BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking an Acquisition Specialist/Analyst Senior with 10+ years of experience, for our expanding workforce to support development of program acquisition documentation, funding documents, mission requirements, and compliance, at Contractor and Government site(s) in Patuxent River, MD. and Norfolk, VA. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.
Salary
The typical annual salary range for this position is $100,000.00 USD to $120,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.
Responsibilities- Supports and drafts program milestone related documentation to ensure compliance with all aspects of the DoD and SECNAV 5000 series directives
- Supports the development of program acquisition documentation such as:
- Acquisition Plans (Aps)
- Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASRs)
- Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs)
- Performance Work Statement (PWS)
- Funding Documents
- Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs)
- Acquisition Program Baseline Agreement (APBAs)
- Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies, and documentation for compliance with specifications, contracts, and mission requirements
- Attends, participates, supports, analyzes, provides input, develops, prepares and reports on briefs, point papers, reports, correspondence, meetings, conferences, and review boards
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience performing duties described in the functional description
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening—for staff, customer, and organizational level communications, both formal and informal
- Ability to perform all functional duties independently, self-starter.
- Working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint; Microsoft Project 2016; and Adobe Acrobat (reader and pro)
EDUCATION
Degree: MA/MS degree.
Allowable Substitution: Bachelor’s Degree plus two (2) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Master’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus four (4) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Master’s Degree, or six (6) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description of the labor category may be substituted for a Master’s Degree.
CLEARANCE
Condition of Employment: Applicant must have an active DoD Secret Clearance. The applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
CITIZENSHIP
The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application.
BAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit based factors made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience performing duties described in the functional description
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal, written, listening, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to perform all functional duties independently and work as a self-starter
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Project 2016
- Working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Reader and Pro
- Master's or equivalent MA/MS degree
- Bachelor's degree plus two additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a master's degree
- Associate's degree plus four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a master's degree
- Six additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a master's degree
- Active DoD Secret clearance
- U.S. citizenship at the time of application
What We Do
Brandes Associates, Inc. (BAI) is a small defense-services and technology company that provides engineering, software development, systems engineering, program acquisition and management, logistics, and technical support. Founded in 1990, it serves the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other U.S. and foreign clients. BAI also develops secure interoperability products and UAV solutions, operating from Denver-area headquarters and customer-co-located offices nationwide.








