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Contract Administrator

Defense Contract Management Agency

Department of Defense

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Location

Salary

$92,195 - $141,880

per year

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing government contracts with defense contractors, ensuring they follow rules, monitoring costs and performance, and negotiating terms to keep projects on track.

It's a mid-level role in the Department of Defense where you'll act as a key point of contact for contract issues and guide a team on these tasks.

A good fit would be someone with a business or related degree and a couple of years of hands-on experience in contract management, especially in government or military settings, who enjoys detail-oriented work and problem-solving.

Key Requirements

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution (or qualifying prior DoD/military contracting experience before September 30, 2000)
  • At least two years of experience in a contracting position
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 or equivalent level in federal acquisition and contract administration
  • Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and related statutes for administering complex contracts
  • Proficiency in negotiation, communication, cost/price analysis, and business practices for contract oversight
  • Ability to apply cost accounting standards to review contract provisions and assess contractor performance
  • Warranted Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) status with unlimited signatory authority

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below.

Site specific salary information as follows: - Tucson, AZ: $92,195 - $140,994 (includes 19.28% locality) - St.

Louis, MO: $92,775 - $141,880 (includes 20.03% locality) To qualify for a Contract Administrator, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000 are excluded from the requirements of "A" above.

B. Contracting Officer Requirement: Must possess at least two years of experience in a contracting position.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position.

To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Applying Federal statutes, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to administer a group of complex contracts; Using negotiation and communication techniques in order to conduct post award negotiations and a variety of contractual agreements.

Applying cost and price analysis techniques sufficient to compare proposals.

Applying business and industry practices to identify factors affecting contractor's costs to understand commercial pricing policies, use of catalogues, comparative analysis, and price based techniques and to conduct on-site surveys to assess contractor's ability to perform.

Applying cost accounting standards and accounting practices in order to review and draw accurate conclusions on contract provisions. Major Duties:

  • Monitor contractor performance for compliance with applicable laws, data reporting requirements and payment provisions.
  • Communicate with contractor for contract progress review of assigned contracts.
  • Monitor expenditures on cost, incentive and fixed price contracts requiring funds control; reports on anticipated over order to report on anticipated over/underrun of estimated costs; and participates in pre-award surveys.
  • Advise, counsel, and provide technical guidance/instruction to team members regarding contract administration functions
  • Organize team members' assignments for mission accomplishment to ensure efficient processing of contracts.
  • Serves as a warranted Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO). Incumbent is warranted with unlimited signatory authority as defined in FAR 42.302 and DFARS 242.302.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DCMA-P4-26-12927555-IMP