Acquisition Specialist

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support and coordination of all of DARPA office solicitation activities.
• Draft for review letters, documents, and program data reports reviewing for accuracy and quality control.
• Support the formation, proofing, editing, and preparation of all office Solicitations, Scientific Review Memoranda (SRMs), Special Notices (SNs), Requests for Information (RFIs), announcements, briefings and other solicitation-related documents.
• Affiliate in tracking and entering proposal submission information and awards data into the solicitation databases, file management, managing assignments and access to proposals, COIs (Conflict of Interests), and Non-Disclosure forms.
• Work closely with the DARPA Contracts Management Office (CMO) and the Web Portal support team to answer frequently asked questions and ensure that updates and announcements are provided to the external science and technological communities.
• Prepare and send routine correspondence and respond in a timely manner via email, mail, and telephone to program inquiries in support of all office programs.
• Work with Program Managers (PMs) and their System Engineering Technical Advisors (SETA) to maintain and track solicitation-related calendar of events, monitor the DARPA and office solicitations web pages, and revise and update BAA tool support materials.
• Additional administrative and financial duties as required to support office.

Required Skills

• 5-7 years of general experience, with experience in Acquisition Support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to include grammar, punctuation, and editing skills.
• Excellent research skills with the ability to research and fact-check answers when none are readily available.
• Experience managing large data sets.
• Intermediate Level - Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Excellent organization skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, anticipate client needs and be proactive in response.
• Ability to multi-task and respond to quick turn-around requests and the flexibility to efficiently prioritize workload.
• Must excel in a team environment and be able to work independently.
• Minimum SECRET clearance is required.

Desired Skills

• 3 years of specialized experience in Acquisition Support with demonstrated expertise in the creation of Broad Area Announcements (BAAs) and processing receipt of proposals.
• Strong research and policy interpretation skills.
• DoD contracting knowledge/exposure.
• Full understanding of the Preempt FOIAs and where all those files are currently located.
• Advanced Level - Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word.