Acquisition and Procurement Specialist - United States - 27111 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Acquisition and Procurement Specialist

Date

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

City

Arlington

State

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

Maximus is looking for an Acquisition and Procurement Specialist to join the team in Arlington, VA.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS178, P4, Band 7

This position is for our client at DISA Compartmented Enterprise Services Offices (CESO). DISA CESO offers a suite of web enabled enterprise capabilities to the DoD and Intelligence community Special Access Program (SAP) organizations that enable secure communication and collaboration across the Services, Agencies, and the Fourth Estate. This role leads/manages the acquisition and procurement of all contracts, contracted services, hardware equipment and software licensing required to develop, operate, and maintain CESO’s enterprise service capabilities. The ideal candidate will have daily interactions across a diverse team of senior ranking government officials, several different contractor teams, and vendors. They will be responsible for the preparing, leading, and following-up on all acquisition and procurement actions.

What You Will Do:

- Aid the client and the program office team throughout the project lifecycle; create acquisition and procurement strategies and documents; and lead the acquisition and procurement efforts.

- Serve as the Acquisition Specialist for new acquisition efforts: create and document acquisition plans/strategy and maintain contractual documents over the life of the project, ensure acquisition packages include Acquisition Strategies, Acquisition Plans, Justification and Approvals, Determination and Findings, Market Research, Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP), Security related documentation, appropriate funding document, and the documents required by government ethics and procurement integrity (confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure statements), as well as verify evaluation panel appointing letters are signed and retained, as applicable

- Provide strategies for implementing performance base contracting and acquisition streamlining, facilitate the completion of sole-source justification, review new requirements to determine how to proceed (modify existing contract/delivery order or new effort) and make recommendation to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Government official.

- Provide support necessary to assist COR or Government Lead with oversight and controls to keep the suppliers performance in compliance with the required contractual standards, tracking and monitoring the performance of the suppliers and the progress made on delivery/task orders or contracts, ensuring the appropriate cost reports are submitted to the COR or Government official as required, and providing support necessary to monitor and advise of contract financial condition.

- Provide strategies for procurement of hardware, software, and license renewals, facilitate the completion of sole-source justification letters for sole-source procurement actions, solicitation / procurement support, conduct vendor management, review new requirements and make recommendations to the COR or Government official.

- Manage the program procurement process and lead procurement strategy meetings.

- Review and provide guidance on program contract schedules and milestones utilizing Microsoft Project.

- Provide effective verbal and written correspondence.

- Work effectively in a team environment.

Required Skills

- Due to federal requirements, candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance

- Bachelor’s degree ideally in one of the following fields: accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management

- 8 years of general experience in support of government acquisition (entire lifecycle) and procurement

- Demonstrated ability to work independently

- Demonstrated experience with contracting IT services, development, operations and cybersecurity

- Ability to execute a full range of procurement planning and contract management functions

Minimum Requirements

TCS178, P4, Band 7

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

- Demonstrated experience in DoD policy governance with the FAR/DFAR and DoD 5000.02

- DAWIA Level II/III Certification in contracting

- Experience as a COR with the full acquisition lifecycle

- Experience with DISA and an understanding of how DITCO works.

- Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships

- Experience supporting sales and business development.

- Experience with financial management.

- Knowledge of SharePoint Standard Procurement System (SPS).

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EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.