Federal Contract Specialist – GSA Acquisitions (ACES)

Censeo Consulting Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation & sick leave

Tuition and training reimbursement

Remote work opportunities

Job summary

Censeo Consulting Group is seeking a Contract Specialist to support the GSA ACES program in Washington, typically working in a hybrid setting. You will handle pre- and post-award contracting activities, maintain documentation, conduct market research, and coordinate with contracting officers and stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree, strong knowledge of federal acquisition processes, and excellent communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, acquisition, contracting, finance, public administration, or related discipline OR equivalent professional experience.
• Knowledge of the federal acquisition lifecycle and contracting processes.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and maintaining acquisition documentation.
• Detail-oriented with ability to work on complex documents and requirements.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to manage multiple actions and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support pre-award and post-award federal contracting activities.
• Assist with acquisition planning and development/processing of contract actions.
• Prepare, review, organize, and maintain contract files and supporting documentation.
• Support development of solicitations, RFIs, amendments, and modifications.
• Conduct market research and analyze acquisition approaches.
• Assist with proposal evaluation and supporting documentation.
• Support contract award, administration, modification, and closeout activities.
• Track contract actions, milestones, funding, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with contracting officers, program offices, technical personnel, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Review documents for completeness and compliance with acquisition requirements.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and correspondence for government stakeholders.
• Monitor actions and identify issues that could affect schedules.

Skills

Federal acquisition knowledge

FAR familiarity

Contract documentation

Attention to detail

Research and analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Multi-tasking with deadlines

MS Office proficiency

GSA or federal contracting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Censeo Consulting Group is seeking a Contract Specialist to support the GSA ACES program in Washington, typically working in a hybrid setting. You will handle pre- and post-award contracting activities, maintain documentation, conduct market research, and coordinate with contracting officers and stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree, strong knowledge of federal acquisition processes, and excellent communication and analytical skills.