Acquisition Analyst III - Kalman & Company, Inc.

Kalman & Company is seeking an Acquisition Analyst III to work supporting the JPEO at Edgewood, MD.

Performance Based Tasks Required

• Support program analysis of supported programs, including supporting the development and tracking of cost, schedule, risk, and technical parameters, metrics and measures.
• Have 3 or more years of experience in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Aptitude to learn new software, including Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT), Joint Integrated CBRN Platform (JICAP), and Comprehensive Cost and Requirement (CCAR).
• Assist the budget analyst with the creation of support agreement forms: 7600A, DD1144.
• Assist other team members in the development of PowerPoint presentations documenting program status for executive leadership.
• Support the development of Independent Government Cost Estimates / Life Cycle Cost Estimates and contribute to the review of these documents for accuracy.
• Update Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT) as directed.
• Assist in the creation of Obligations & Outlay plans and update the plan regularly while monitoring obligations, disbursement of funds, and changes in program cost.
• Assist in the development of financial documents (e.g. purchase requests) for submission to GFEBS Data Sheets.
• Assist in tracking monthly contractor invoicing / accruals and related correspondence.
• Update the JICAP as required.
• Support Budget Analyst(s) as needed.
• Submit formal tasker responses in the JPEO’s Staff Action Status Information (SASI) system, and support receiving, reviewing, preparing, consolidating and submitting the responses
• Support entering and tracking documents within the JPEO’s Document Staffing System (DSS).
• Provide technical and analytical support, coordinating and integrating concepts, assessments, requirements, and capabilities.
• Maintain awareness of program status, execution, and milestones in order to communicate effectively and accurately.
• Support the review and assessment of technical, cost, and schedule data, identifying any shortfalls and developing potential corrective actions.
• Communicate programmatic issues, concerns, and information to program leadership.
• Establish and maintain close working relationships, open lines of communication, and an understanding of key issues and areas of interest.
• Facilitate efficient communication and program support between the program office and external agencies.
• Gather and assess relevant program data to prepare and update reports, briefings, and databases required to report program status. In addition, the contractor shall coordinate the review and submission requirements for such reports, briefings, and databases.
• Facilitate review of draft documentation through the program office.
• Review and provide input to acquisition documentation in support of program milestone decisions and IPRs to ensure completeness and consistency and to recommend changes.
• Consult with the Government lead to review acquisition strategies and ensure consistency with DoD 5000 and organizational policies, evaluate, analyze, and assess program strategies to execute the overall approach.
• Review and analyze major reports or policies of organization for internal and external distribution.
• Assist in preparation for meetings, conferences, and program reviews, reserving facilities, scheduling speakers, and sending notifications to potential attendees.
• Attend and provide support at meetings, events, and reviews for relevant stakeholders in person and/or via teleconference, video teleconference, and/or web-conference. In addition, the contractor shall prepare meeting minutes, white papers, and briefings as needed to provide leadership with a recap.
• Participate in PMRs, milestone decision reviews, IPTs, and other recurring (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly) meetings, and provide follow-up information to program leadership in the form of meeting minutes, executive summaries, position papers, white papers, and/or briefings.

• Support the evaluation, analysis, and assessment of both internal and external reports, pre-briefs, and briefs, including those of other agencies, and provide expert analyses of the documents, including relevance and impact.
• Present clear and concise reports and briefings to communicate input, findings, and recommendations.
• Support the effort to gather, generate, review, and assess data to update the recurring reports and the portfolio assessments. The contractor shall coordinate to obtain review and submission requirements for the reports and ensure that all deadlines for report submission are met. The contractor shall also brief the reports when needed.
• Obtain and maintain all information regarding the projects and events he/she is responsible for managing and provide updates on issues, upcoming meetings, briefings, and taskers related to assigned projects, both orally and in written form.

• Work in conjunction with program leadership to develop, refine, and analyze acquisition, business, contract, and financial strategies, including POM submissions to JPEO-CBRND.
• Support the development of important planning, budgeting, briefings, and acquisition program documents (e.g., Acquisition Policy Briefs, Life Cycle Management Plans, Acquisition Strategies, Life Cycle Cost Estimates, etc.).
• Coordinate with multiple agencies, stakeholders, and contractors regarding funding, awards, and requirements.
• Assist to coordinate, develop, review/analyze/assess, and monitor/staff policy and guidance conformance.
• Support the management of multi-year funding and spend plans, to include determining financial discrepancies and funds that should be returned and demonstrating actual expenditures, planned commitments, and the path forward to meet JPEO-CBRND/OSD goals.
• The contractor shall use Microsoft Excel, JICAP, and PMRT to develop program plans and monitor funding goals.
• Assist in the development of program, contract, and financial documents for submission to PMRT, CCAR, and JICAP.
• Create the draft MAR report in PMRT and assist in data entry and will understand the business rules for implementing the MAR reports.

Minimum Requirements:

• US Citizenship is required.
• An Active Secret Clearance is required.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Aptitude to learn new software, including Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT), Joint Integrated CBRN Platform (JICAP), and Comprehensive Cost and Requirement (CCAR).