Junior Contracts Specialist

Avion Solutions Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Junior Contracts Specialist to support U.S. Army Threat Systems Management Office. This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Develop contract requirements acquisition packages.

• Recommend the appropriate contract type/method for the product or service being procured, as well as recommend and/or implement courses of action that may depart from previous approaches, including contracts with extremely stringent timeframes.

• Establish and monitor acquisition milestones to ensure progress toward award.

• Writing and staffing various documents such as market research reports, procurement plans, justifications, determinations and findings, and other supporting documents for approval at higher levels.

• Reviewing Performance Work Statements and Statements of Work to ensure they adequately describe requirements.

• Provide sound business advice, guidance, training, and assistance to team members and technical or program personnel on procurement processes, contractual language, legal responsibilities, and acquisition and business-related issues.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

• Three (3) years direct, relevant experience in cradle-to-grave Department of War (DOW) contracting, including actions exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

• Varied contract knowledge related to products and services for major systems, research and development (R&D), and/or complex programs using a wide range of contracting methodologies.

• Demonstrated experience in writing and staffing pre/post-award contract-related documentation.

• Knowledge of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contracts.

• On-site presence at customer office at Redstone Arsenal.

• Be proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint)

• Possess and maintain a SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Acquisition Career Field Certifications (FAC-C Professional or DAWIA Level II)

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.