Acquisition Support Specialist
QBE LLC
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ft. Belvoir • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Manage and oversee acquisitions through all phases of the project life cycle, from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring & controlling, and closeout
- Ensure project cost, schedule, and performance measures are standardized, monitored, tracked and administered according to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Department of Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS)
- Ensure documents are in accordance with Federal law, departmental regulations, and procedures applicable to the acquisition process and to the administration of contracts
- Assist with the preparation, review, update and coordination of pre-award and post award acquisition documents and/or acquisition requirements packages
- Conduct Market Research and Complete Market Research Report. Assist Business Management Operations in creating, updating, and enhancing internal IPT acquisition documents
- Develop independent cost estimates
- Support, assist, implement and report on cost, schedule, and performance measures using the Program Execution Module (PEM) tool
- Assist with development of Performance Work Statements (PWS), Statements of Work (SOW) and/or Statements of Objective (SOO)
- Draft Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP) including Performance Requirements and Surveillance Activity Checklists (SAC)
- Draft Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)
- Conduct business data analysis for the program to ensure compliance with regulations
- Identify trends, provide information to decision-makers, and assist with responding to the results of audits, inspections, management reviews, other evaluations
- Assist implementation of contract requirements of the SOW/PWS/SOO, Technical Specifications, CLINS and/or Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Support detailed analysis and review of acquisition projects to ensure contract and financial fiscal compliance
- Assist the SAT Lead with performing audits and other acquisition-related tasking
Requirements
- Ability to define a unique IDIQ acquisition strategy
- Ability to determine and recommend appropriate acquisitions to pursue
- Experience managing the full life cycle of major IT and Cloud acquisitions; driving the acquisition process
- Understanding of the benefits and concept of Cloud Ability
- Experience authoring acquisition documents from scratch (e.g., QASP, IGCE, CDRL, J&A, LSJ)
- Minimum 10 years of experience in acquisition program management or as contracting authority for DoD acquisition programs
- Possess Subject Matter Expertise (SME) drafting acquisition documents such as acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, source selection plans, justification and approvals, determination and findings, requirements documents (such as PWS/SOW/SOO) and technical evaluations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to positively and professionally interact with supervisors, managers, action officers, contractors, and customer agencies on projects related to Contractor Support Services (CSS) contracts
- Knowledge of federal law and associated regulations applicable to federal contract administration (e.g., FAR, DFAR, JTR, FTR)
- Experience using advanced functions of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, charts, and formulas
- Experience working as part of a team on a large project with responsibility for an assigned portion of that project
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to analyze program effectiveness and to recommend and implement process improvement techniques.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
acquisition program managementcost estimationbusiness data analysisdrafting acquisition documentsmarket researchcontract administrationperformance measurementcompliance analysistechnical evaluationsfull life cycle acquisition
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsteam collaborationprocess improvementproblem-solvingorganizational skillsability to work in fast-paced environmentleadershipdecision-makingprofessional interaction