Acquisition Specialist Onsite, San Diego, CA

**Stafford Consulting Company, Inc. (SCC)** *SBA-Certified, VETBiz-Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)* # **Position Description: Acquisition Specialist – Onsite, San Diego, CA** *Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) Acquisition Support Services* | **Position Title** | Acquisition Specialist | | --- | --- | | **Salary Range** | $50,000 – 75,000 | | **Work Location** | Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), San Diego, CA — 100% onsite. Telework is not planned for this position; any exception is subject to Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) approval on a situational, case-by-case basis only. | | **Work Schedule** | Monday – Friday, 0730 – 1630, excluding federal holidays. No routine overtime, surge, or after-hours support is anticipated. | | **Reports To** | Acquisition Specialist (Onsite Contractor Supervisor), who also serves as the single Contractor point of contact for the COR and Contracting Officer | | **Clearance / Access** | U.S. citizenship required. Must be eligible for a Common Access Card (CAC) and interim/favorable Tier 1 (T1) background investigation. Designated as an “Authorized User” for Navy/DoD unclassified information systems. | ## **Position Summary** SCC is seeking an Acquisition Specialist to support the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, CA, under a Firm-Fixed-Price task order providing acquisition and contract administration support. The Acquisition Specialist will work onsite at NHRC performing contract modification support, invoice review and COR support, and post-award contract administration support in direct coordination with the Government COR and Contracting Officer. This position requires reliable, in-person presence at NHRC to support day-to-day acquisition workload, including access to Navy acquisition systems and controlled unclassified information (CUI). ## **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** The Acquisition Specialist will perform the following functions in accordance with the Performance Work Statement: **Contract Modification Support** - Review, draft, and process routine contract modifications, supporting an estimated average of five modification actions per week, including contract closeout actions. - Prepare and route modification documentation for COR and Contracting Officer review and approval. **Invoice Review and COR Support** - Review contractor invoices for accuracy, completeness, and compliance, supporting an estimated average of 40 invoices per month across a mix of Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (≈70%) and Firm-Fixed-Price (≈30%) contract types. - Prepare COR Monthly Reports, Quarterly Surveillance Reports, and support CPARS documentation using Government-provided templates where available. - Review Other Direct Cost (ODC) and travel requests — an estimated 20 per week — for package completeness, funding availability, supporting documentation, and alignment with regulatory limits and the Joint Travel Regulations prior to routing to the COR. **Post-Award Administration Support** - Maintain contract files and administrative records supporting an estimated 40–50 nonpersonal services contracts/task orders, 100 simplified acquisitions, and 20 CORs at any given time. - Coordinate with vendors, requestors, and Government personnel to resolve routine contract administration matters. - Utilize PIEE, WAWF, and NHRC-specific tracking tools to process and document acquisition actions; maintain the NHRC Staff Tracker using the Government-provided template. **General** - Organize, prioritize, and manage a recurring and frequently changing acquisition workload in a fast-paced Government office environment. - Maintain strict confidentiality of CUI, PHI/PII, and other sensitive information encountered in the performance of duties. - Complete required onboarding, NDA (Attachment 04), and CAC/network access processes prior to independently performing assigned tasks. ## **Minimum Qualifications** - Minimum of two (2) years of administrative experience sup…