Senior Business Development Associate – Mission Support Services

Strategic Solutions Unlimited; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Matching

PTO and Holiday

Full Medical Insurance

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

Strategic Solutions Unlimited, Inc. (SSU) is seeking a Senior Business Development Associate – Mission Support Services to drive federal opportunities and partnerships.

This remote, U.S.-based position requires building relationships with government customers, incumbents, and industry partners, and traveling periodically for meetings. You will identify, qualify, and pursue opportunities across DoD and federal agencies, producing executive-level assessments and coordinating with Capture and

Qualifications

• 7+ years federal government contracting or business development experience.
• 3-5+ years identifying, developing, and qualifying federal opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of the federal acquisition environment.
• Experience with IDIQs, GWACs, GSA vehicles, task orders, or similar mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and research capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Experience collaborating with Capture Managers, proposal teams, operations, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Identify federal opportunities aligned with SSU's capabilities and growth strategy.
• Research procurements, recompetes, task orders, IDIQ/GWAC opportunities, acquisition forecasts, Sources Sought notices, and RFIs.
• Determine customer, incumbent, acquisition history, contract vehicle, period of performance, competitive environment, and strategy.
• Evaluate whether opportunities represent credible pursuits for SSU.
• Develop customer, market, incumbent, competitor, and acquisition intelligence.
• Build and maintain relationships with federal customers and industry partners.
• Participate in customer meetings, industry days, conferences, capability briefings, and partner engagements.
• Identify potential teaming partners and assess their strategic value.
• Support RFI, Sources Sought, and other pre-solicitation responses.
• Maintain accurate opportunity information in SSU's systems.
• Prepare concise executive-level opportunity assessments.
• Develop qualified opportunities for structured transition to SSU's Capture Manager.
• Provide ongoing intelligence during capture phase.
• Coach and support less-experienced BD team members.

Skills

Federal contracting

Opportunity identification

Market intelligence

Proposal coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Remote work

Tools

SAM.gov

GovWin IQ

FPDS/USAspending

Unanet

Shipley

APMP

Job description

Strategic Solutions Unlimited, Inc. (SSU) is a defense industry-based company, that is veteran owned and operated by military-minded professionals with decades of special operations and intelligence experience, focused on enabling the warfighter, or servicing government organizations and the commercial sector. Domestically or internationally, SSU provides a large business experience as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Senior Business Development Associate – Mission Support Services. This is a remote U.S.-based position with periodic travel for customer meetings, industry events, partner engagements, and corporate requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Senior Business Development Associate – Mission Support Services candidate must be knowledgeable in identifying opportunities early, understand the customer and acquisition environment, research incumbents and competitors, develop customer and industry relationships, qualify opportunities, identify teaming requirements, and turn market intelligence into actionable growth opportunities.

• Identify and develop federal opportunities aligned with SSU's capabilities and growth strategy.
• Research upcoming procurements, recompetes, task orders, IDIQ/GWAC opportunities, acquisition forecasts, Sources Sought notices, and Requests for Information.
• Determine the customer, incumbent, acquisition history, contract vehicle, period of performance, competitive environment, anticipated procurement strategy, and other critical intelligence.
• Evaluate whether opportunities represent credible pursuits for SSU.
• Develop customer, market, incumbent, competitor, and acquisition intelligence.
• Build and maintain relationships with federal customers and industry partners.
• Participate in customer meetings, industry days, conferences, capability briefings, and partner engagements.
• Identify potential teaming partners and assess their strategic value.
• Support RFI, Sources Sought, and other pre-solicitation responses.
• Maintain accurate, substantive opportunity information in SSU's business development systems.
• Prepare concise executive-level opportunity assessments.
• Develop qualified opportunities for structured transition to SSU's Capture Manager.
• Continue providing customer, competitive, partner, and market intelligence during formal capture.
• Coach and support less-experienced Business Development team members.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 7+ years of federal government contracting, business development, growth, or market-intelligence experience.
• 3-5+ years of direct experience identifying, developing, and qualifying federal opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of the federal acquisition environment.
• Experience researching federal customers, incumbents, competitors, contracts, and acquisition strategies.
• Experience with IDIQs, GWACs, GSA vehicles, task orders, or similar federal acquisition mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and research capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to convert research into actionable recommendations.
• The ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and remain accountable in a remote environment.
• Experience working effectively with Capture Managers, proposal teams, operations, and leadership.

Preferred:

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience supporting:

• Department of Defense
• USSOCOM
• USASOC
• Special Operations Forces
• S. Army
• Missile Defense Agency
• Other national-security customers
• Experience with mission support, professional services, training, logistics, operations, intelligence support, program management, or acquisition support is highly desirable.
• Experience with SAM.gov, GovWin IQ, USAspending/FPDS, Unanet, HigherGov, Shipley, APMP, or comparable federal business development tools and methodologies is also preferred.

Benefits include:

• 401K Matching
• PTO and Holiday
• Full Medical Insurance
• Referral Bonus Program

SSU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.