SAIC

Senior Acquisition Planner & Contracting Consultant

SAIC$160K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Project Management, or related field with 18 years of experience; additional experience can substitute for a degree.
  • Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC) project contracting responsibilities.
  • Proven background as a federal contracting officer, contract specialist, or contracting officer's representative (COR).
  • Knowledge in planning cost-reimbursement contracts or sole source services contracts.
  • Experience handling classified contracts.
  • Familiarity with market research techniques and formal cost estimations.
  • Must be a US Citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance and ability to pass a counter-intelligence scope polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Advise Program/Project Managers on acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
  • Support development of procurement requests, justifications, and statements of work.
  • Train and coach government CORs through workshops and in-house training.
  • Assist CORs with oversight of contracts and review of contract documentation.
  • Support cost estimations and assessments throughout project lifecycle.
  • Lead and provide guidance on market research techniques.
  • Coordinate program elements, monitor staffing, and advise on funding commitments and obligations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive training and development programs.
  • Opportunities for advancement within federal contracting and acquisition consulting fields.
  • Access to cutting-edge projects in a dynamic government contracting environment.
  • Supportive team culture with a focus on collaboration.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is looking for a Senior Acquisition Planner / Contracting Consultant to join an exciting program in Springfield, VA. This role provides strategic consulting by leveraging expertise in federal contracting and acquisition processes. This position applies critical thinking and knowledge to propose creative and flexible acquisition and contracting strategies, assists in defining and drafting contract requirements and planning documentation, conducts policy research, and provides recommendations for problem resolution in areas such as contractor performance, contract incentives, policy limitations, and emergent timelines.

JOB DUTIES:
  • Providing advice to Program/Project Managers regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
  • Supporting the development of procurement requests, sole source justifications, statements of work, Contract Data Requirements lists (CDRLs), acquisition plans, justifications and approvals, request for proposals, technical advisory reports leading to the establishment of formal government contracts.
  • Training and coaching the government CORs through in-house training and workshops.
  • Assisting contracting officer's representatives (CORs) with their duties, such as oversight of contracts, inspections, review of contract data requirements lists (CDRLs), and review contract financial plans and spend plans.
  • Supporting formal cost estimations and assessments through the life cycle from pre-acquisition through project sustainment.
  • Leading and advising on market research techniques.
  • Providing program element coordination, staffing and monitoring; advise and assist government customer regarding funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Project Management or related degree and eighteen (18) years of experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience supporting DoD or IC Project with contracting responsibilities.
  • Experience as a federal contracting officer, contract specialist, and/or contracting officer's representative (COR).
  • Experience in planning cost-reimbursement type contracts and/or sole source services contracts.
  • Experience with classified contracts.
  • Experience with leading or advising on market research techniques.
  • Experience with formal cost estimating and assessments.
  • Candidate must be a US Citizen.
  • An active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to complete a counter-intelligence (CI) scope polygraph (post-hire).

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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