Management Contract Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee and guide a team of federal acquisition experts engaged in VA contracting operations.

• Offer technical guidance, mentorship, and quality assurance to acquisition staff.

• Distribute and manage procurement tasks based on complexity, priorities, capabilities, customer requirements, and deadlines.

• Evaluate resumes, take part in interviews, assist in hiring decisions, and facilitate government onboarding processes.

• Conduct performance evaluations, provide constructive feedback and mentorship, address performance issues, and assist with disciplinary actions and offboarding.

• Aid in pre-award and post-award processes, including requirement development, acquisition strategy, solicitation creation, evaluation, awarding, administration, modifications, and project closeout.

• Support procurements exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and other complex or high-value actions.

• Assess acquisition packages, solicitations, source selection documents, evaluation criteria, modifications, and related materials for quality, completeness, and compliance.

• Investigate, interpret, and apply FAR, VAAR, agency policies, laws, and acquisition guidelines.

• Provide counsel to Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, program managers, technical staff, and requiring activities.

• Analyze challenging contracting issues and propose alternative solutions.

• Work collaboratively with customers and stakeholders to define and standardize requirements.

• Assist in the development of source selection criteria, proposal evaluation methods, cost analyses, and acquisition financial documentation.

• Prepare and review procurement packages for the Contracting Officer's assessment.

• Monitor team performance, acquisition progress, workload, and quality of deliverables.

• Relay staffing, workload, procurement status, risks, and corrective measures to VA leadership and stakeholders.

• Conduct workload forecasting, resource planning, quality assurance, and review of acquisition deliverables.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least five years of recent relevant experience within the past seven years providing comprehensive and intricate federal acquisition support.

• A minimum of three years of recent experience managing government procurement teams within the past seven years.

• Experience in managing recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, work assignments, employee evaluations, performance management, discipline, and offboarding.

• Background in supporting both pre-award and post-award federal acquisition activities.

• Experience handling federal acquisitions above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

• In-depth knowledge of FAR, VAAR, and relevant federal acquisition regulations and policies.

• Capability to support acquisitions regardless of type or monetary value.

• Proficient in developing and reviewing acquisition strategies, solicitations, procurement packages, evaluation criteria, contract modifications, and contract administration documents.

• Ability to independently research and interpret federal acquisition policies, regulations, directives, and guidance.

• Strong leadership, management, communication, writing, organizational, and time-management abilities.

• Capability to handle multiple priorities, personnel matters, and complex acquisition tasks simultaneously.

• Specialized experience may be necessary in construction, Architect-Engineering, complex services, healthcare contracting, or leasing and specialized contracting.

• Bachelor's degree in any field; or at least 24 semester hours in specified business-related disciplines.

• Relevant federal contracting experience may substitute for educational qualifications; seven years can be considered in place of formal education where applicable.

• Preferred certifications include FAC-C Level I, II, or III; FAC-C Professional; DAWIA Level III Contracting; or comparable commercial acquisition or contracting coursework.

• Preferred experience in supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, a VA Network Contracting Office, healthcare, professional services, construction, Architect-Engineering, leasing, utilities, or other complex acquisitions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employer-sponsored paid Medical / Dental / Vision insurance.

• Employer matching 401K plan.

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• 11 Federal Holidays.

• Optional Short / Long Term Disability, Term Life, and AD&D Insurance.