Acquisition-Contract Specialist

Acquisition Specialist

The Acquisition Specialist will provide daily support to triage, prepare, facilitate, and administer acquisition actions managed through the Sponsor's organization. The candidate assists the Sponsor in developing acquisition strategies, work statements, evaluation plans, and qualifying vendor candidates. The specialist is involved through the entire acquisition life cycle, from pre-award planning through solicitation preparation, contract award, contract administration, and contract close-out. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Proactively collaborate with Mission Partners, Sponsor Leadership, and functional teams at all levels to ensure timely handling of acquisition actions and foster effective communication.
• Assist Sponsor in identifying, assessing, and articulating mission requirements and guiding requirements through various contract processes necessary for acquiring IT support, including :
• Actively work with stakeholders to ensure project understanding.
• Assess and recommend an ideal resource acquisition service.
• Collaborate to identify, evaluate, and articulate succinct IT requirements.
• Coordinate the review and approval of RFP documentation through the acquisition lifecycle.
• Participate in developing acquisition plans, source selection documents (including evaluation criteria), Independent Government Cost Estimates, justifications and approvals, synopses, and requests for proposals / quotes / bids.
• Assist with the development of pre-award technical documentation (solicitation, IGCE, SOW, Technical Evaluation Plan (TEP), and Technical Evaluation Report).
• Document and track detailed actions / steps executed throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Assist Sponsor by preparing and / or performing administrative activities related to program management and execution, including :
• Validate skill level and labor category references for onboarding IT resources.
• Validate resource labor rates, to include the review of any applicable escalation.
• Review and coordinate requests for additional hours and / or cost.
• Verify and track Foreign Ownership and Control or Influence (FOCI) approvals for assigned subcontractor entities.
• Process and / or coordinate Contract Requests and / or funding commitments in BASIS or its successor system, ALM.
• Process and / or monitor clearance and / or access request actions.
• Verify and schedule Contractor Screening actions for High-Risk Roles (HRRs), as required.
• Review and coordinate travel and training requests.
• Coordinate and communicate activity status with Leadership and Stakeholders.
• Compile and / or archive all necessary documentation related to contract funding.
• Enter, monitor, and update requisite data in Sponsor business systems.
• As directed, assist and / or monitor actions associated with resource deployments, including :
• Generate and provide text-based and / or graphical reports to Sponsor Leadership.
• Provide daily advisory support regarding the interpretation of Government acquisition policies and procedures.
• Document and actively maintain detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Deliver weekly Acquisition Status Reports (ASRs) and monthly Executive-level Acquisition Status Reports (ASRs).

Qualifications

Desired :