Posted 11/24/2008

The Harris Corporation in Melbourne , Florida has current Contracts

Administration opportunities available for mid-level professionals. We are

looking for individuals with leadership interests and capabilities, to

advance into management roles. To view job descriptions, please visit our

web site at www.harris.com <http://www.harris.com/> , click on "Careers",

and find requisitions GCSD09081048 and GCSD04081013.

In addition to the above, we also have an opportunity available for a

Director of Contracts for a $475M business unit.

Anyone who is interested should send their resumes to charley_hester@yahoo.com, or to

my colleague Justine Petterson at jpetters@harris.com

<http://us.f654.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jpetters@harris.com> .

 

Posted 11/6/2008

NCMA Member.

My name is Adena Artale and I am a Program Support Lead at Mission1st Group (based in NJ).   I’m looking to network with Contract Management professionals to try and advertise this job opening.  We are in the preliminary stages of recruitment and networking with the right people is my top priority right now. 

All I ask is that you share this information with your personal/professional network and please feel free to refer qualified candidates if you think of any.  Your partnership is appreciated, and I’d welcome the opportunity to assist you with any requests in the future.  Any contact information is appreciated and if you request I can gladly keep your information confidential.

Thank you and best wishes.  Below you will find the job information.

Contracts Manager (Location – AZ or NJ)

• Support of large, complex federal government contracts, balancing business needs with evolving market requirements.
• Use a  mix of strategic and transactional capabilities and a firm understanding of risk management (identifying consequence, probability and creative mechanisms for avoidance or acceptance).
• Apply service knowledge to the terms of a customer solicitation and to work with Sales or Business Development to develop strategies for optimizing use of Mission1st group services within a given RFP or contract framework.
• Oversee complex pre-award contracting issues including contracting methods, contract types (e.g. time and materials, firm fixed price, fixed price level of effort, cost plus award, fixed, or incentive fee, requirement contracts, performance based service contracts, basic agreements, and GSA Schedule ID/IQ), negotiation, source selection, R&D contracting and international procurements, and bid protests.
• Brief upper management on exceptions, alternatives and proposed solutions and provide recommendations to project staff and management, including bid/no bid decision-making. Prepare pre-award approval documents, review and approve all subsidiary contractual documents for protection of Mission1st Groups interests.
• Work directly with clients and staff and be involved in complex post-award contracting issues in the acquisition environment including disputes and appeals, claims, intellectual and technical data rights, post-award pricing and negotiations, terminations, contract modifications, value engineering, contractor systems reviews, property administration, quality assurance, contract financing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), labor relations, contract performance monitoring and surveillance, and contractor performance evaluation.
• Interface directly with government auditors on cost or price proposals.
• Candidate must have experience writing a contracts section for a prime contracts proposal

                   Education: Bachelor’s degree and five to ten years (or a high school degree and 12 years) of progressive, hands-on contracts

              experience.

Once again, thank you for your time and have a wonderful week!

Adena Artale

Mission 1st Group
1161 Broad St., Ste 114
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

O- 732-542-5700 x-17

C - 732-272-5316

F - 732-542-5705

aartale@mission1st.com

www.mission1st.com