Primary Contract Support Assistant

Valiant is looking for a Primary Contract Support Assistants (CSA) to join our team! In this role you will handle administrative tasks and transactions for USG acquisition officers located in contracting offices throughout the Northern Virginia area.

• Support the execution of non‑decisional administrative modifications to existing contracts.
• Administrative modifications typically include COTR changes, CO changes, incremental funding, funding de‑obligations, period of performance extensions, level‑of‑effort reconciliations, award fee releases, and government property dispositions.
• Compiling supporting documentation and correspondence, navigating the Sponsor's contract writing system to create modifications, documenting the action in accordance with the contracting team's procedures and Sponsor's policies, generating the modification package for CO review/action, and obtaining signatures from relevant parties.

• Support contract file maintenance, which may include organizing and maintaining files in multiple formats.
• Printing, tabbing, labeling, and filing; data entry, queries and reports (e.g., electronic copies and hard copies).
• Perform data entry and data retrieval in/from Sponsor's applications, databases and tools typically including SharePoint, BASIS Acquisitions (Momentum), BASIS Contract Request (BCR) Database, COGNOS Reports, Invoice Payment Platform Search and BASIS Automatic De‑obligation Tool (BADACQ) as well as any processes and modules deployed under the Acquisition Lifecycle Management Platform and related tools such as the new Contract Writing System (CWS).
• Accurately enter contract data into the Sponsor’s contract writing system, research databases to identify outstanding actions, assign funding obligations to COS, produce reports as required by the contracting team and its customers, and draft responses to internal data calls.

• Verify completion, perform data entry, queries and reports, collect other information, execute administrative contract modifications and box files for shipment and transportation to the on‑site mailroom.
• Support contract settlement and closeouts by performing the required steps in accordance with the Sponsor's settlement guidance and policies.

• Other administrative responsibilities as required by the assigned contracting team.
• Requesting/updating applicable system accesses for contracting team members.
• Requesting data transfers between networks.
• Recording time and attendance for contracting team members.
• Maintaining the office calendar and ordering office supplies.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent;
  Bachelor’s degree or other advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Finance, Computer Science or a related subject (preferred).
• Desired certification: DAWIA Level 1 or higher in Contracting or FAC‑C Level 1 or higher certification.

• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.
• 1+ years of experience in administrative support, including developing correspondence, providing customer service, scheduling and filing documents.
• 1+ years of experience in any of the following areas:
  • Contracts
  • Office Administration
  • Finance
  • Program Administration
• Professional oral and written communication skills.

• Experience with BASIS Acquisitions and COGNOS reports.
• One year of work experience with a government (federal, state or local) acquisition contracting process.
• Experience working with organization(s) in the Intelligence Community.

Physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, lifting, ascending, and descending stairs, climbing, extended sitting or standing, to various degrees.

Valiant Integrated Services is an employer who hires in accordance with applicable state and federal law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with those laws.

EEO is The Law. Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

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