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Role: Senior Acquisition Specialist.
Location: Huntsville, AL., or El Segundo, CA.
 
Job Description:
Looking for a Sr Acq Specialist to provide advisory & assistance services (A&AS) to support a major defense program, focusing on Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition life cycle planning and Space Force systems. 
 
This role involves supporting ACAT-like major acquisition programs, source selection activities, budgeting, and coordination with contracts and financial management experts.
 
The ideal candidate will have experience with DoD acquisition regulations (FAR/DFARS), contract lifecycle management, and working within U.S. Space Force programs. 
 
Key responsibilities include: 

• Develop source selection documentation.
• Facilitating defense acquisition boards, including managing documentation, capturing decisions, and following up on actions.
• Support the development of technical solicitation products such as work statements, acquisition plans, and technical readiness assessments.
• Review and draft proposal evaluations.
• Support contract and subcontract management.
• Provide acquisition recommendations and guidance.
• Support program budgeting activities, including reviewing and providing recommendations/input to the president's budget request.

• Masters Degree.

• Recognized expert in Federal, DoD, Air Force, and SSC acquisition processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in DoD solicitation evaluation and assessments, including rubric development, technical reviews, and engineering assessments.  
• Demonstrated ability to lead all aspects of highly classified ACAT-like acquisition processes.
• Experience in all levels of management on acquisition, financial management, budgeting, risk avoidance and mitigation, strategy and problem solving, and other forms of program support.
• Proficiency in preparing technical documentation and reviewing staff products.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate between Government organizations and summarize information for presentations.
• Experience working with Space Systems Command (SSC) or other Space Force organizations. 

• Active TS SCI Eligible.