Senior Contract Specialist

Position Summary

The Contract Specialist (contractor) provides acquisition and procurement support services to federal agencies in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. Operating as a contractor, this role assists government personnel throughout the full contract lifecycle—from pre-award planning through post-award administration—while ensuring transparency, compliance, and mission alignment. The Contract Specialist does not perform inherently governmental functions but supports government decision-making by preparing documentation, conducting analyses, and offering informed recommendations.

Senior Contract Specialist

Location: Alexandria, VA — REMOTE

Clearance: None Required

• Assist Government personnel with acquisition planning activities, including developing procurement timelines, collecting requirements documentation, and drafting acquisition planning documents under Government direction.
• Conduct and document market research (e.g., sources sought inputs, market scans, past contract reviews, and vendor capability summaries) to support acquisition planning.
• Support development of solicitation packages by preparing draft RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, amendments, instructions to offerors, evaluation criteria language, and supporting templates for review and approval.
• Support high-volume, low-dollar procurement actions (including simplified acquisitions) by preparing draft documentation, checklists, and file documents consistent with office direction and procedures.
• Assist with preparation of independent cost estimate support documentation (e.g., data collection, analysis inputs, and draft narratives) and provide cost/price analysis support materials.
• Support acquisition approaches using the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agency supplements, and internal policies.

• Support acquisitions for research, scientific, and technical requirements (e.g., research support services, studies/analyses, data collection, and technical support) by coordinating technical inputs and preparing draft acquisition documentation for review.
• Support contract types commonly used for R&D and technical services, including cost-reimbursement (e.g., CPFF/CPAF), time-and-materials (T&M), labor-hour (LH), firm-fixed-price (FFP), and IDIQ/task order environments by preparing draft documentation.

• Provide administrative and analytical support to evaluation activities in accordance with procurement integrity requirements (e.g., organizing proposal materials, tracking evaluator assignments, compiling evaluator comments, and preparing draft evaluation documentation for review).
• Support compliance checks as directed.
• Assist with preparation of negotiation support documentation (e.g., issue logs, clarifications/questions list, and draft records of communication) for Government use.
• Contractor personnel will not make source selection decisions, assign proposal ratings, determine responsibility, or make award recommendations.

• Prepare draft contract award documentation in accordance with the FAR, agency supplements, and internal policies.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, and program offices to support the government in finalizing contract terms and conditions.
• Ensure all award documentation is complete, accurate, and ready for government review.

• Support post-award administration by tracking deliverables, periods of performance, funding status, and reporting requirements; provide status updates and supporting documentation to the COR or assigned Government official.
• Prepare draft contract modification packages for review, including incremental funding documentation, option exercise packages, administrative changes, performance period adjustments, and closeout packages.
• Support tracking of ceilings and not-to-exceed (NTE) amounts for T&M/LH efforts and compile burn-rate and funding data for review.

• Maintain electronic contract files and documentation in alignment with office…