Junior Contract Support Specialist

Junior Level Contracts Support Specialist – Remote

Location:

Remote within the U.S., with occasional visits to local VA offices for security processing, CAC issuance, and pickup of government-furnished equipment.

Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience, education, and certifications.

Candidates must have:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant federal contracting experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including at least 24 semester hours in qualifying business-related coursework (e.g., accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization/management).
• Documented experience in pre-award and post-award acquisition processes.
• Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR).
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Support a variety of contracting actions across the pre-award and post-award phases, applying established federal acquisition procedures to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution.

• Develop, award, and administer limited contract types under supervision and oversight.
• Perform "cradle-to-grave" acquisition functions, from pre-award through post-award to final termination or close-out.
• Review procurement requests to confirm compliance with procedures, regulations, and adequacy of technical specifications or purchase descriptions.
• Develop solicitation documents and supporting contractual materials, including determinations and findings, justifications, solicitation amendments, and memoranda.