Job Title: Ground Acquisition Specialist
Location: Chantilly, VA
Minimum Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI with Poly
Position Summary:
Stratos Solutions is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Acquisition Support Specialist to join our team. This role is critical to supporting government contract management and acquisition efforts. The ideal candidate will play a key role in developing acquisition strategies, generating required documentation, securing senior government leadership approval, and supporting the source selection process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive acquisition strategies tailored to meet government requirements and align with federal acquisition regulations (FAR).
- Prepare, review, and manage acquisition documentation such as Statements of Work (SOW), Fair Opportunity Notices (FON), Justifications & Approvals (J&A), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and Requests for Proposal (RFP).
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure all documentation meets legal, policy, and procedural requirements.
- Facilitate senior government leadership approval processes by preparing briefings, addressing feedback, and obtaining necessary endorsements.
- Provide source selection support, including developing evaluation criteria, organizing evaluation teams, and ensuring compliance with source selection policies and procedures.
- Coordinate with program offices, contracting officers, and legal advisors to ensure successful acquisition outcomes.
- Stay up-to-date on federal acquisition regulations and best practices to provide expert guidance and recommendations.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 8 years of experience in federal acquisition support, government contracting, or a related field.
- Deep understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and related policies.
- Proven ability to draft and manage complex acquisition documents and strategies.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience supporting senior government officials and facilitating high-level decision-making processes.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Desired Skills:
- Familiarity with government acquisition software and tools.
- Experience working on large-scale or complex acquisitions.
- Demonstrated expertise in the source selection process, including proposal evaluations and negotiations.
- PMP Certified
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What We Do
Stratos Solutions, Inc. is a professional technical services company specializing in systems engineering and technical assistance (advisory services) in support of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
We are looking for candidates with a TS/SCI Clerance with a polygraph. To check out current opportunities go to https://stratos-solutions.breezy.hr/ or email [email protected] for more information.
Incorporated in Virginia in 2003, our employee-owners average 20+ years experience in the missions and systems of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). We leverage our extensive experience across this domain to include: concept innovation and development, acquisition strategy, technical strategy, design, program planning and execution, application development, system delivery, integration and test, and mission operations.
