to the Airports Authority.

Ensures Contracting Officers perform contract management and administration functions, such as coordinating review and approval of invoices with the COTR and certifies payment. 

Provides training of developmental level Contracting Officers as well as COTRs. 

Evaluates and negotiates contract changes to the contract price and scope and prepares modifications to the contract.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Six years of progressively responsible experience in procurements and contracts administration and a bachelor’s degree in any field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge of and ability to implement various types of contracts and methods of contracting for construction and A/E projects, goods and services and/or concessions.

Knowledge of and ability to apply contracting principles, policies, and procedures to pre-award and post-award actions.

Knowledge of and ability to ensure compliance with requirements, procedures, and special programs (e.g., Small Local Business Enterprise (