Contract Specialist

About Integrated Management Strategies (IMS) LLC

We are a women-owned small business and management consulting firm that provides an array of business and technical services. IMS is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with employees across 39 US states.

What We Do

We support the mission critical needs of federal agencies by leveraging our experience, talent and can-do attitude, and solve their strategic and operational challenges.

How We Do It

We earn our clients’ trust through our personalized approach and attention to detail, allowing us to collaborate and solve even the most complex problems.

About the role

Are you ready for your next career adventure?! Integrated Management Strategies (IMS) is an award-winning, fast-growing woman-owned small business in the Washington DC area, specializing in healthcare, technology, and management consulting. We are seeking an experienced Contract Specialist to join our healthcare consulting practice. The role is fully remote within the US. We are proud of our national presence, and excited to offer great career opportunities within the organization.

What you'll do

Core contract and solicitation support

• Review federal solicitations (RFI/RFQ/RFP) to identify requirements, risks, compliance obligations, and key dates.
• Prepare and maintain a solicitation summary (scope, NAICS, set aside, eval factors, deliverables) for leadership and proposal teams.
• Analyze draft and final contracts, task orders, and modifications for terms, clauses, and flow downs impacting performance and risk.
• Track and flag FAR/DFARS and agency specific clauses that affect pricing, IP/data rights, cybersecurity, small business rules, and reporting.
• Serve as a liaison between leadership, project managers, HR, finance, and external partners on contract related questions.
• Monitor and calendar deadlines (proposal due dates, option exercise windows, deliverable due dates, notice periods) and alert stakeholders

Subcontracts, teaming, and partner agreements

• Draft, review, and redline subcontract agreements to ensure proper flow down of prime contract requirements and risk allocation.
• Draft and negotiate teaming agreements, JV agreements, and NDAs with large primes and small business partners.
• Coordinate with program and finance staff to align SOWs, pricing, and deliverables across prime, sub, and teaming documents.
• Maintain a central repository of all partners, subcontract documents and track key dates (options, renewals, notice periods).

Compliance and risk management

• Verify that proposed contract language complies with FAR/DFARS and agency supplements, raising exceptions or concerns to leadership.
• Identify and document contract risks (scope, schedule, funding, key personnel, data/security, termination) and propose mitigation actions.
• Track and help implement mandatory flow downs for cybersecurity, small business programs, labor and wage requirements, and reporting.
• Support audits or reviews by providing organized contract files, summaries, and documentation of decisions.

Business development and proposal support

• Support go/no go reviews with clear assessments of contractual risk, competition type, and small business implications (especially WOSB).
• Prepare contract related sections of proposals (reps and certs, small business approach, subcontracting narratives, exceptions/deviations).
• Assist with pricing inputs that are contract driven (e.g., option structures, ceilings, surge language, ODC handling).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from a US accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in all matters related to contracts
• Experience with FAR/DFAR
• Experience with vendor/sub vendor contracts
• Prior experience working as a government employee or government contractor in legal and/or acquisitions preferred

What we offer:

In addition to a rewarding career, IMS offers a wide range of benefits to its employees, including:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time
• 11 Company Paid Holidays
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Group Short Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Integrated Management Strategies is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for the employment process, please email your request to hr@im-strat.com

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The salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary rate for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including, scope, complexity, and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate, and other conditions of employment.