Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist

Overview

Supports SOCOM acquisition programs, creating documentation, market research, and procurement oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• procurement planning
• market research
• procurement tracking
• j&a preparation
• cots monitoring
• program documentation

Tasks

-Assist Government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user departments' representatives to ensure understanding of the procurement process and associated timeframes, and establishing respective roles and responsibilities. -Perform market research to identify potential vendors using open source research methods based upon Government-established requirements and reliance upon its knowledge of advancements in the communications industry, Other Government Agencies (OGAs), and academia to determine new applications to unit requirements. -Track the status of procurement actions. -Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&As) for Other Than Full and Open Competition documents, threshold dependent sole source justifications, and any other associated requisition documentation based on templates provided as GFI. -Prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply support activity. -Provide alternatives and recommendations for the appropriate method of solicitation in accordance with applicable laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), SOF Acquisition Regulation 70-1 and organizational policies, provided as GFI. -Maintain commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment awareness and insights on technological advances in order to recommend methods to enhance future research and development or procurements, through modification and application of evolving technology. -Develop program support documentation (e.g., Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), etc.) in order to support the acquisition strategy/plan, acquiring appropriate approvals specified by the APMs, Program Executive Officer (PEO) and the Acquisition Executive. -Advise Government personnel in the preparation of new requirements documentation. In addition, assist Government personnel in preparing new equipment and system SOOs and SOWs to satisfy validated unit requirements.

Requirements

• bachelor’s
• master’s
• top secret
• dawia iii
• dod acquisition
• sof

What You Bring

-As a tradeoff, Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.), as well as twelve (12) years of general experience and eight (8) years of relevant experience in a DoD program office or SOCOM program. -Master’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.) -AFLAC Available -Experience staffing documentation packages at the Major Command (MACOM) level. Familiarity with USSOCOM Directives 70-1 and 71-4, as well as all of the associated references listed within. -Ten (10) years of general experience and six (6) years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program. -Five (5) years of experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs. -Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility -Equivalency of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III training in Program Management or Contracting. -Three (3) years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations or acquisitions.

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Benefits

-12 Paid Holidays -401k – Vested immediately and 4% match -Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all eligible employees and their eligible dependents (including same or opposite sex domestic partners) -Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education -Life insurance and disability paid by the company

About Culmen International

-Began as a small mission-support firm and has grown significantly. -Led the acquisition of Vysnova in 2023, expanding capabilities in key areas. -Provides diverse services including program management, technical solutions, procurement, logistics, training, language support, and secure tech deployment. -Engages in aviation and border security, nonproliferation, counterterrorism, humanitarian response, and international development. -Supports military, federal law enforcement, and security cooperation initiatives in demanding environments. -Supports over 100 U.S. government and United Nations programs worldwide.

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