Remote Federal Contract Support Specialist - Acquisition

Mid-Level Contract Support Specialist – Federal Acquisition

Location: Remote – United States
Schedule: Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week
Hourly Rate: $43.00 + Benefits
Anticipated Period of Performance: September 30, 2026 – September 29, 2027, with a potential six-month extension

Position Summary

Jamison Professional Services is seeking experienced Mid-Level Contract Support Specialists to provide federal acquisition and procurement support to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Regional Procurement Office – Central (RPOC), Supplies and Services Division.

The successful candidates will provide comprehensive cradle-to-grave federal acquisition support
, assisting VA Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, requiring activities, and other stakeholders with pre-award and post-award procurement activities.

Important Resume Requirements - Applicants must submit a resume limited to two (2) pages.
Resumes exceeding two pages will not be considered.

Because this position is being recruited in support of a federal proposal, candidates should submit a detailed resume that clearly identifies
:

• Actual federal contracting duties performed
• Specific pre-award experience
• Specific post-award experience
• Contract types and acquisition actions supported
• Dates of qualifying federal acquisition experience
• Education, including coursework necessary to demonstrate the required 24 semester hours
• Federal acquisition systems and applications used

Generic job descriptions may not be sufficient to demonstrate eligibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include:

• Support pre-award and post-award federal acquisition activities.
• Conduct market research and acquisition planning.
• Assist with requirements development and preparation of procurement packages.
• Draft solicitations, amendments, awards, modifications, option notices, and related acquisition documentation.
• Assist with development and analysis of Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs).
• Conduct research and analysis of technical, cost, and pricing data.
• Assist with cost-benefit and price reasonableness analyses.
• Review acquisition documents for completeness, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
• Interpret and apply Federal acquisition policies, regulations, directives, and procedures.
• Coordinate with Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, technical personnel, requiring activities, industry representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with contract administration, performance monitoring, QASP activities, modifications, change orders, supplemental agreements, and delivery orders.
• Support preparation of contract termination and closeout documentation.
• Maintain complete and accurate acquisition files.
• Use VA's Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS) and other Government acquisition systems as required.

These responsibilities reflect the PWS's required acquisition-support functions, including market research, solicitation preparation, IGCEs, cost/price analysis, contract administration, modifications, and closeout.

Minimum Qualifications – REQUIRED

Candidates must meet all of the following requirements
:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in any field;
  AND
• At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following:
  • Accounting / Business /Finance / Law / Contracts / Purchasing / Economics / Industrial Management / Marketing / Quantitative Methods / Organization and Management

Experience

• Minimum of 3 recent years of relevant federal contracting experience within the last 5 years
  .
• Experience must include comprehensive federal contract acquisition support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), and other applicable federal acquisition regulations and policies
  .
• Demo…