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The NIH Contract Specialist manages, performs, and/or develops policies and procedures for work involving the procurement of supplies, services, construction, or research and development using formal advertising or negotiation procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and close out of contracts.   Contract Specialists have responsibility for procurement planning, development of requests for proposals, broad agency announcements (solicitations), contract negotiations, awards, administration, terminations and close-outs, and perform acquisition planning, preparation of price/cost analyses for designated actions, formulation of negotiation strategies, development of negotiation objectives, and negotiation of contracts for the procurement of equipment, supplies, services, construction, Information Technology (IT) equipment, systems, and services to support NIH research initiatives.  Contract Specialist work requires knowledge of contracting principles, laws, statutes, Executive Orders, regulations and procedures, and a knowledge of procurement regulations and contract principles to prepare and negotiate contracts.  Positions also require a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of an appropriate business field.

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