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Contracts Support Center

The Contracts Support Center assists contracting officers and the Contracts Management Office of DARPA with all stages of the contracting process. Some of the responsibilities involved in the solicitation process include, but are not limited to:

• Providing direct support to the government procurement contracting officer for DARPA

• Establishing and maintaining direct working relationships with defense contractors during the entire contract development period, including solicitation selection periods

• Verifying all costs of proposals and establish cost reasonableness for contract vehicles

• Assisting in contract negotiations

• Preparing contractual documents and required memos, forms, and assessments for contract file

• Drafting and finalizing contracts, grants, delivery orders, purchase orders, and other transactions

• Working directly with government support staff regarding government contracts

• Drafting and finalizing modifications to all contract vehicles

• Assessing cost reasonableness of selected proposals

• Ensuring contracts follow Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

• Ensuring source selection materials are in accordance with the FAR and DARPA policy
• Posting appropriate notices and announcements in the proper federal sites

• Preparing all pre-contract documentation as well as reporting requirement documentation

• Utilizing DoD contract software (PD2), Web-based reporting programs, and financial tracking software