Company Overview
Use your abilities and expertise to assist our customers with their acquisition and contracting needs! Acquisition Experts LLC is an expanding small business that offers professional services to the federal government and commercial clients. We deliver procurement, logistics and program management solutions. We are looking for more people like you. People who are motivated by contributing their skills to making a positive difference. Every day is a chance to grow and achieve.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Acquisition Specialist for a full-time, hybrid work position with a Federal customer in Huntsville, AL. The selected candidate will provide significant support to Government-led procurement teams to acquire products and services.
Responsibilities and Duties
Pre-Award Contract Support (80%)
- Support program teams in developing requirements to support their need to acquire services to support operational objectives.
- Provide business analysis to determine “usual and customary” methods to acquire services in various industries.
- Research and provide procurement recommendations to support acquisition strategies, to include but not limited to, determine appropriate contract vehicles, procurement sources, and competition requirements.
- Provide strategies to conduct performance base contracting.
- Develop and/or manage the processes to complete justification and approvals; determinations and findings; and other required documents.
- Conduct strategic and tactical market research.
Post-Award Contract Support (20%)
- Draft task orders, contract modifications and other contract actions to support operational requirements.
- Provide significant input to prepare and conduct program management reviews, performance monitoring, and other contract surveillance activities.
- Provide consultation and direct support to contracting officer representatives (COR) in their efforts to perform spend management and track deliverables.
- Support finance management professionals to ensure de-obligations.
- Support contract closeout activities.
Contract File Maintenance
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Provide support necessary to assist contracting officers to maintain both hard copies and electronic copies of all contracting documentation over the life of a contract, including issues related to contract performance.
Qualifications and Skills
- Eight (8) years of military and/or civilian federal contracting experience.
- Experience in conducting both pre-award and post-award.
- Cradle to grave experience with federal contracting.
- Experience using the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to conduct pre-award actions.
- Experience using the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) to record contract actions.
- Experience using the System for Award Management (SAM) to verify a potential vendor’s business size and related information.
- Advance skills in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Word and Excel.
Minimum Education/Training/Certifications Required:
- Active Top Secret Clearance.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in federal contracting.
- Advance skills in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Word and Excel.
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) or Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) certification.
- Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative Act (DAWIA) Contracting Level II - or - Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Level II Contracting.
- Experience with the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) contract writing system.
Benefits
- Excellent Salary (commensurate with experience)
- Paid Time-Off
- Retirement Plan
- Bonus Program
- Direct Deposit
Acquisition Experts, LLC employ people from diverse places, with varied experiences and world views. It is through these differences we come together to assist our clients in achieving their business goals. Acquisition Experts employees and consultants have opportunities to make an immediate and positive impact in supporting our clients. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
