Acquisition Project Analyst

DLA Careers; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers is seeking an Acquisition Project Analyst to translate customer requirements into acquisition documentation and to develop procurement packages, SOW/PWS, IGCE, and QASP. You will support PPBE documentation, planning, and execution for DoD programs.

The role requires coordinating with headquarters staff, preparing lifecycle documentation, and ensuring timely responses to portfolio inquiries. US citizenship and DoD requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience translating customer requirements into acquisition documentation.
• Experience developing procurement packages including SOW/PWS, IGCE, and QASP.
• Ability to manage program life cycle documentation and PPBE-related outputs.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into acquisition documentation.
• Develop procurement packages and planning artifacts.
• Coordinate program life cycle documents to support milestones.

Skills

Acquisition knowledge

Documentation skills

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

SOW/PWS drafting

IGCE preparation

QASP development

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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• Serves as acquisition project advisor translating customer requirements into acquisition documentation, developing procurement packages, and establishing plans of action and milestones.
• Conducts market research, develops SOWs/PWSs, independent government cost estimates (IGCE), source selection plans, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP).
• Prepares, revise, and coordinates program life cycle documentation and milestone decision products to support Authority to Proceed decisions for BCAT II and III programs.
• Develops FY Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) documentation, supports Program Budget Reviews and Annual Operating Plans, and tracks contract execution.
• Functions in a liaison role with headquarters staff to ensure proper flow down of taskings and portfolio requirements to the program technical staff and program manager.
• Addresses, tracks, and coordinates responses to headquarters taskers and portfolio inquiries to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinates the records management program implementing information lifecycle governance principles, data handling procedures (CUI, sensitive), and element-level controls.
• Establishes standardized folder structures and naming conventions, eliminates duplicate records, consolidates legacy repositories, and manages program drive archiving.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.

Qualifications

To qualify for an ACQUISITION PROJECT ANALYST, your resume and supporting documentation must support: B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience.

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• translating customer requirements into acquisition documentation
• developing procurement packages including statements of work (SOW/PWS), independent government cost estimates (IGCE), and quality assurance surveillance plans (QASP)
• managing program life cycle documentation; and supporting Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycles.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants:

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

This job will close when the agency has received 100 applications, which may be sooner than the closing date.

Position requires DoD Acquisition Program Management, Practitioner certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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