Acquisition Program Manager

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Production Corps (PC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for an Acquisition Program Manager (NH-1101-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

As the Chief of the Support Contracts Branch within Space Systems Command (SSC), System Delta 831, you will serve as the operational backbone for cutting-edge space acquisitions safeguarding the nation's premier Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) enterprise. In this mission-critical leadership role, you will orchestrate the Satellite Communication and Position, Navigation, and Timing (SCPNT) directorate’s multi-million-dollar support contract portfolios, leading strategic source selections, advising Contracting Officers on vital actions, and serving directly as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Technical Point of Contact (TPOC).

On a daily basis, you will drive acquisition velocity by collaborating with Finance and SSC Legal to coordinate Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs) and orchestrate complex inter-agency Support Agreements. Additionally, you will secure the operational environment by reviewing DD-254 Contract Security Classification Specifications, directing Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluations, and sponsoring physical and logical personnel access (MP ICAM/CAC) for approximately 400 support contractors.

Ultimately, this post demands an elite acquisition professional who can seamlessly bridge government and industry partners, solve complex contractual challenges, and turn rigorous requirements into lethal, mission-ready warfighter capability.

• Knowledge of the applicable principles, concepts, policies, and laws; functions, programs, and systems applicable to the duties of program management and material support; sources, responsibilities, and means for providing assistance and advice to resolve contracts and program management problems; and all aspects of contracts and program management contracts and support.
• Knowledge of government and private industry policies and practices related to business management, industrial management, financial systems, technical concepts, and production practices. Ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate a variety of program information, such as commercial business practices, market conditions, offer acceptability, contractor acceptability, contractor responsibility and/or performance to determine acquisition strategy and sources.
• Knowledge of the missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the Department of War, Air Force, and entities that govern, interface with, and/or influence management control of proposed and ongoing service contracts.
• Knowledge of methods of supervision to hold others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of a unit and mentor, motivate, and appraise subordinate staff. Determine objectives, make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions, set priorities, cause change, and accomplish organizational goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, with technical accuracy and to use computers and a variety of software programs and databases, gather and analyze a variety of program information, make sound judgments concerning program progress, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management and contractors.

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with SCI access.
• Required to handle…