Acquisition Support Specialist

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. is seeking a Program Acquisition Support, SME to support a customer in Reston, Virginia.

This successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Advise and assist the Government Program/Project Managers (GPMs) in planning and executing its acquisition activities by following the IC/DIA/DoD acquisition policies, processes, and practices. The contractor shall ensure the accuracy, completeness, and applicability of all inputs/advice.
• Assist in the creation of acquisition strategies.
• Assist with Documentation of acquisition strategies.
• Provide oversight and implementation of acquisition strategies.
• Assist with improving acquisition processes.
• Assist with transactional business management services.
• Assist GPMs with overall planning, coordination, and execution activities by creating executable work packages and planning packages, including preparation, coordination, and modification of program processes, publications, program-level reports, briefings, and upper-level management support products.
• The contractor shall assist GPMs with the creation and execution of funding and budgeting baselines and business plans.
• Assist GPMs in maintaining up-to-date status and progress of PMO programs and projects through periodic and formal reviews, as well as reports and informal meetings.
• Assist GPMs in responding to queries from internal and external sources.
• Assist GPMs by providing data to support sound, strategic business decision-making.
• Assist GPMs by creating and modifying documentation to support program reviews.
• Support the Program Office during reviews.
• Provide support for PMO acquisition meetings and reviews.
• Assist in preparing and conducting briefings on programs and activities by drafting, coordinating, and presenting program-level briefings and providing support to an Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Provide input IC SCC-related Acquisition Planning Records (APRs), IC SCC Interagency Acquisition Planning Records (IA APRs), and Requisitions (REQ) into the Contracts Management System (CMS) and track progress through the CMS approval process.

• Develop and manage all IC SCC supporting documentation for APRs/IA APRs and REQs to include cost estimates, market research, and justification for other than full and open competition, Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) and service level agreements.
• Create and execute funding and budgeting baselines and plans to include spend line identification and change request processing in support of IC SCC.
• Work with functional and technical program personnel to develop requirements and interface with C104, CFO and other branches as needed for acquisition lifecycle support.
• Establish, coordinate, and recommend acquisition lifecycle processes and procedures.
• Utilize all necessary systems and processes to ensure full acquisition lifecycle support.
• Assist in identifying and documenting Unfunded Requirements (UFRs).

Qualifications Required:

• Active TS/SCI with w/CI POLY
• BA/BS and 12 years’ experience (OR) Master’s and 7-10 years’ experience.