Hive Group
Contract Support Analyst - Advanced
Full-TimeUpdated on 9/30/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Alabama, USA
In Person
Regular on-site attendance at Redstone Arsenal is required.
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required
About the job
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Procurement and Contract Management, Logistics, or a related field.
- Prior experience as a Warranted Procurement Contracting Officer, or at least ten years as a Contract Specialist for a Department of Defense buying activity or a civilian agency that executed assisted acquisitions for Department of Defense activities.
- Direct experience advising on or conducting at least five Department of Defense source selections, or experience at civilian agencies that executed assisted acquisitions for Department of Defense activities.
- Experience formulating competitive Requests for Proposals for Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 formal source selections and Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 16.505 ordering procedures.
- Experience conducting sole-source cost/price analysis, developing Price Negotiation Memorandums, and negotiating cost-type proposals.
- An active Secret clearance is required.
Responsibilities
- Analyze contract requirement packages, draft solicitations, evaluate proposals, and coordinate cost-reimbursement and fixed-price acquisitions to ensure regulatory and statutory compliance.
- Provide acquisition planning in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 7, support development of requirement documents, and assist in developing contract strategy with the technical program office.
- Support the government negotiation team and advise the Procurement Contracting Officer during negotiations to help obtain fair and reasonable prices.
- Provide advisory services on future procurement requirements, assist with required procurement documentation, and support responses to procurement-strategy questions.
- Advise program offices, acquisition managers, and contract specialists on contract planning, negotiation, award, and execution in areas not requiring Procurement Contracting Officer authorization.
- Participate in contract execution for specialized research and development requirements for programs and activities.
- Process data, evaluate documents, and provide input for pre-negotiation positions.
- Develop documentation for Procurement Contracting Officer approval, including Determinations and Findings, Justification and Approval documents, and Memorandums for Record.
- Coordinate with the Procurement Contracting Officer to prioritize, organize, and monitor requirements and establish timely implementation schedules.
- Analyze and validate government-furnished-property attachments for accuracy and compliance with contract government-property regulations and policies.
- Manage and support the integration of contract requirements.
- Support cost/price analysis and price-objective development.
- Coordinate technical evaluations.
- Advise contracting officers and property officials on contract property management regulations, policy, and financial audit requirements.
- Analyze proposed updates to organizational policies involving contract government property against federal and Department of Defense regulations to ensure compliance.
- Research and analyze contract government-property data to identify discrepancies and trends.
- Process closed-property disposal packages and coordinate resolution of identified discrepancies with internal and external organizations.
- Create and maintain accurate, detailed property reports.
- Advise on the development of contract property management policies.
- Provide weekly reports for senior executives and leaders, record and distribute meeting minutes, collect read-ahead charts, and provide executive-level advice.
- Support senior leaders through internal and external communication forums, coordinate briefings, and contribute to organization-wide initiatives.
- Contribute to organizational policy development and assist with strategic planning and business operations.
- Support engagements with industry and other government agencies by coordinating and developing briefings.
- Analyze and provide input for briefings, memorandums, and presentations.
- Develop and update functional training packages, how-to guides, checklists, and templates for internal customers.
- Assist in developing templates, disseminating best practices, and researching contract management and closeout topics.
- Assist with preparation for audits conducted by internal and external agencies.
- Assist with implementing and developing contract-management oversight systems and processes.
- Assist in determining and closing physically completed inactive contracts and de-obligating associated unliquidated obligation balances.
- Manage taskers through the ETMS2 system and ensure they are closed before deadlines.
- Maintain and update the Contract Management portal page as portal manager.
- Monitor the portal and remove outdated information monthly.
- Distribute and manage responses to assigned intra-agency taskers.
- Pull reports from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment suite for compliance and situational awareness.
- Maintain contract and acquisition information in government electronic databases.
- Develop work products using Microsoft Teams, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
- Provide administrative support for the Freedom of Information Act program and update its tracker.
Desired Qualifications
- DAWIA Level III certification, or equivalent, in Contracting.