Contract Specialist

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Contract Specialist /Fort Belvoir, VA (Onsite) /Fulltime

The Contractor shall provide Acquisition analysis support to PM IEN RAs commensurate with the expectations of a large Army program office that has many projects nearing, or in, sustainment support and some projects that are new installations. This work may include, but is not limited to, the functions outlined below:

• Analyze, evaluate, and advise the PM on operational impacts.
• Provides acquisition life-cycle support, program analysis, project management (including cost analysis, risk analysis, schedule analysis), strategic planning, and continuous performance improvement for an assigned portfolio of programs.
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets policy emanating from the Army Acquisition Executive relating to acquisition program management and formulates program management policies and procedures, and provides technical direction and assistance to supporting installations. Ensures that proposed and implemented policies and procedures are in accordance with DoD/Department of Army (DA)/PEO objectives. Monitors DoD and DA guidance to identify programmatic information and ensures that specific planning guidance is provided for assigned programs .Employs strong skill sets in Acquisition Program Baselines, Consider adding Simplified Acquisition Management Plans , Life Cycle Management Plan , Test and Evaluation Strategies , Test Evaluation Master Plans , overarching program schedules, Acquisition Status Reports , and Program Objective Memorandum strategies and budgets to support the PM acquisition programs.
• Represents the PM on all Acquisition working groups and related organizations to identify requirements and recommend solutions for acquisition within assigned programs.
• Participates in Milestone Readiness Reviews, Configuration Steering Boards and other acquisition management meetings.
• Interface with the DoD and various combat developers associated with PM systems.
• Maintains a "user-level" awareness of requirements associated with assigned programs to analyze, evaluate, and implement user requirements; and to ensure compliance with acquisition policy and procedures.
• Establishes and maintains a working relationship with the acquisition community communities as well as the evaluation communities to stay abreast of all the essential programmatic activities; and assists the PM and PM Staff.
• Collects, analyzes and maintains acquisition related data required to support assigned programs.
• Proficient in all applications within Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT). Assist PMs in completing monthly and quarterly reports.
• Experience with other data visualization tools. xhyhwjd Experience with ACAT I programs and associated reporting.