Duties include but are not limited to:
- Lead procurement planning activities, including development of Statements of Work (SOW), IGCEs, and acquisition strategies.
- Oversee the preparation and review of procurement documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with FAR and DHS policies.
- Coordinate with contracting officers and program stakeholders to support timely and effective contract awards.
- Monitor procurement milestones and maintain acquisition tracking systems.
- Support subcontractor sourcing, evaluation, and performance oversight.
- Provide procurement status reports, risk assessments, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Ensure cost efficiency through market research, vendor competition, and contract optimization.
Required Education, Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in acquisition, supply chain management, or a closely related discipline.
- Master’s preferred
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
- A minimum of 15 years of experience in the following:
- In-depth understanding of federal procurement regulations and practices.
- Experience with DHS or DoD acquisition environments.
- Excellent organizational and documentation skills.
- Strong leadership, communication, and analytical abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple complex procurement actions under tight timelines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint.
- Positive adjudication from a CBP Background Investigation.
- Position requires some travel.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in acquisition, supply chain management, or a closely related discipline
- Master's degree
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in federal procurement
- In-depth understanding of federal procurement regulations and practices (FAR)
- Experience with DHS or DoD acquisition environments
- Excellent organizational and documentation skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and analytical abilities
- Ability to manage multiple complex procurement actions under tight timelines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and SharePoint
- Positive adjudication from a CBP Background Investigation
- Position requires some travel
What We Do
NextGen is an award-winning IT solutions and services provider. NextGen is a fast-growing company that employs agile and mature processes in areas of innovation, research and development, program management, systems engineering, and technology commercialization. Current customers include the Department of Defense, Federal Government, and commercial companies. NextGen utilizes a mixed model consisting of Services and Solution Development in support of customer goals. Our core areas of expertise include Software Development, Research and Development, Enterprise IT Systems Engineering, and Cyber Security & Data Management. NextGen obtained ISO 9001 certification and achieved CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC Level 3 appraisal. Recent and steady growth led to our recognition by INC 5000 as the 211th (2016), 440th (2017), 1096th (2018), 1703rd (2019), and 2437th (2020) fastest-growing company in the US and 19th fastest growing IT Services Company in the US. NextGen has offices near Aberdeen, MD; Ft. Meade, MD; Dayton, OH; O’Fallon, IL, and Morgantown, WV. We understand the paradigm shift of doing more with less; developing, operating, and supporting complex systems and missions while keeping pace with changing technologies; and providing high-quality working solutions to analysts and warfighters supporting the Federal Government. We aggressively manage internal costs to ensure competitive salaries for top talent while ensuring cost-effective delivery to our customers. As the demand for quality increases, NextGen is well-positioned to tackle the most intricate challenges facing the defense and intelligence communities today.
