Senior Contract Support Specialist (Remote)

Senior Contract Support Specialist / Team Lead – Federal Acquisition **Location:** Remote – United States **Schedule:** Full\-Time \| 40 Hours per Week **Hourly Rate:** $58\.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 an experienced Senior Contract Support Specialist / Team Lead to provide advanced federal acquisition support and technical leadership for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Regional Procurement Office – Central (RPOC). The Senior Contract Support Specialist will serve as the Team Lead for a four\-person acquisition support team consisting of one Senior and three Mid\-Level Contract Support Specialists. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to support all aspects of federal acquisition, regardless of acquisition type or dollar value, including contracts above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). Essential Duties and Responsibilities In addition to performing cradle\-to\-grave acquisition support activities, the Senior Contract Support Specialist / Team Lead will: * Provide leadership, technical direction, and guidance to Mid\-Level acquisition personnel. * Support complex pre\-award and post\-award federal acquisition activities. * Develop and review acquisition strategies, procurement packages, solicitations, amendments, awards, modifications, and closeout documentation. * Conduct and review market research, IGCEs, cost/price analyses, and price reasonableness recommendations. * Analyze complex contracting issues and recommend alternative courses of action. * Collaborate with customers and stakeholders across multiple sites and service lines. * Assist in developing and refining source\-selection evaluation criteria. * Conduct gap analyses and evaluate cost elements associated with healthcare products and services. * Provide acquisition and procurement advisory support in accordance with VA policies, Federal and state laws, and applicable acquisition regulations. * Ensure acquisition documentation is accurate, complete, timely, and compliant. * Provide technical guidance regarding FAR, RFO FAR, VAAR, and other applicable acquisition requirements. The Team Lead is specifically expected to provide leadership and technical direction, analyze difficult contracting issues, support source\-selection criteria, conduct gap analyses, and prepare compliant procurement packages. Minimum Qualifications – REQUIRED Education * Bachelor's degree in any field; AND * At least 24 semester hours in any combination of: Accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management. Federal Acquisition Experience * Minimum of 5 recent years o