Acquisition Professional 3
Clearance Required: Active Top Secret with Polygraph
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Anticipated Start Date: Immediate Pending Customer Approval
PCI was on the winning team for a new, five-year contract. The rates are low, however PCI offers
excellent benefits, and a new contract offers job security.
Acquisition Professional (AP) Level 3: Provide acquisition support on functions of acquisition management.
Assist program managers in developing program documentation, creating program schedules, tracking program
status, evaluating operational; and technical alternatives, performing risk assessment and managing integrated
product teams. Provide expertise on the myriad of factors that influence cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
Advise in the interpretation and tailoring of DoD acquisition regulations/memorandums, and ensure affordable,
supportable and effective systems are delivered to the customer. Provides assistance in analyzing and
developing improved policies, plans, methods, procedures, and systems of acquisition management programs.
Skill Level 3: The Level 3 AP shall be able to perform all of the following indicated tasks:
- Advise in the interpretation and tailoring of DoD/NSA acquisition regulations/memorandums, and ensure affordable,
supportable and effective systems are delivered to the customer.
- Work with government project personnel and contracting, as appropriate, ensuring that all required documentation is
completed and included (e.g. verify Section 508 information; acquisition security form and/or Contract Security
Classification Specification (DD254) completed and submitted to Security; review the Competition in Contracting Act
justification (CICA), CDRLs and Source Selection Plan and associated documents. In addition, the following
documentation may be included: Sole Source Justification, Small Business Dissolve Set Aside, Power/Space/Cooling
Approval, and Baseline exemption Requests (BERs).
- Assist program managers in developing program documentation, creating program schedules, tracking program status,
evaluating operational and technical alternatives, performing risk assessment and managing integrated product teams
(e.g. Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), Capabilities Development Document
(CDD), Capabilities Production Document (CPD), Analysis of Alternatives (AOA).
- Utilize established NSA acquisition and financial management policies, procedures, regulations, and tools.
- Support GPM in the identification and collection of Minimum Acquisition Requirements.
- Provide support to GPM to assure execution within the cost, schedule, and performance baselines.
- Provide assistance in acquisition process improvement initiatives.
- Assist the GPM with responses to internal and external requests for information.
- Provide oversight and compliance review of acquisition documentation at all levels of preparation.
- Assist the Government with coordination and advice in the areas of acquisition and program management for Tier II
Programs.
Level 3 Qualifications: Twelve (12) years of demonstrated combined experience in DoD acquisition management,
program management, and/or contract management is required. A Bachelor’s Degree in an acquisition related field is
required. In lieu of the Bachelor’s degree, Project Management Institute PMP certification, or Contract Manager CPCM
certification, or DAWIA Level III in any focus area, and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience for a
total of fifteen (15) years may be substituted.
PCI Strategic Management is a premier management consulting firm that assists organizations in defining and executing
their strategic vision. PCI is a veteran-owned small business providing
professional services, technical solutions, and management consulting primarily to the
U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Clients.