Acquisition Specialist(LifecycleAcquisition-Senior) #1686

Compass, Inc; Glen Ellyn (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Acquisition Specialist with extensive experience in contracting and acquisition processes. This role involves advising government contacts, reviewing engineering proposals, and managing program funds. You will play a crucial role in supporting the development of acquisition documents and ensuring compliance with budgeting principles. Join a dynamic team dedicated to providing top-tier defense and intelligence solutions to government clients. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact critical projects.

Qualifications

• 12 years overall experience with 8 years specialized in acquisition documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor engineering change proposals and provide reviews.
• Assist in tracking and managing contract deliverables and funding.

Skills

Acquisition documentation

Contracting principles

Budgeting basics

Program management

Systems architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Master’s degree in a business-related field

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Openings >> Acquisition Specialist (Lifecycle Acquisition-Senior) #1686

Position Title: Acquisition Specialist (Lifecycle Acquisition-Senior)
ID: 1686
Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI

Overall Assignment Description:

• Functions as the advisor for the Government Technical Point of Contact (POC) and the Program Office.
• Provide contractual and financial knowledge and assistance to the TIAM program offices.

Duties include:

• Review contractor engineering change proposals and provide reviews to the program office.
• Coordinate cost estimates and performance work statement updates for TIAM program offices, Agency finance, the appropriate project teams, and the Office of Contracting Services.
• Attend monthly Program Management Review Boards and Budget Management Review Boards.
• Support development of acquisition documents, including Source Selection Plans, Acquisition Plans, and budget documents.
• Assist in tracking and managing contract deliverables, including the contract funding status reports (CFSRs) and invoices.
• Assist in managing the program funds, tracking spending, earned value, and routing funding documents.
• Maintain TIAM business office artifacts using MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Identify technical issues and communicate impacts.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• 12 years’ overall experience.
• 8 years' experience for each requirement that uses the word “specialized.”
• Demonstrated specialized experience with:
  • Acquisition documentation and principles: contracting, contracting documents, the FAR, the contracting process, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), the acquisition process, and lifecycle management.
  • Budgeting and funding basics, such as fiscal years, appropriations, and IC or DoD budgeting process.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Master’s degree in a business-related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of:
  • IC or DoD systems architecture and engineering.
  • Program management experience in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
  • Agency Mission and acquisition process.
  • Agency Configuration Management (CM) process.
  • Source Selection process.

Compass, Inc. (Compass) is a Small Business (SB) headquartered in Winchester, VA as a Defense and Intelligence solutions provider to the United States Government. We provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), and Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to our government and business partner customers. As a premier Defense and Intelligence solution provider, we employ a diverse, agile, highly trained, and extremely talented staff.

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