Strategic Acquisition Ops Lead (TS/SCI)

LMI

Tampa (FL)

On-site

USD 163,000 - 181,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

LMI seeks an Acquisition Operations Specialist to synchronize procurement, contracting, fielding, and sustainment for autonomous systems and related technologies. The role translates operational demand into acquisition packages and coordinates diverse stakeholders, ensuring audit-ready documentation.

The position requires on-site support in Tampa, FL with an active TS/SCI clearance and periodic travel to supported commands and industry locations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in acquisition, contracting, business administration, supply chain management, engineering, operations, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
Four or more years of experience in Department of Defense acquisition, procurement, contracting support, program operations, requirements development, or a closely related field.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Working knowledge of the FAR, DFARS, acquisition planning, market research, requirements documentation, and contract execution processes.
Experience preparing acquisition packages, statements of work, performance work statements, IGCEs, market research, or other procurement documentation.
Experience coordinating acquisition actions across government program, contracting, operational, technical, logistics, security, and industry stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple procurement actions, deadlines, dependencies, and approval requirements simultaneously.
Strong research, writing, documentation, briefing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and acquisition tracking tools.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and protect procurement-sensitive and proprietary information.

Responsibilities

Translate operational requirements and sustainment demand into clear acquisition objectives, procurement packages, statements of work, performance requirements, and supporting documentation.
Conduct and document market research, vendor discovery, capability comparisons, acquisition pathway analysis, and procurement planning.
Coordinate acquisition actions across operational users, requirements personnel, contracting officers, program managers, logisticians, security personnel, legal advisors, financial stakeholders, and industry partners.
Maintain integrated acquisition schedules, action trackers, decision logs, procurement status, delivery milestones, risks, and dependencies.
Support use of appropriate acquisition pathways, including existing contracts, task orders, Other Transaction Authority, Small Business Innovation Research Phase III, Commercial Solutions Openings, and other approved rapid mechanisms.
Align procurement quantities, delivery schedules, training, technical data, warranties, spares, field support, and property requirements with sustainment plans.
Prepare acquisition strategies, approval packages, independent research, briefing materials, and responses to leadership or contracting questions.
Coordinate vendor engagements and technical exchanges in accordance with procurement integrity and organizational conflict-of-interest requirements.
Support evaluation of proposed solutions for mission relevance, technical maturity, compliance, delivery risk, supportability, and integration requirements.
Track actions from requirement validation through award, delivery, acceptance, property accountability, and operational fielding.
Identify acquisition barriers and recommend compliant courses of action that reduce cycle time and improve delivery predictability.
Maintain accurate, organized, and review-ready acquisition records.