What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Acquisition Support Specialist position at Blue Sky Innovative Solutions?
Overview
The Senior Acquisition Support Specialist provides advanced acquisition and contract management support to our Federal Government client. This role supports federal procurement planning, solicitation development, source selection, contract administration, and post-award activities across a wide range of contract types supporting Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessels, training ships, and fleet requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Acquisition Strategy, Planning & Documentation
Blue Sky Innovative Solutions (Blue Sky) assists its federal, state and local, and commercial clients with solving their toughest challenges in the areas of IT Infrastructure Support and Engineering; Application Development and Maintenance; Program and Project Management; and Management Consulting. Find out more about Blue Sky at www.bsis-llc.com. Blue Sky is an equal opportunity employer and recruits mission-oriented, proactive, skilled candidates from across the United States. As an SBA certified HUBZone small business, Blue Sky has a special interest in recruiting and hiring personnel who reside in HUBZones. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The Senior Acquisition Support Specialist provides advanced acquisition and contract management support to our Federal Government client. This role supports federal procurement planning, solicitation development, source selection, contract administration, and post-award activities across a wide range of contract types supporting Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessels, training ships, and fleet requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Acquisition Strategy, Planning & Documentation
- Develop comprehensive acquisition strategy plans, including risk assessments, contracting approaches, competition analysis, and milestones.
- Assist in development of SOWs, SOOs, PWSs, specifications, and performance measures.
- Conduct market research and support IGCE development.
- Prepare RFQs, RFPs, and related solicitation documentation.
- Support formal and informal source selection processes.
- Draft evaluation and decision documentation.
- Prepare award documentation and FPDS-NG/PRISM entries.
- Prepare modifications, option documentation, and support contract performance issue resolution.
- Support contract closeout.
- Conduct advanced Excel-based cost/price analysis including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and nested formulas.
- Support development of pricing calculators and analytical tools.
- Provide guidance and training on PRISM, FPDS-NG, and SharePoint.
- Assist in drafting acquisition policy and regulatory updates.
- 5 years Federal contracting experience.
- FAC-C (Professional) or DAWIA Level III.
- Expert knowledge of federal procurement law, policy, and systems.
- Strong organization, writing, customer service, and multitasking skills.
- Daily/weekly deliverables.
- Part Time hours between core work hours 06:30 am - 6:00 pm ET.
- Remote with occasional travel.
Blue Sky Innovative Solutions (Blue Sky) assists its federal, state and local, and commercial clients with solving their toughest challenges in the areas of IT Infrastructure Support and Engineering; Application Development and Maintenance; Program and Project Management; and Management Consulting. Find out more about Blue Sky at www.bsis-llc.com. Blue Sky is an equal opportunity employer and recruits mission-oriented, proactive, skilled candidates from across the United States. As an SBA certified HUBZone small business, Blue Sky has a special interest in recruiting and hiring personnel who reside in HUBZones. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
