Dynamis is seeking a Senior Acquisition Specialist to support the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Division (CSD) with development and implementation of standardized management processes and procedures and the integration of activities across CSD. The Senior Acquisition Specialist will assist CSD with establishment of a high-level contract strategy and drive implementation of strategic contract opportunities. The Senior Acquisition Specialist will also support strategic planning and analysis, program and project management, budget and financial management, and acquisition and procurement functions.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical expertise and mission understanding to advise CSD on acquisition matters and support development and implementation of an acquisition strategy
Support acquisition and procurement planning and contract management to ensure mission integration and acquisition program oversight support for procurement planning, contract management efforts, and reporting requirements
Support contract pre-award functions, recompetes, task orders, agreements, and financial transfers
Assist with procurement planning, advising, and assisting with contract or task order issues involving scope and compliance
Assist with managing procurement reports and validate/balance against spend plans to manage commitments and obligations of funds
Assist with developing strategic guidance, repeatable processes, management, and facilitation of acquisition procedures and policies
Assist in developing advanced contract management solutions, including seamless processes and workflows
Develop and provide configuration control and database management that will support contracts management
Assist with developing cost and no-cost modifications, period of performance changes, COR changes, and other contract-related actions
Assist with developing and maintaining acquisition-related databases and participate in IPT meetings
Assist with developing standards and analyzing best practices and lessons learned
Assist with establishing and updating a repository for contract artifacts, best practices, and SOPs
Conduct analyses of evolving acquisition best practices, acquisition reform efforts, updates to acquisition and procurement policy, and legislative changes
Assist the government with tailoring, adapting, improving, and implementing updated acquisition practices to include development of procedures for the conduct of capabilities-based assessments, the use of rapid acquisition approaches, and other best practices for program and acquisition management in an evolving cyber environment
Assist with developing and implementing strategies to support the development and buildout of acquisition business processes and assist in establishing a Center of Excellence for best practices and processes
Assist with establishing and implementing quality and process improvements
Assist with establishing and developing standard acquisition templates for all types of contract support activities that will allow for streamlined procurement development and planning activities
Assist with developing advanced contract management solutions to include a process to capture and manage contract-related metrics, contract and portfolio performance metrics as they relate to successful mission objectives, and enterprise reporting on contract execution activities
Prepare and develop content for presentations, slide decks, and talking points; maintain plans, documentation, and files; and schedule events as needed
Ensure timelines and milestones for task completion are met and meet suspense deadlines
Assist with procuring, tracking, and maintaining the use and location of all tools procured within the organization
Maintain a list of approved products that support the organization and program solutions
Support the monthly evaluation of new and updated product submissions for consideration and approval, including collecting, documenting, and managing stakeholder needs and requirements and preparing requirements packages for various review councils
Facilitate and track lifecycle of procurements and renewals from acquisition, receipt and use, physical inventory, and validation, to its disposition
Assist with developing, designing, and implementing a master property and license renewal tracker for all property and licenses procured within the organization
Support technical evaluation team reviews of vendor submissions of products for inclusion in the master tracking list
Assist with preparing and updating forecast reports on organization product spend on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis
Prepare and update forecast reports that pertain to license procurements and cost savings
Assist with developing, drafting, and responding to acquisition data calls
Assist with the procurement and tracking of various Other Direct Cost contract elements
Create procedures that identify, prevent, and ensure the non-recurrence of defective services
Support pre-award functions associated with awarding new contracts, task orders, agreements, re-competes, and financial transfers, including procurement planning and assisting with contract or task order issues involving scope and compliance
Prepare procurement documentation, such as market research, Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Procurement Requests (PRs), required justifications, Determinations and Findings, best procurement approaches, and Justification & Approvals
Support preparation of IT acquisition review (ITAR) checklists and briefings, adjudicating program and DHS CIO review comments, and tracking approvals
Analyze acquisition policies, plans and procedures
Provide procurement forecasting, acquisition planning, status updates, and memos for record
Assist with drafting schedules using tools such as Microsoft Project for procurements in the pre-award phase and after contracts have been awarded
Support contract execution activities such as reviewing, organizing, and tracking contract invoices and deliverables to identify reclassifications, funds redistribution and funds certification requests, and monitoring burn rates
Support government CORs with contract closeout tasks