Acquisition Administrator Senior - Arcfield

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

The Acquisition Specialist will provide daily support to triage, prepare, facilitate, and administrator acquisition actions managed through the Sponsor’s organization.  The role and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Proactively collaborate with Mission Partners, Sponsor Leadership, and functional teams at all levels to ensure timely handling of acquisition actions and foster effective communication.
• Assist Sponsor in identifying, assessing, and articulating mission requirements and guiding requirements through various contract processes necessary for acquiring IT support, including:
  • Actively work with stakeholders for project understanding.
  • Assess and recommend an ideal resource acquisition service.
  • Collaborate to identify, evaluate, and articulate succinct IT requirements.
  • Coordinate the review and approval of RFP documentation through an acquisition lifecycle.
  • Document and track detailed actions/steps executed throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Assist Sponsor by preparing and/or performing administrative activities related to program management and execution, including:
• • Compile and/or archive all necessary documentation related to contract funding.
  • Enter, monitor, and update requisite data in Sponsor business systems.
  • As directed, assist and/or monitor actions associated with resource deployments including:
    • Validate skill level and labor category references for onboarding IT resources.
    • Validate resource labor rates, to include review of any applicable escalation.
    • Review and coordinate requests for additional hours and/or cost.
    • Verify and track Foreign Ownership and Control, or Influence (FOCI) approvals for assigned subcontractor entities.
    • Process and/or coordinate BASIS Contract Requests (BCRs) and/or funding commitments.
    • Process and/or monitor clearance and/or access request actions.
    • Verify and schedule Contractor Screening actions for High-Risk Roles (HHRs), as required.
    • Review and coordinate travel request and training requests.
    • Coordinate and communicate activity status with Leadership and Stakeholders
• Generate and provide text-based and/or graphical reports to Sponsor Leadership.
• Provide daily advisory support regarding the interpretation of Government acquisition policies and procedures.
• Document and actively maintain detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Deliver weekly Acquisition Status Reports (ASR) and monthly Executive-level Acquisition Status Report.

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. 
• Bachelor’s degree in a business and/or technical discipline with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience OR equivalency of minimum two-year degree from an accredited academic institution and 5 years relevant experience.
• Five (5) years of experience supporting acquisition-related activities for Government organizations.
• Experience with Sponsor business systems e.g., BASIS, CAPTURE Billing, CAPTURE Contracts, Workforce Management System (WMS), SLA Workflow, and Acquisition Lifecycle Management (ALM) System.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business and/or technical discipline: Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Systems Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• Two (2) years of experience supporting acquisition-related activities for Sponsor organizations.
• Experience guiding individuals through Government acquisition processes.
• Experience directly supporting IT-related projects and/or work activities.

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.