Contract Specialist I

Federal Contractor is currently hiring for the position of Contract Specialists (Level I) in Washington, DC.

• Strong communication skills (both verbal and in writing);
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is required.
• U.S. Citizen (per Government contract requirements)

Requires Bachelor’s Degree in Finance,  Law, Contracts, Purchasing, Management, Business, Economics, Marketing, Accounting or related fields (with extensive experience and at least 24 college credits in a professional series captured above may be considered).

• Minimum of 1-Year Experience with Federal contracting and in-depth knowledge of FAR;
• Understanding of basic contracting concepts and ability to make determinations on said concepts with little supervisory input (Commerciality, Sole-Source v. Competitive, Required Sources, etc.);
• Ability to utilize contracting applications for simplified actions (PRISM, FPDS-NG, etc.);
• Ability to perform close-out functions of cost-reimbursable and FFP service and supply contracts.