Remote Federal Contract Specialist (Mid-Level) – VA

US Federal Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401K matching

PTO

11 federal holidays

Voluntary benefits (Short/Long Term DI

AD&D Insurance

Job summary

U.S. Federal Solutions, Inc. (USFS) seeks a Mid-Level Contract Support Specialist to provide acquisition and contract administration support to VA Network Contracting Office 23.

Remote work is available for qualified candidates nationwide in the United States. The role supports pre-award and post-award activities, with emphasis on FAR/VAAR compliance and efficient contracting actions. The ideal candidate has at least three years of federal acquisition experience, strong analytical and

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) recent years of relevant federal acquisition experience within the last five years providing comprehensive acquisition or contract support services.
• Demonstrated experience supporting both pre-award and post-award federal acquisition activities.
• Working knowledge of the FAR, VAAR, and applicable federal procurement policies and procedures.
• Strong understanding of the federal acquisition lifecycle and associated acquisition documentation.
• Experience researching and interpreting federal acquisition regulations, policies, guidance, and directives.
• Experience reviewing or developing procurement requirements and acquisition packages.
• Ability to conduct detailed research and analysis of technical, cost, and pricing information.
• Experience assisting with the development or analysis of Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs).
• Ability to evaluate pricing information and support the preparation of price reasonableness analyses and recommendations.
• Experience supporting contract administration activities, including contract modifications, change orders, supplemental agreements, delivery orders, or similar contractual actions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, program managers, technical personnel, leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, research, writing, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple acquisition actions, deadlines, and priorities in a federal contracting environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Contracting Officers and Specialists throughout the full federal acquisition lifecycle, including acquisition planning, solicitation development, evaluation, award, administration, modification, and contract closeout activities.
• Review procurement requirements and acquisition packages for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable federal and VA acquisition regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Assist program offices and requiring activities with developing clear, comprehensive, and acquisition-ready requirements documentation.
• Conduct research and analysis of federal acquisition regulations, policies, directives, market information, technical documentation, and historical procurement data to support acquisition decisions.
• Provide acquisition guidance and business advice to Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, technical experts, program managers, requiring activities, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with the preparation, review, and maintenance of acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, procurement documentation, and program acquisition tracking tools.
• Support the development and analysis of Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), including evaluating labor, material, and other cost elements.
• Analyze contractor cost and pricing data, market information, historical pricing, and other supporting information to assist in developing price reasonableness recommendations.
• Support cost-benefit analyses and other financial or acquisition analyses required to evaluate procurement alternatives and inform contracting decisions.
• Coordinate with technical personnel and Contracting Officers to ensure project milestones, performance requirements, deliverables, and schedules are accurately reflected in contractual documents and acquisition plans.
• Assist with developing and maintaining acquisition schedules, milestones, action trackers, and program controls to ensure procurement activities remain on schedule.
• Monitor contract performance and assist with identifying and resolving issues involving contractor performance, payments, changes, claims, deliverables, funding, and contract terms and conditions.
• Review contract documentation to ensure contractor and government actions comply with applicable contractual requirements, terms, conditions, and established acquisition controls.
• Prepare and draft contract modifications and supporting documentation involving administrative changes, funding actions, changes in requirements, periods of performance, and other contractual actions.
• Support Contracting Officers and Contract Specialists with contract modifications, change orders, supplemental agreements, delivery orders, and other post-award acquisition actions.
• Assist with developing documentation supporting service contract extensions, acquisition approaches, methods of contracting, proposal evaluations, justification and approval requirements, and contract administration decisions.
• Coordinate with VA leadership, contracting personnel, program offices, technical experts, and other stakeholders to analyze acquisition challenges and recommend appropriate courses of action.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute acquisition-related administrative and logistical activities necessary to support organizational and program mission requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate, organized, and audit-ready acquisition documentation throughout the contracting lifecycle.

Skills

Federal acquisition

Contract administration

Regulatory research

Analytical skills

Written communication

Multitasking

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

24 hours of coursework in business/finance/law/contracts

Job description

U.S. Federal Solutions, Inc. (USFS) seeks a Mid-Level Contract Support Specialist to provide acquisition and contract administration support to VA Network Contracting Office 23.

Remote work is available for qualified candidates nationwide in the United States. The role supports pre-award and post-award activities, with emphasis on FAR/VAAR compliance and efficient contracting actions. The ideal candidate has at least three years of federal acquisition experience, strong analytical and