Remote IT Contract Specialist — Federal Acquisitions

Kaiva Tech; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiva Tech is seeking an IT Contract Specialist to provide cradle-to-grave federal acquisition support, applying 1102 contracting series experience to plan acquisitions, prepare complete procurement packages, support source selection, and administer awards. The role collaborates with program, technical, legal, finance, policy, and contracting stakeholders to deliver FAR-compliant outcomes.

Responsibilities include market research, solicitations, evaluations, price analysis, negotiations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; preferred fields include business, accounting, finance, law, economics, contracts, purchasing, IT.
• Completion of 24 semester hours in business-related disciplines or equivalent education/experience satisfying OPM 1102 requirements.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible federal contracting or acquisition experience with cradle-to-grave 1102 functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide cradle-to-grave acquisition support from requirements definition through solicitation, evaluation, award, administration, modification, and closeout.
• Assemble and quality-check complete acquisition packages for IT products and services, including SOWs, PWS, SOO, IGCE, market research, J&A, evaluation criteria, and related docs.
• Coordinate with program and technical teams to refine requirements, performance standards, funding needs, and milestones.
• Conduct market research and assess competition, contracting vehicles, and acquisition strategy alternatives.
• Prepare solicitations, amendments, and procurement communications; support evaluations and source selection records.
• Perform price and cost analysis; evaluate labor categories and cost elements; document negotiation objectives and award recommendations.
• Support post-award administration and contract closeout; track deliverables, funding actions, and invoices; ensure compliance.

Skills

Data analysis

Quality assurance

Reporting

Records management

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Teams

SharePoint

Written communication

Oral communication

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

OPM 1102 qualification requirements

5 years federal contracting experience

Tools

PRISM

FPDS

Job description

Kaiva Tech is seeking an IT Contract Specialist to provide cradle-to-grave federal acquisition support, applying 1102 contracting series experience to plan acquisitions, prepare complete procurement packages, support source selection, and administer awards. The role collaborates with program, technical, legal, finance, policy, and contracting stakeholders to deliver FAR-compliant outcomes.

Responsibilities include market research, solicitations, evaluations, price analysis, negotiations,