Job Description

• Location: Tinker Air Force Base (TAFB), OK 73145 (Oklahoma City)
• Labor Category: Contracting Support – Advanced – Team Lead
• Position Type: Full-Time | On-Site
• Security Requirement: Active TS/SCI Clearance Required

• Serve as the senior on-site contracting resource, providing technical oversight, workload management, and professional development for assigned Basic and Journeyman personnel.
• Lead source selection activities including development of evaluation criteria, documentation of findings, and preparation of legally defensible selection records.
• Execute the full range of pre- and post-award contracting activities across complex, high-value acquisitions using agile contracting methods including Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO), Broad Agency Announcements (BAA), and Other Transaction Authorities (OTA).
• Apply defense and agency-level FAR supplements and procedures — including DFARS and AFFARS — to ensure compliant and defensible acquisition outcomes.
• Conduct and document advanced cost and price analyses, develop acquisition strategies, and support Contracting Officers on the most complex actions in the portfolio.
• Engage directly with mission partners, program managers, and senior Government stakeholders to provide acquisition guidance, training, and procurement assistance.
• Maintain acquisition milestone discipline across assigned workload and ensure consistent documentation standards across the team.
• Provide advisory and analytical support to Government contracting officers and acquisition teams (does not perform inherently governmental functions).

• Active Secret clearance required. TS/SCI required for on-site performance and must be obtainable. Personnel may perform duties with Secret clearance while TS/SCI eligibility is being adjudicated, as authorized by the Government.
• Bachelor’s degree with focus in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Law, Economics, Public Administration, Managerial Administration or related business discipline.
• 10+ years of experience as a contracting specialist in a federal government organization.
• 5+ years of experience supporting contracting officers on mid-level acquisition efforts.
• 10+ years of experience supporting complex, high-dollar, and enterprise-level acquisitions, including source selections and major contract actions.
• DAWIA Level II certification, Back to Basics Contracting Professional certification, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements, including current Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) changes, defense-level supplements, and agency-specific procedures.
• Experience with Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), Contract Closeout Module, SharePoint, and Records Application Management (RMA) or similar federal Government procurement applications.
• Proficiency in contract writing and filing systems, as well as Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated experience in simplified acquisition of commercial items, fixed price contracts, contract closeout, and brand name justifications.
• Demonstrated experience in source selection, acquisition planning, milestone development, cradle-to-grave contracting, and cost contracts.
• Demonstrated experience leading and supervising contracting professionals in a fast-paced DoD acquisition environment.
• Proficiency in agile contracting methods including CSO, BAA, and OTA.
• Familiarity with FAR Parts 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 31, 33 and 37 as applicable to commercial and simplified acquisitions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear, accurate, and defensible acquisition documentation.

• Experience supporting Air Force or other DoD contracting offices at the command level.
• Familiarity with AMIC or similar acquisition command environments.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed acquisition teams.