DoD Acquisition Analyst: Data, Contracts & Insights

OST, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OST, Inc. is seeking an Acquisition Analyst Journeyman to provide acquisition, data analysis, and programmatic support to Government personnel supporting Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS).

This role blends traditional acquisition support with analysis of maintenance, work orders, utilization, and logistics data to help leadership assess workload, priorities, resource needs. Collaborate with systems engineers, logisticians, financial analysts, and contracting staff to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Acquisition Management, Contracting, Program Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting acquisition or contracting activities within a DoD or Federal environment.
• Experience developing or reviewing SOWs, PWSs, and IGCEs.
• Experience supporting market research and acquisition planning.
• Experience tracking contract actions, deliverables, or acquisition milestones.
• Experience supporting proposal evaluations.
• Experience coordinating with contracting offices, technical teams, and Government stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to review data, identify trends, and communicate findings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other standard Microsoft Office applications.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Power BI experience with dashboards, reports, or data visualization.
• DAU coursework or certification in Acquisition, Contracting, or Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, development, execution, and management of acquisition actions supporting TADSS programs.
• Develop, review, and coordinate acquisition documentation, including SOWs, PWSs, IGCEs, market research docs, and CDLRs.
• Support preparation and staffing of requirements packages and acquisition documentation.
• Track contract actions, modifications, deliverables, milestones, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate acquisition activities with contracting offices, Government personnel, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Support evaluations of technical, management, and cost proposals per criteria.
• Assist with funding documentation, planning, and milestone tracking.
• Analyze maintenance, utilization, workload data to identify trends and gaps.
• Develop reports, dashboards, briefings, and analytics to support decisions.
• Use data visualization tools to communicate findings and recommendations.
• Support analyses related to TADSS maintenance, sustainment, and logistics.
• Collaborate with engineers, logisticians, and leadership to support TADSS lifecycle.

Skills

DoD acquisition experience

Data analysis

SOW/PWS/IGCE review

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Acquisition Management/Contracting/Program Management/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

OST, Inc. is seeking an Acquisition Analyst Journeyman to provide acquisition, data analysis, and programmatic support to Government personnel supporting Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS).

This role blends traditional acquisition support with analysis of maintenance, work orders, utilization, and logistics data to help leadership assess workload, priorities, resource needs. Collaborate with systems engineers, logisticians, financial analysts, and contracting staff to