Senior Acquisition Support Specialist

POSITION

Senior Acquisition Support Specialist

Colorado Springs, CO

Active TS with SCI eligibility

Full time, 40 hours

Upon award, BTAS will be filling potential openings for the Space Systems Command (SSC). SSC plays a critical role in advancing the United States's space capabilities, delivering cutting‑edge solutions to protect and enhance national security. SSC/SZBC specializes in highly classified Space Domain Awareness (SDA) systems, Defensive and Offensive Space Control (DSC/OSC) capabilities, and space test range assets to support the Department of Defense’s current and future operational needs.

As a leader in space technology, SSC/SZ-BC is responsible for the development, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of mission‑critical systems spanning the entire acquisition life cycle. These efforts ensure the United States Space Force (USSF) and its mission partners maintain a strategic advantage in space operations. This position will support multiple SSC/SZ-BC programs, as well as other initiatives across the Space Force, Air Force, and allied organizations.

Join us in shaping the future of space operations and contributing to the defense of our nation’s space assets.

• Provide space acquisitions, engineering, operations, and technical assistance for all project stages within the acquisition lifecycle.
• Support acquisition efforts for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration activities.
• Advise the government on cost, schedule, and performance matters.
• Revise or draft Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS) and acquisition documentation for government review and presentation.
• Ensure documentation aligns with the latest government guidance (e.g., MIL-STD).
• Provide technical and programmatic status reports on individual programs or portfolios as requested.
• Identify and recommend acquisition process improvements, risk reduction strategies, and technical, organizational, or programmatic changes.
• Assist in building and maintaining a government risk program, including risk identification, process definition, and risk mitigation planning.
• Support the government program manager in financial oversight, including commitments, obligations, and expenditures.
• Perform earned value management and schedule analysis for program office defense contracts.
• Provide Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) support, including congressional reporting, fiscal year planning, continuing resolution management, unfunded requirement development, end‑of‑year funding actions, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development.
• Offer subject‑matter expertise in Integrated Baseline Reviews/Business Financial Reviews to assess defense contractor cost and schedule performance.
• Monitor program schedules, report requirement shortfalls, and provide program risk assessments.
• Maintain and update acquisition reports by correlating program execution data with program baselines.
• Advise on technical engagements, including interchange meetings, design reviews, conferences, video teleconferences, and working groups.
• Maintain awareness of all programs and technology development efforts across the portfolio.
• Assist integrated product teams and working groups while establishing customer and contractor interfaces.
• Support government execution of source selections in accordance with FAR 9.505‑4.
• Assist with source selection activities, including coordinating meetings, developing documentation (e.g., source selection plans, acquisition strategies, and non‑disclosure agreements), and reviewing and drafting proposal evaluations.
• Maintain, update, and analyze the acquisition forecast to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Identify and resolve disconnects or deficiencies in the acquisition forecast, which projects contract efforts, milestones, and key decision points.
• Incorporate inputs from force design, operational imperatives, combatant command priority lists, and future force‑shaping products to enhance government planning and capabilities.
• Advise and assist leadership with high‑visibility…