Contract Specialist

Remote Jobs; Silver Spring (MD); A distancia; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Remote Jobs seeks a Contract Specialist to support federal and commercial contracts across their full life cycle. The role collaborates with sales, operations, and the PMO to manage proposals, prime contracts, and subcontracts while ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS and client practices.

Responsibilities include drafting and redlining NDAs, teaming agreements, data privacy, and licensing contracts; researching new laws; supporting audits and CPARS responses; and maintaining robust contract

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of contract administration or contract management experience, with federal government contracts preferred.
• Experience administering prime contracts and/or subcontracts (task orders, modifications, closeouts).

Responsabilidades

• Support contract activities across the full life cycle of contracts, task orders, and subcontracts.
• Assist with prime contracts formation, including proposal preparation and teaming arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS and government regulations; support audits and closeouts.
• Prepare and review agreements including NDAs, teaming, data privacy, and licensing.
• Track new laws and flag impacts on contracts.
• Prepare responses to information requests from government officials.
• Maintain contract files, templates, trackers, and repositories.
• Process contract modifications and monitor deliverables and funding.
• Serve as PMO and contracting officer point of contact for day-to-day questions.
• Support vendor management activities, including onboarding and subcontract administration.

Conocimientos

Contract management

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Government contracts

Security clearance eligibility

Negotiation skills

Written communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Herramientas

Costpoint

Unanet

SharePoint

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Contract Specialist to support federal and commercial contracts across their full life cycle. This role will also support contract work for proposals, partnering with the sales, operations, and PMO teams.
Key responsibilities:

• Support contract activities across the full life cycle of contracts, task orders, and subcontracts, from notification of award through contract development, execution, modifications, and closeout.
• Assist with the formation of prime contracts, including supporting proposal preparation, prime contract review, teaming/joint venture and subcontract partnering, and risk assessment.
• Help ensure compliance with agency requirements, government regulations (FAR/DFARS), statutes, and client practices, including supporting reporting, audits, claims, and contract closeout.
• Prepare, review, and redline inbound and outbound agreements, including non-disclosure, teaming, subcontract, data privacy, services, consulting, and licensing agreements, and support negotiations.
• Track and research new laws, regulations, and proposed changes, and flag potential impacts on current and future contracts.
• Prepare responses to requests for information from government officials, such as contract audits, CPARS, and data calls.
• Maintain contract files, templates, trackers, and repositories, and support quality control and tracking programs.
• Process contract modifications, subcontract agreements, and vendor documentation, and monitor deliverables, funding, and period-of-performance dates.
• Serve as a point of contact for the project management team (PMO), contracting officers, and subcontractors on day-to-day contractual questions.
• Support vendor management activities, including vendor onboarding, selection, and subcontract administration.

Position Location: Remote, preference for Eastern Time Zone.
Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, finance, or a related field.
• 3 or more years of contract administration or contract management experience, with at least 2 years supporting federal government contracts.
• Experience administering prime contracts and/or subcontracts (task orders, modifications, closeouts).
• Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS; familiarity with ITAR.
• Understanding of the financial aspects of contracts and task orders (contract types, funding, invoicing).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred:

• Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM), Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), or Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM).
• Experience with information technology contracts or large federal contract vehicles (IDIQ, GWAC, GSA Schedules).
• Experience with contract management tools or systems (e.g., Costpoint, Unanet, SharePoint repositories).