Research & Development Contracts Lead

Title

Research & Development Contracts Lead

KBR is seeking a highly motivated and career-oriented Research & Development Contracts Lead to join our team. This position will support our government customer in Washington DC Metropolitan area.

Responsibilities include

• Provide the customer recommendations on appropriate contract type for Research and Development projects being issued to develop innovative technologies.

• Assist the customer in performing Market Research associated with the various area of interest.

• Assist the customer in establishing the contracts and associated contract related documentation to include Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposals (RFP)

• Assists the customer in evaluating proposals from various offerors for Research and Development efforts.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree (Business Development, Contracts or related field)

• 8+ years of experience with Federal government contracting

• DAWIA Level III or related professional certification

• 5+ years of IC experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of contracting procedures, types, and methods, including formal advertising, negotiation, fixed-price, grants and cost contracting.

• Demonstrated knowledge of cost and price procedures to evaluate offers and responsibility of contractors on the basis of competition, historical costs, reports from auditors or technical specialists, contractor cost breakdowns regarding labor, materials, overhead, and profit, or other evaluation criteria and selection processes where the information is usually available.

• Experience developing and accessing Market Research, Request for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposal (RFP)

• Knowledgeable in the application of related laws, regulations, policies, precedents, methods, complexities, and techniques of federal contracting, to include the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the IARPA Government agency acquisition process.

Desired

• Master's degree

• 12+ years of experience with Federal government contracting

• Experience with the Grants process

• Security Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI with Poly

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.