About This Role
This role involves providing comprehensive advisory and administrative support for acquisition activities, ensuring compliance with government regulations and processes. The specialist will assist program staff with research, documentation, and coordination related to contracts and financial transactions.
Responsibilities
- Research acquisition alternatives and provide written analyses and recommendations to program staff based on identified needs, including available mechanisms, methods, and approaches, for Government review and decision-making
- Assist in the preparation of Statements of Work and related acquisition documents, including IGCEs, LSJs, Acquisition Plans, and procurement correspondence
- Create and maintain a library of acquisition resources, strategies, briefing materials, and tools for Government use
- Monitor developments related to acquisitions that affect program efforts and provide informational updates to staff
- Provide technical advisory support to SNS staff and associated program offices in matters related to acquisitions
- Provide advisory support and recommendations related to financial transactions, including IAAs
- Provide advisory support and draft materials in the development of acquisition-related processes, procedures, and dissemination of information
- Assist with developing draft guides, templates, and acquisition-related documentation for Government review and approval
- Maintain tracking records on current and previous acquisitions, as directed
- Prepare draft reports on acquisition activities for Government review
- Maintain status records on current and previous acquisitions, as directed
- Coordinate and track acquisitions for status reporting purposes
- Assemble and compile background and historical data to assist the Government in the development of budget justifications
- Locate, compile, and index records for Government Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officials or requests
- Maintain acquisition-related documentation in accordance with Government direction to support accurate recordkeeping
- Assist and update acquisition strategy documentation and materials for Government review and approval
- Provide administrative formatting and compilation support for Government-developed performance-based payment documentation
- Assist in assessing and documenting technical requirements and issues and provide recommendations for Government consideration
- Assist in developing market research information, data, and analysis
- Collect and document market research information with analysis and recommendations for Government review
- Identify potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) and provide non-binding assessments and recommended mitigation options for Government review