Principle Contract Specialist/Program Mgr, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME

Principle Contract Specialist/Program Mgr, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME

Category Procurement

Description

Organization

Established in 2006, Interactive Government Holdings, Inc. (IGH) is a leading professional services and technology provider to the Federal Government. Our mission is to serve uniformed service members globally and their support systems locally. We utilize strategy, data science, and technology to make the programs we execute more efficient for the people our programs serve. IGH has a national and international program staff and a corporate headquarters located in Springfield, Virginia. We are proud of our ability to shape tomorrow while ensuring all active-duty personnel and reservists can carry out their critical missions and tasks today.

Job Description

Interactive Government Holdings(IGH)is seeking qualified, trained and capable individual to serve as a Contract Specialist.

The Principal Contract Specialist / Program Manager provides senior-level acquisition leadership and program oversight in support of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's mission to safely overhaul, repair, and modernize the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet. The position leads complex procurement and contract-management activities from acquisition planning through closeout while coordinating cost, schedule, technical, quality, and performance objectives across government and contractor teams.

This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, contracting officers, technical authorities, project teams, and mission partners. The incumbent applies sound business judgment, federal acquisition expertise, disciplined program controls, and proactive risk management to deliver compliant, timely, and cost-effective outcomes in a high-consequence naval industrial environment.

Conduct services on-site at the Contracting and Logistics office spaces primarily located at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Position Requirements

Major responsibilities include (not all inclusive):

Effectively utilize soft skills (e.g. clear and concise written and oral communication, problem solving, critical thinking, emotional intelligence).

Function effectively and efficiently during extended periods of high pressure and stress.

Function as an integral team member of highly trained professionals responsible for the safety and security of personnel and resources.

Provide critical analysis and pricing support, which utilizes advanced Excel functions to arrive at fixed-priced rates and cost reimbursable projections extracted from very large datasets. Contractors must demonstrate strong experience in use of key advanced Excel functions and concepts such as:

Use of HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP functions for retrieving values from pricing data tables based on specific criteria to compute differential values and make extensive pricing adjustments to existing contracts and evaluate pricing for source selection on new solicitations

Expertise in constructing Pivot Tables used to quickly summarize, analyze, and report on large amounts of data containing millions of identifiable pricing points as well as creating special calculators for ACOs and CORs to facilitate invoice review and approvals involving multiple thousands of contractual pricing amounts for both fixed priced and cost reimbursable services.

Expertise in use of conditional formatting using custom formulas for visually highlighting relative values considered in price analysis.

Expertise in use of complex, nested functions.

Assist the program offices in preparing Independent Government Estimates (IGEs). Research may include, but is not limited to, previous purchases for the same products or services; current market value of the products or services; and other agency purchases of similar products and services.

Provide advice and recommendations for all elements in acquisition strategy building, including approaches, options, strategies, risks, contracting methods, competition, sources, cost, milestone schedule, etc.

Prepare Request for Quotes (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Combined Synopsis/Solicitations. Assure that the solicitation includes all appropriate terms and conditions. Recommend and prepare unique terms and conditions as required. Prior to release of solicitation, verify that funds are available and obtain legal concurrence, if applicable.

Assist in the evaluation process and assure written documentation to support informal or formal source selection procedures. If formal source selection procedures are used - prepare Source Selection Plans; assist with identification of Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) members; ensure Conflict of Interest/Nondisclosure Forms are signed; prepare evaluation sheets; and prepare a draft Source Selection Decision Memorandum.

Work with evaluators and Contracting Officer (KO) to identify pre-negotiation objectives and assist the CO with discussions with the offerors. Prepare final contract award documents for task and delivery orders and stand-alone contracts; prepare Contracting Officer Representative (COR) designation letters; obtain legal concurrence; distribute contract to appropriate parties; and input award information into the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG).

Prepare appropriate documentation for the exercise of options, modifications of various types for post-award activities, and assist in the resolution of contractor performance issues.

Provide on-the-job knowledge sharing, training and mentorship to others to ensure technical and operation proficiency in daily tasks.

Present a professional appearance, professional demeanor and conduct at all times.

Effectively utilize soft skills (e.g. clear and concise written and oral communication, problem solving, critical thinking, emotional intelligence).

Function effectively and efficiently during extended periods of high pressure and stress.

Function as an integral team member of highly trained professionals responsible for the safety and security of personnel and resources.

Keep workspace areas neat and orderly and avoid conditions leading to safety or security violations.

The Program Manager oversees and coordinates all requirements of a specific contract to ensure they fulfill contract requirements and meet business goals. Main duties include organizing all contract requirements and activities to improve efficiencies while building long-term goals and developing program effectiveness.

Assists with recruiting and identifying highly quality candidates, train new hires, train incumbents on new systems, procedures and processes, collect data for reporting program progress and metrics for individuals and the program.

Provides daily supervision and management to the Acquisition Support Services Team and is IGH’s primary conduit for information flow to and from Team members and the COR for the contract.

Accomplishes Human Resource (HR) objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees for five Contract Specialists and two Senior Contract Specialists working in support of the Contracting and Logistics Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.

Communicates job expectations, planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions. Plans and reviews compensation actions while enforcing policies and procedures.

Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews. Prepares and completes action plans. Implements and monitors production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards by resolving problems, completing audits, identifying trends and determining system improvements while ensuring that the standards are met by all employees.

Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements. Prepares an annual budget by scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions as deemed necessary by the customer or IGH leadership.

Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organizations.

Reviews, evaluates, and enhances all contract deliverable to the customer produced by each Team Member.

Enhances the department and organizational reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and explores opportunities to add value to job accomplishment.

Establish and maintain a pipeline of target opportunities to ensure continued growth of the company.

Conduct ongoing and routine outreach to existing and potential clients. Identify, escalate, and resolve issues affecting successful project performance. Establishes and maintains a close working relationship with subcontractors and prime contractor partners.

Contributes to the overall corporate strategy development in the areas of Program Management and Business Development.

Coordinates Security Clearances for Team members with the Trusted Agent, ensures information is transferred into Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Coordinates issuance of Common Access Cards in a timely manner.

Coordinate the conduct of background checks and issuance of Common Access Cards.

Monitor attendance and performance of members of Team members. Approve Time sheets daily.

Conduct counseling of members of the Team while documenting and making necessary corrective actions.

Administer Personal Time Off in accordance with the IGH Employee Handbook and ensure accurate reporting of same into prescribed on-line systems.

Manage travel required to support the mission of Team members, review, approve and submit Requests for Reimbursement in a Timely manner.

Be knowledgeable of able to perform all tasks required of Contract Specialists and Senior Contract Specialists.

Organizing daily activities based on the goals of the Contract

Devising new programs that support the Contract’s objectives

Develop sustainable goals for the team supporting the contractor

Working with IGH Staff and other departments to develop budgets and plans for the programs

Evaluating and assessing the programs’ strengths and weaknesses

Monitoring employees supporting the contract to ensure goals are met and reported accurately.

Meeting with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals

Develop a marketing plan to improve strategies for the contract

Skills / Certifications:

A Bachelor’s Degree (Business degree preferred)

At least eight (8) years of contracting experience in the government, including but not limited to commercial and non-commercial supplies and services, IDIQs, and TO/Dos.

At least three (3) years of government supervisory experience.

All personnel must be proficient in the use of software packages such as Microsoft 365.

Personnel shall have an active security clearance at the time of award.

Expert knowledge of Federal contracting law, regulation, policies and precedents, and related principles, policies, and procedures sufficient to plan, lead, review, or audit the most complex procurement functions.

Skill in promoting e-commerce, and supporting the use of automated acquisition systems, and other electronic systems.

Required Minimum Certification: Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Contracting Professional Certification or equivalent (e.g., DAWIA Level IV, FAC-C (new criteria)/FAC-C-DoD or FAC-C Level III (legacy certification)) and DAWIA Program Manager Advanced or equivalent (DAWIA III PM/Principle).

Experience training, mentoring, or knowledge sharing Present a professional appearance, professional demeanor and conduct at all times.

Must be a US Citizen

Shall have extensive proficiency and working experience in the following systems:

• • Contract Writing System (e.g., ePS, Standard Procurement System (SPS)/Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2))

• Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG)

• System for Award Management (SAM)

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Adobe Acrobat

• General Service Administration Sites (GSA) (GSA eBuy, GSA Library, GSA Advantage)

• Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) applications (e.g, Clause Logic Service (CLS), Electronic Data Access (EDA), Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), Government Furnished Property (GFP))

At Interactive Government Holdings, Inc. (IGH), health and safety play a vital role in our success. IGH’s employees work together to comply with all applicable health & safety practices and protocols, including health orders and regulations related to COVID-19 that are mandated by local, state and federal authorities.

Interactive Government Holdings, Inc. (IGH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Full-Time/Part-Time Contingent

Compensation

Position Principle Contract Specialist/Program Mgr, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME

Close Date

Open Date 10/10/2026

Location Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - Kittery Maine

About the Organization Established in 2006, Interactive Government Holdings, Inc. (IGH) is a leading professional services and technology provider to the Federal Government. Our mission is to serve uniformed service members globally and their support systems locally. We utilize strategy, data science, and technology to make the programs we execute more efficient for the people our programs serve. IGH has a national and international program staff and a corporate headquarters located in Springfield, Virginia. We are proud of our ability to shape tomorrow while ensuring all active-duty personnel and reservists can carry out their critical missions and tasks today.

This position is currently accepting applications.