Senior Government Contracting SME

ior Government Contracting Subject Matter Expert

*1099 Part‑Time Position*

Remote

The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) seeks a Senior Government Contracting Subject Matter Expert to support curriculum development, course modernization, and technical writing for federal acquisition training. This role requires a previously held Contracting Officer warrant, 10+ years of recent or active federal contracting experience (15 preferred) and experience writing curriculum, policy or analyzing policy to align with SOPs or curriculum.

Rate: $50-55 per hour

Responsibilities

• Provide senior‑level acquisition expertise for course development and updates.

• Review and validate training content, storyboards, scripts, and eLearning materials.

• Deliver annotated SME feedback and participate in audits and course review sessions.

• Translate FAR/DFARS requirements into clear, instruction‑ready training content including RFO, EO and other applicable policy changes.

• Support strategic learning analysis and policy‑aligned recommendations.

Requirements

• 10+ years federal contracting experience (15 preferred).

• Previously held Contracting Officer warrant.

• Expert knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and agency supplements.

• Experience with curriculum development or acquisition training.

• Strong technical writing skills.

• Ability to work independently or in a teamwork environment in a 1099 part‑time, surge capacity.

• Daytime, after hours and weekend flexibility is required.

• Your own computer, internet access, and authoring tools are required.

Preferred

• Experience with FAI, WarU (DAU), FAC‑C/FAC‑COR/FAC‑P/PM training.

• Familiarity with ADDIE/SAM models and 508/SCORM requirements.