Senior Acquisition Planner & Contracting Consultant

Saic; Springfield (VA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Springfield, VA is seeking a Senior Acquisition Planner / Contracting Consultant to provide strategic consulting on federal contracting and acquisition processes. You will analyze requirements, draft contracts and planning documents, and advise on acquisition strategies and performance.

The role requires a US citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance, 18+ years of DoD/IC contracting experience, and the ability to lead market research, cost estimates, and coordination with government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Project Management or related; 18+ years experience; degree substitution possible.
• 10+ years supporting DoD/IC projects with contracting responsibilities.
• Experience as contracting officer, contract specialist, and/or COR.
• Experience with cost-reimbursement and sole-source contracts.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph, US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Advise PMs on acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
• Develop procurement requests, justifications, SOWs, CDRLs, acquisition plans, and RFPs.
• Train and coach government CORs via workshops.
• Assist CORs with oversight of contracts and CDRLs, review spend plans.
• Support cost estimations and assessments across lifecycle.
• Lead market research activities.
• Coordinate program elements, funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures.

Skills

Acquisition strategy

Contracting expertise

Market research

Cost estimation

Contract oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

SAIC is looking for aSenior Acquisition Planner / Contracting Consultantto join an exciting program inSpringfield, VA. This role provides strategic consultingby leveraging expertise in federal contracting and acquisition processes.Thisposition applies critical thinking and knowledge to propose creative and flexible acquisition and contracting strategies, assists indefiningand drafting contract requirements and planning documentation, conducts policy research, and provides recommendationsfor problem resolution in areas such as contractorperformance, contract incentives, policy limitations, andemergent timelines.

JOB DUTIES:

• Providing advice to Program/Project Managers regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
• Supporting the development of procurement requests, sole source justifications, statements of work, Contract Data Requirements lists (CDRLs), acquisition plans, justifications and approvals, request for proposals, technical advisory reports leading to the establishment of formal government contracts.
• Training and coaching the government CORs through in-house training and workshops.
• Assisting contracting officer’s representatives (CORs) with their duties, such as oversight of contracts, inspections, review of contract data requirements lists (CDRLs), and review contract financial plans and spend plans.
• Supporting formal cost estimations and assessments through the life cycle from pre-acquisition through project sustainment.
• Leading and advising on market research techniques.
• Providing program element coordination, staffing and monitoring; advise and assist government customer regarding funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Project Management or related degree and eighteen (18) years of experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• 10 years experience supporting DoD or IC Project with contracting responsibilities.
• Experience as a federal contracting officer, contract specialist, and/or contracting officer’s representative (COR).
• Experience in planning cost-reimbursement type contracts and/or sole source services contracts.
• Experience with classified contracts.
• Experience with leading or advising on market research techniques.
• Experience with formal cost estimating and assessments.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• An active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to complete a counter-intelligence (CI) scope polygraph (post-hire).

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.