Senior Acquisition & Business Management Lead

MKS2 Technologies; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MKS2 Technologies in Baltimore, MD seeks a Senior Acquisition & Business Management Lead to spearhead acquisition planning and package development for a large federal training organization.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with developing DoD/federal acquisition packages and managing up to 50 packages annually, coordinating with Government requirements owners, CORs, and acquisition personnel to ensure regulatory compliance and timely awards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Acquisition Management, Finance, Contracting or related discipline.
• 8+ years federal acquisition, contracting or acquisition-program management.
• Hands-on experience developing complete DoD or federal acquisition packages.
• Experience developing PWS/SOW, Market Research Report, QASP, IGCE, DD Form 254.
• Strong working knowledge of FAR and DFARS.
• Experience with Government requirements owners, CORs, contracting officers.
• Excellent technical-writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple acquisition packages concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Lead acquisition-planning support per FAR, DFARS and agency policies.
• Translate mission requirements into acquisition strategies and docs.
• Develop acquisition packages: PWS/SOW, MR reports, QASP, IGCE, DD Form 254.
• Identify costs, milestones, risks; document dependencies.
• Coordinate IPTs and requirements stakeholders.
• Support requirements owners, CORs, and acquisition personnel throughout lifecycle.
• Provide business-management and analytical support to translate leadership objectives into programs.
• Develop acquisition schedules and identify risks delaying awards.

Skills

Acquisition Planning

Requirements Documentation

DoD Acquisition

Federal Packaging

PWS/SOW

Market Research

QASP

IGCE

DD Form 254

FAR/DFARS

Stakeholder Collaboration

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Acquisition/Finance/Contracting

Job description

Company: MKS2 Technologies

Position Summary

MKS2 Technologies is seeking a Senior Acquisition & Business Management Lead to support an anticipated DoD training and business-management program.

This position will lead acquisition planning, requirements documentation and acquisition-package development activities supporting a large federal training organization. The selected individual must bring hands-on experience developing federal acquisition packages, not simply general acquisition or contract-management familiarity.

The anticipated program could require support for up to 50 acquisition packages annually.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate acquisition-planning support in accordance with FAR, DFARS and agency-specific acquisition policies.
• Translate mission and program requirements into actionable acquisition strategies and documentation.
• Develop and support complete acquisition packages, including:
• Performance Work Statements and Statements of Work
• Market Research Reports
• Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans
• Inherently Governmental Function determinations
• DD Form 254 security documentation
• Acquisition planning and supporting requirements documentation.
• Identify and document acquisition costs, milestones, assumptions, dependencies and risks.
• Coordinate Integrated Product Teams and requirements stakeholders.
• Facilitate requirements-development sessions and document decisions and action items.
• Support Government Requirements Owners, CORs and acquisition personnel throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Provide business-management and analytical support to translate leadership objectives into executable programs and projects.
• Develop acquisition schedules and proactively identify risks that could delay awards.
• Perform quality reviews of acquisition documentation to improve completeness, consistency and regulatory compliance.
• Support development of acquisition-related processes, templates, SOPs and performance metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Acquisition Management, Finance, Contracting or related discipline.
• 8+ years supporting federal acquisition, contracting or acquisition-program management.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience developing complete DoD or federal acquisition packages.
• Demonstrated experience personally developing several of the following:
• PWS/SOW
• Market Research Report
• QASP
• IGCE
• DD Form 254.
• Strong working knowledge of FAR and DFARS.
• Experience working directly with Government requirements owners, CORs, contracting officers and contract specialists.
• Excellent technical‑writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple acquisition packages concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications

• DAWIA certification or comparable federal acquisition/contracting credentials.
• FAC-C, FAC-COR or equivalent DoD acquisition experience.
• Experience developing acquisition packages supporting training, professional services or knowledge‑based services.
• Experience developing workload, cost, schedule and acquisition‑performance metrics.
• Experience supporting acquisition organizations in the National Capital Region / Fort Meade / Linthicum market.