Sr Acquisition Specialist (R&D)

Culmen International • St. Louis, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Culmen International is hiring a Senior Acquisition Specialist (R&D) to provide SETA support to the Research Directorate at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The role is onsite in St. Louis, Missouri. Support is separate from NGA Financial Management and covers R&D program planning, budget building, acquisition support, and financial execution for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funding. The work supports the PPE team, Technical Offices, and Pods with the programmatic and financial aspects of new and existing programs, projects, and acquisitions.

This is a talent-pipeline opportunity. Qualified applicants will be contacted once funding is secured. The anticipated start date is mid-December 2026.

The position supports planning, programming, and budgeting, as well as acquisition and pre-award activities. Duties include tracking funding and preparing budget materials and reports; supporting program reviews; coordinating R&D solicitations and acquisition documentation; analyzing costs and affordability; preparing scientific review briefings; and supporting Technical Offices and Pods with requirements, contracting coordination, and acquisition planning.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 15 years of experience.
• Willingness to sit for a CI-Poly.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD degree.
• NGA experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist Technical Office Directors and Pods with forecasting, tracking, and updating commitments, obligations, and expenditure data for RDT&E and O&M funding for prior- and current-fiscal-year budget reviews.
• Provide program review support, including annual Pod reviews and quarterly program reviews.
• Assist with preparation of the Program Build and CBJB/IPBS descriptions, including updating financial-change spreadsheets, compiling and reviewing program manager input for coherence and adherence to guidance, and entering required documentation and figures into budget software tools.
• Apply knowledge of RDT&E budget activity codes and policies concerning two-year funding to support Research planning, programming, and budgeting.
• Generate custom ad hoc financial reports for presentations, meetings, briefings, suspenses, and other requirements.
• Assist in coordinating and administratively managing R&D acquisition activities, including BAAs, SBIR and STTR programs, contracts with UARCs/FFRDCs, Other Transactions, and grants and cooperative agreements with universities.
• Prepare acquisition-related documentation, including Special Notices, Requests for Information, and Requests for Proposals.
• Support Source Selection and Scientific Review processes by ensuring documents are available to appropriate personnel and by preparing, drafting, and coordinating related documents.
• Perform affordability analyses, compare actual costs with estimated costs, and recommend budgetary adjustments.
• Prepare briefing materials for Scientific Review Official briefings that accurately represent proposals selected for funding and projected program budget allocation by performer.
• Assist Technical Offices and Pods with requirements and documentation, coordinate with NGA or other agency contracting organizations, monitor contracting actions and status, and support Contracting Officer’s Representatives and Technical Monitors with program planning and acquisition support.
• Liaise with the Office of Contract Services, Office of General Counsel, and FM Policy as needed or requested by the Government.
• Assist in producing documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts, including Program Decision Memoranda, Research-specific Program Approval Documentation, Program Documentation Entry, market research, acquisition plans, cost estimates, SOWs, SOOs, PWSs, source selection plans, and Scientific Review Memoranda.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including coverage for same- or opposite-sex domestic partners.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4% company match.
• Company-paid life insurance and disability insurance.
• Supplemental insurance options.
• Training and continuing education opportunities.
• 12 paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior