Federal Contract Specialist — Hybrid/Remote

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

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition and training reimbursement

Flexible work opportunities

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Censeo Consulting Group, a Washington, D.C.-based management consulting firm, is seeking Contract Specialists at multiple levels to support the GSA ACES program. You will work with government personnel to develop and process contract actions, maintain documentation, and support pre‑ and post‑award activities.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, knowledge of the federal contracting lifecycle, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Knowledge of the federal acquisition lifecycle.
• Familiarity with FAR and federal contracting processes.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, processing, or maintaining contract documentation.
• Strong attention to detail with complex documentation and requirements.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contract actions and deadlines.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Experience with GSA or federal contracting preferred.
• FAC-C, DAWIA, NCMA or related certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support pre‑award and post‑award contracting activities.
• Assist with acquisition planning and the development and processing of contract actions.
• Prepare, review, organize, and maintain contract files and supporting acquisition documentation.
• Support development of solicitations, requests for information, amendments, modifications, and other acquisition materials.
• Conduct market research and support analysis of potential acquisition approaches and contracting solutions.
• Assist with proposal and quote evaluation activities and preparation of supporting documentation.
• Support contract award, administration, modification, and closeout activities.
• Track contract actions, milestones, deliverables, funding, and other key information.
• Coordinate with contracting officers, program offices, technical personnel, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Review documents for completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable acquisition requirements.
• Prepare reports, briefings, correspondence, and other materials for government stakeholders.
• Monitor assigned contracting actions and proactively identify issues that could affect schedules or deliverables.

Skills

FAR familiarity

Attention to detail

Strong communication

MS Office

Federal contracting experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Censeo Consulting Group, a Washington, D.C.-based management consulting firm, is seeking Contract Specialists at multiple levels to support the GSA ACES program. You will work with government personnel to develop and process contract actions, maintain documentation, and support pre‑ and post‑award activities.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, knowledge of the federal contracting lifecycle, and strong analytical and communication skills.