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Job Title: Junior Level Contracts Support Specialist - Remote
Location: Work may be done anywhere in the U.S. Will need to visit local VA offices to get processed through VA security and to receive a CAC card and laptop.
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and certification/ degree
Scope of Work: The purpose of the work is to perform a variety of contracting actions encountered throughout the pre-award and/or post-award phases of the contracting process using established contracting procedures.
Required Qualifications:
Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required. Coursework must have included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Work Experience: The candidate must have at a minimum two (2) years of relevant Federal contracting experience. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. The candidate must have documented experience in pre and post-award acquisitions processes. The candidate must be familiar with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR).
Duties Required: Develop, award and administer limited contract types with some supervision and oversight required. Perform "cradle-to-grave" acquisition functions (i.e., from pre-award, to post-award, to the final contract termination/close-out). Review procurement requests to ensure compliance with procedures, regulations and sufficiency of technical specifications or purchase description and supporting information. Develop solicitation documents and other contractual documentation (i.e., D&F's, justifications, solicitation amendments, and supporting memoranda).
