Acquisition Specialist (Lifecycle Acquisition-Senior) with Security

Position Title: Acquisition Specialist (Lifecycle Acquisition-Senior)

Location: Springfield, VA

Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI Overall Assignment Description: * Functions as the advisor for the Government Technical Point of Contact (POC) and the Program Office. * Provide contractual and financial knowledge and assistance to the program offices. Duties include: * Review contractor engineering change proposals and provide reviews to the program office. * Coordinate cost estimates and performance work statement updates for the program offices, Agency finance, the appropriate project teams, and the Office of Contracting Services. * Attending monthly Program Management Review Boards and Budget Management review Boards. * Support development of acquisition documents, to include Source Selection Plans, Acquisition Plans, and budget documents. * Assist in tracking and managing contract deliverables, to include the contract funding status reports (CFSRs), and invoices. * Assisting in managing the program funds. Tracking spending, earned value, and routing funding documents. * Maintain the business office artifacts using MS Excel and PowerPoint. * Identify technical issues and communicate impacts. Skills and Experience: Required: * 12 years' overall experience * 8 years' experience for each requirement that uses the word "specialized" * Demonstrated specialized experience with: * Acquisition documentation and principals: contracting, contracting documents, the FAR, the contracting process, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), the acquisition process and lifecycle management. * Budgeting and funding basics, such as, fiscal years, appropriations, and IC or DoD budgeting process. * Bachelor's degree in Business or Business related field, or equivalent work experience. Desired: * Master's degree in a business related field. * Demonstrated understanding with/of: * IC or DoD systems architecture and engineering. * Program management experience in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and risk. * Agency Mission and acquisition process. * Agency Configuration Management (CM) process. * Source Selection process.

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