The Contract Support Associate (CSA) provides all forms of contract-related administrative support through all phases of contract award, administration, and closeout. The CSA shall perform a range of contract administrative functions leading to compliant and responsive contract awards, modifications, invoicing, and other actions. The CSA shall provide day-to-day office management support.

Responsibilities:

• General office management support, such as logistical support, typing, document review for content and format, filing, files maintenance, photocopying, scheduling meetings/rooms, and calendar management;
• Maintain hard copy original contract files, conformed copy, and electronic copy within the NRO's Electronic Procurement Exchange (EPX) Studio contract writing system;
• Finalize and distribute contract documents to internal and external parties;
• Serve as the focal point for invoice and modification rejections and work with Contracting Officer and BPO to resolve;
• Maintain office files within Microsoft Windows environment;
• Assist with invoice processing, including processing of manual paper invoices;
• Draft tracking systems for action items and other areas as necessary;
• Prepare minor contract modifications and associated supporting documentation for actions such as funding, award fee, period of performance extension, and administrative modifications for consideration by authorized Government personnel;
• Interface with NRO financial management systems such as NRO Execution and Reporting (NEAR), NRO Financial Info System (NFIS), Financial Information Tool or FFO Information Tool (FIT), Financial Information Requirements Systems Tool (FIRsT), EpX Studio, eRCA, and other NRO financial management tools;
• Prepare reports as directed by the Contracting Officer, Team Chief, or Senior Contracting Officer (SCO);
• Prepare and submit expired contracts into the contract close-out (i.e., Settlements) process;
• Assist with briefing charts; and
• Report suspected instances of fraud and other legal offenses.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a Contracts Support Assistant
• Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly required
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• The ability to work in a secure, confined location (i.e., SCIF)
• Demonstrated ability to work within a customer oriented environment and provide quality service;
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively and concisely using a variety of styles and techniques appropriate to the audience;
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office and standard computer applications;
• Demonstrated ability to display a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner;
• Demonstrated knowledge of EpX Studio, NFIS, NEAR, and eRCA;
• Demonstrated experience with Independent Contractor (IC) contracts;
• Demonstrated experience in processing manual paper invoices and checks; and
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage a workload from two (2) teams.

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers' portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest's corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees' creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: