Procurement Specialist

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote/Hybrid as authorized by the Government and Company as requested by the government.

The Procurement Specialist will provide comprehensive acquisition, procurement, and contract administration support for a broad range of federal procurements. This position requires substantial experience in federal contracting and acquisition management, including acquisition planning, market research, solicitation development, source selection support, contract administration, and procurement strategy development. The Procurement Specialist will independently support and lead acquisition activities for complex and high-visibility procurements while ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agency-specific regulations, and applicable procurement policies.

The successful candidate will collaborate with government program offices, contracting personnel, and stakeholders to develop acquisition strategies and facilitate successful procurement outcomes.

• Independently perform market research and evaluate procurement options for a variety of government acquisitions.
• Develop and recommend acquisition strategies for federal procurement actions.
• Prepare acquisition documentation, including acquisition plans, source selection plans, requests for proposals (RFPs), determinations and findings, justifications, and associated procurement documents.
• Support and coordinate source selection activities, including proposal evaluations, contractor performance assessments, and evaluation documentation tracking.
• Conduct and support cost, price, and proposal analyses.
• Coordinate with technical, financial, legal, and regulatory stakeholders on proposal evaluations, rate agreements, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) issues, and contractor business system approvals.
• Lead contract administration activities and support assessments of contractor cost, schedule, technical performance, and program budget execution.
• Support the planning, development, and execution of major, complex, and high-dollar-value procurements.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agency supplements, and acquisition reform initiatives.
• Develop procurement approaches utilizing full and open competition, fixed-price contracts, cost-reimbursement contracts, Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), and other acquisition methods.
• Perform strategic acquisition planning for complex and first-time procurements.
• Assist in structuring solicitations for technology, research and development, and other specialized procurements.
• Develop contract line item structures (CLINs), evaluation criteria, source selection methodologies, specifications, statements of work (SOWs), performance work statements (PWSs), and project-specific contract clauses.
• Prepare procurement planning documents, business case analyses, and justification packages for approval authorities.
• Support procurement reviews, audits, and internal compliance initiatives.
• Compile and analyze procurement data to support decision-making and acquisition planning.
• Prepare reports, white papers, presentations, point papers, and briefing materials for management and government stakeholders.
• Participate in meetings, acquisition reviews, and program management discussions.
• Serve as a liaison between contractors, government personnel, contracting officers, and program offices.
• Conduct procurements in accordance with customer requirements, company policies, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Negotiate, source, award, and administer procurement contracts and purchase orders.
• Support procurement program implementation, training initiatives, and process…