Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist

About the Role

Culmen is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The specialist will work closely with government Assistant Program Managers (APMs) on specific programs and large Acquisition Category (ACAT) Level III projects that require command‑level oversight. This position is on‑site at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Responsibilities

• Develop program support documentation such as Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), etc., to support acquisition strategy and obtain approvals from APMs, the Program Executive Officer (PEO), and the Acquisition Executive.
• Assist government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user department representatives, ensuring understanding of the procurement process, timelines, and role assignments.
• Advise government personnel in preparing new requirements documentation, including equipment and system Statements of Objectives (SOOs) and Statements of Work (SOWs) to meet validated unit requirements.
• Track the status of procurement actions and prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply support activity.
• Perform market research using open‑source methods to identify potential vendors, leveraging knowledge of communications industry advances, other government agencies (OGAs), and academia to align new applications with unit requirements.
• Maintain awareness of commercial‑off‑the‑shelf (COTS) equipment and technological advances, recommending enhancements for future research, development, or procurements.
• Provide alternatives and recommendations for solicitation methods in accordance with applicable laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS), SOF Acquisition Regulation 70‑1, and organizational policies (GFI).
• Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&As) for Other‑Than‑Full‑and‑Open Competition documents, threshold‑dependent sole‑source justifications, and related requisition documentation using GFI templates.

Qualifications

• Equivalency of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III training in Program Management or Contracting.
• Experience staffing documentation packages at the Major Command (MACOM) level.
• Familiarity with USSOCOM Directives 70‑1 and 71‑4 and all associated references.