Acquisition Specialist

KBR, Inc.•Chantilly, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. KBR is seeking a motivated Acquisition Specialist to join our team and provide support for an Intelligence Community Customer Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). GED plays a crucial role in helping the Intelligence Community Customer execute intelligence-gathering missions, turning collected data into actionable information for the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) users. In this position, you'll independently support acquisition planning and execution, ensuring compliance with FAR requirements while enabling timely and effective procurements. You'll work closely with multi-disciplinary teams focused on hardware, software, system integration, and data analysis to help achieve significant missions and meet critical requirements.

Requirements

5 years of Federal Government contract experience (Intelligence Community Customer experience desired but not mandatory) and familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Experience supporting competitive procurements and contract awards
Strong written communication and documentation skills
Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Acquisition Management, or related field
Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph

Nice To Haves

DAWIA Level II or equivalent acquisition certification
Experience with IDIQs, BPAs, and task order competitions

Responsibilities

Acquisition support encompasses the development of acquisition strategies, market research, defining requirements, preparing solicitations, evaluating proposals, and managing contracts
Act as business advisor to internal customers about acquisition strategy, contract types, contracting methods, and sole source and competitive acquisition strategies and procedures
Assist in source selection pre-award functions normally conducted by Contract Specialists, which includes preparing contract-related documents
Solicit and advise during proposal evaluation, perform cost/price analysis, and prepare negotiation positions
Assist in obtaining required reviews and/or approvals for contractual and acquisition documents
Perform source selection post-award functions, including administering contracts by ensuring compliance with terms and conditions of contracts, resolution of problems/issues that arise during performance of contracts, reviewing invoices, and continuously reviewing contracts for compliance with established programs, policies, and procedures