IT Acquisition SETA with contracts focus - Military veterans preferred

SAIC has an immediate opening for a talented IT Acquisition SETA with significant experience in contracts management. This role joins a team providing complete life cycle acquisition technical advice and support to our NRO’s Communications Directorate customer.  Qualified candidates must provide acquisition and contracts expertise, continuity of effort, and value-added judgement on a full spectrum of activities from pre-acquisition to program execution and performance management.  Current TS/SCI level clearance with Polygraph is required.

Daily Activities include:

• Provide overall lifecycle acquisition and program management support to the customer Program Manager(s), Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative(s), and Contracting Officer(s) 

• Support the planning and execution of end-to-end acquisition life-cycle functions, including:

  • Performing Market research

  • Assisting in the development of acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, program requirements, incentive arrangements

  • Drafting acquisition documents including, but not limited to, Acquisition Strategies, Acquisition Plans, Statements of Work (SOW), Task Orders, and other required solicitation/contract attachments

  • Developing Requests for Proposal (RFP)

  • Development of Contractor Bidders’ Library for supported acquisitions

  • Proactive identification, assessment and resolution of risks associated with acquisition approaches for supported acquisitions

  • Supporting source selection activities as an advisor

  • Conducting programmatic analysis and provide strategic recommendations for activities or projects throughout the acquisition cycle

  • Supporting performance management activities

  • Providing expertise and support administering and managing contracts

  • Conducting analysis and monitoring of requirements, performance metrics, financial limitations, and schedule of awarded contracts/programs

• Provide recommendations to improve acquisition planning processes and streamline acquisitions as well as the management of awarded items

• Track and perform programmatic reviews of non-SETA contract CDRLs

• Provide administrative support to non-SETA contract award fee activities

• Assist the Government with the oversight of the execution of non-SETA contracts

• Participate in identifying and coordinating actions across the team

• Ability to establish trust-relationships as well as build and lead highly functioning, multi- faceted and “joint” teams across various operational sites
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and deliverables
• Possess knowledge of industry accepted standards and best practices related to Acquisition, Contracts Management and Project Management
• Proven technical IT expertise and communications skills that demonstrate the ability to interface with all levels of management
• Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and evaluations - making recommendations and providing professional advice and assistance to include preparing criteria and analytical aids, briefings, reports, and presentations 
• Experienced in resource and requirements analysis, planning, coordination, and scheduling
• Ability to apply technical expertise in proper context for management review
• Skilled/comfortable working in high-tempo environment, able to be flexible and to adjust to dynamic political, technical and/or fiscal challenges 
• Active TS SCI clearance with CI Polygraph