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Junior Acquisition Specialist ConsultantFidelity Partners • Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Junior Acquisition Specialist Consultant

Junior Acquisition Specialist Consultant

Fidelity Partners • Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
11 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Junior Acquisition Specialist - Consultant

Work Location

Maritime Administration United States Department of Transportation 7737 Hampton Blvd Norfolk VA 23505

  • Citizenship Requirements : Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Clearance Requirements : National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Security Clearance.
  • Period of Performance : At the Time of award (base year and two (2) option years.
  • Type of Employment : Temporary No More than 1000 hours per year.
  • Estimated Pay : $40.00 - $42.00 per hour.
  • Travel : Minimal travel may be required.

Working Hours

Work can be done remotely.

Working hours are 06 : 30 am to 6 : 00 pm with a ½-hour lunch Monday through Friday. All times is Norfolk VA local time.

Summary of Duties

Senior Acquisition Specialist Consultant will provide acquisition management support services and ship operation activities primarily to support contracts for the support and operation of MARADs Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessels training ships and fleet requirements.

Qualifications

  • Expert knowledge of Federal contracting law regulation policies and precedents and related principles policies and procedures sufficient to plan lead review or audit the most complex procurement functions.
  • Mastery of Federal and Departmental procurement regulations.
  • Knowledge of the regulations and techniques of source selection sufficient to conduct a selection.
  • Skill in promoting e-commerce and supporting the use of automated acquisition systems and other electronic systems.
  • Five years of operational experience in Federal Contracting.
  • Required minimum certification :
  • Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional)

  • Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Contracting Level III
  • DAWIA Contracting (Professional)
  • FAC-C Level is acceptable.
  • Have extensive proficiency and work experience with the following systems :
  • ESC-PRISM contract writing system.

  • Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG).
  • SharePoint.
  • Be highly proficient with MS Word Excel (including Pivot tables) and PowerPoint.
  • Customer service oriented organized ability to multitask & prioritize competing tasks being responsive and accessible and having the ability to produce professional writing.
  • Copies of all certifications and resumes must be forwarded with your application.
  • Duties and Responsibilities

    The Senior Acquisition Specialist shall provide professional support services to agencies in conducting federal acquisition management activities. Services may include but are not limited to :

  • Acquisition planning assistance including market research and recommending procurement strategy acquisition document development including cost / price estimates.
  • Quality assurance surveillance plans statements of work synopses solicitations price negotiation memoranda etc.
  • Expert assistance in supporting proposal evaluations including price / cost analysis or technical proposal analysis.
  • Contract administration support services including assistance with reviewing contractor performance developing contract modifications and investigating reports of contract discrepancies : contract close-out assistance.
  • Participate in team meetings as requested.
  • Acquisition Strategy Support

    Provide advice and recommendations for all elements in acquisition plans including approaches options strategies risks contracting methods competition sources cost milestone schedule etc.

  • Assist in preparing Statements of Work (SOW) Statements of Objectives (SOO) and other requirements documents.
  • This effort includes assisting program offices in researching and drafting specifications and standards including Performance-based Work Statements (PWS); developing performance measures; providing consultation and recommendations; and coordinating requirements documents.
  • Provide critical analysis and pricing support for MARADs major acquisition program for ship management services which utilizes advanced Excel functions to arrive at fixed-priced per diem rates and cost-reimbursable projections extracted from huge datasets.
  • Use of HLOOKUP VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP functions for retrieving values from pricing data tables based on specific criteria to compute differential values and make extensive pricing adjustments to existing contracts and evaluate pricing for source selection on new solicitations.
  • Expertise in constructing Pivot Tables is used to quickly summarize analyze and report on large amounts of data containing millions of identifiable pricing points as well as creating special calculators for ACOs and CORs to facilitate invoice review and approvals involving multiple thousand contractual pricing amounts for both fixed-priced and cost-reimbursable services.
  • Expertise in the use of conditional formatting using custom formulas for visually highlighting relative values considered in price analysis.
  • Assist the program offices in preparing Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs).
  • Research may include but is not limited to previous purchases for the same products or services; current market value of the products or services; and other agency purchases of similar products and services.
  • Prepare Request for Quotes (RFQs) Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Combined Synopsis / Solicitations. Assure that the solicitation includes all appropriate terms and conditions.
  • Recommend and prepare unique terms and conditions as required.

  • Before release of solicitation verify that funds are available and obtain legal concurrence if applicable.
  • Assist in the evaluation process and ensure written documentation to support informal or formal source selection procedures.
  • If formal source selection procedures are used - prepare Source Selection Plans

  • Assist with the identification of Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) members
  • Ensure Conflict of Interest / Nondisclosure Forms are signed
  • Prepare evaluation sheets and prepare a draft Source Selection Decision Memorandum.
  • Work with evaluators and Contracting Officer (CO) to identify pre-negotiation objectives and assist the CO with discussions with the offerors.
  • Prepare final contract award documents for task and delivery orders and stand-alone contracts

  • Prepare Contracting Officer Representative (COR) designation letters and obtain legal concurrence
  • Distribute contracts to appropriate parties and input award information into the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG) and upload to VOA.
  • Prepare appropriate documentation for the exercise of options modifications of various types for post-award activities and assist in the resolution of contractor performance issues.
  • Guide and train contracting staff with processing contracting documents in ESC-PRISM.
  • Guide and train operating staff and financial control staff with inputting requisitions in ESC-PRISM.
  • Collect analyze and draft reports on acquisition data using FPDS-NG and PRISM
  • Guide and train contracting staff and operations staff on storing viewing and retrieving records from SharePoint.
  • Assist in the issuance of policy and procedural guidelines to be used throughout MARAD to increase effectiveness and uniformity in the management and administration of acquisition programs and to comply with Government-Wide Requirements and Regulations
  • Keep abreast of proposed changes to the FAR Office of Federal Procurement Policy Directives Departmental Acquisition Regulations including the TAR the Transportation Acquisition Manual (TAM) and other issuances from the General Services Administration (GSA) Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Labor (DOL). MARAD also has internal clauses and the Contractor shall be aware of and assist with any updates to the MARAD solicitation provisions and clauses.
  • COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS :

  • Competitive Compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical dental and vision options.
  • Outstanding career growth potential.
  • ABOUT US :

    Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000 USA company that provides medical technical logistical and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.

    Qualified applicants are encouraged to learn more about us at or call us at or Join our Team

    Fidelity Partners provides equal employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws (EoE).

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    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Hourly Salary Salary : 40 - 42

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