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NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM) · 7 hours ago

SENIOR FACILITIES CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Virginia Beach, VA

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is dedicated to providing world-class benefits and support for military families. The Senior Facilities Contracts Specialist will oversee the planning, development, and administration of construction and architect/engineer contracts, ensuring compliance with NEXCOM requirements while collaborating with various stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Exercises contractual authority, within authorized limits, to enter into contracts using non-appropriated funds for the NAFI

Develops and assembles request for quotation (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP) solicitation packages, ensuring they align with relevant policies and are appropriately formatted for different contracting methods (e.g., sealed bid, negotiated, simplified acquisitions). These packages support NEXCOM facility construction, repair, renovation, sustainment, architectural, engineering, professional services, and field requirements. Prepares contracts and contract specifications for development, demonstration models, and preliminary designs involving new or untried concepts or techniques

Plans both pre and post-negotiation strategies, coordinates with stakeholders, and leads negotiations to determine contract price and terms. Directs or performs post-award negotiations, including contract changes or modifications, unsettled change proposals, special agreements, and pricing arrangements. Negotiates changes in price, terms, and conditions, overhead rate agreements due to contract modifications, supplementary agreements, settlements from change orders due to defective specifications, and/or changed site conditions. Prepares comprehensive documentation related to negotiation and pricing actions

Oversees contract budgets and other contract-related administrative actions to ensure financial accountability. Reviews contractor submittals and certifies completed work for scheduled progress payments. Compiles audit-ready contract files and reviews completed official contract files to ensure all contractual requirements are met, no pending administrative actions remain, all documents are properly signed, no litigation actions are pending, and the contract is complete in every respect. Certifies that the contract is ready for final payment and closure

Provides comprehensive cradle-to-grave contracting support, starting with the review of procurement requests for clarity, adequacy, and completeness. Obtains all necessary pre-solicitation clearances, develops and recommends the most suitable type of contract and incentive structure for use by the contracting officer, handles solicitation efforts, develops vendor base, coordinate preconstruction efforts including contracting officer’s representative (COR) integration, and executes contract awards, task orders, and/or modifications/contract options. Monitors contractor technical performance over the contract's lifespan and coordinates post-performance assessments and warranty follow-up as required

Serves as the Source Selection Authority and/or Source Selection Board member to evaluate contractor past performance, price, experience, and technical ability. Utilizes pricing trends, economic factors, and historical statistical cost data to analyze the contractor’s costs, pricing, and financial capability to perform the contract's requirements

Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders such as project managers, engineers, architects, and legal counsel to ensure effective communication, coordination, and resolution of contract-related issues

Issues cure and/or show-cause notices when the contractor is not in compliance with contract provisions and/or specifications. Terminates contracts for default and/or convenience if required. Manages contractor requests for equitable adjustments and adjudication of contractor claims. Develops documents for legal review as required

Provides senior-level review of junior contract specialist actions

Supports and upholds NEXCOM contracting policies and procedures. Makes recommendations for and implements process improvements as required. Provides advice, training, mentoring, guidance, and interpretation to junior level contracting personnel on procurement regulations, policies, and procedures

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Contract negotiationContract administrationConstruction contractsBudget monitoringSolicitation package developmentStakeholder collaborationPolicy enforcementFinancial disclosureMentoring

Required

EDUCATION: a 4-year Baccalaureate degree in any field

OR 24 semester hours of bachelor degree level classes in any of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management

AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Four years of progressive contracting experience, (government or private sector) with a focus in construction that allowed the candidate to demonstrate the ability to execute a majority of the following: Develop and implement prototype solicitation package for unique system wide and or regional contracts, requiring innovative, specialized and nonstandard acquisition methodology; Independently prepare and issue a request for proposals; Demonstrate knowledge and/or conduct negotiations with offerors, including independent preparation of appropriate correspondence; Demonstrate knowledge of competitive range determinations, including how to determine offerors to exclude and including competitive ranges; Independently evaluate proposals, and prepare contract action clearance documentation or contract review board memorandums. Present cases to the contract review board to award large purchase; debrief unsuccessful offerors and/or independently prepare appropriate documentation to provide debriefing information to unsuccessful offerors

Benefits

Federal Healthcare

Dental, Vision, 401(k) & Pension Plan

Accrual of paid time off (PTO) beginning on day one

Tuition reimbursement program

Continuity Programs for Military Spouses

Pet Insurance for your furry family members!

Paid relocation for eligible positions! (ask your recruiter!)

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Company

NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM)

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The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) Enterprise encompasses six business lines, boasting a workforce of more than 14,000 associates located around the globe.

Founded in 1946

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees