Business Acquisition Management Specialist

The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are seeking a Business Acquisition Management Specialist to support a strategic and dynamic program in Bethesda, MD. This role will focus on providing business and acquisition management support to the customer and will assist with the execution and monitoring of acquisition strategies and contract activities.

Responsibilities:

• Experience with specific customer acquisition and procurement planning, execution, and analysis.
• Ability to track and monitor contract status and performance, as it relates to resources available and applied to the contract and keep the government informed as appropriate.
• FAR expertise in various contract types to include Cost Plus, Firm Fixed, and other transaction authority (OTA).
• Ability to perform and develop Market Research Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP),
• Government agency acquisition process knowledge
• Experience with IC contracting process; working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contracting procedures, types, and methods, including formal advertising, negotiation, fixed- price, and cost contracting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cost and price procedures/ techniques to evaluate offers and responsibility of contractors on the basis of competition, historical costs, reports from auditors or technical specialists, Contractor cost breakdowns regarding labor, materials, overhead, and profit. Or other evaluation criteria and selection processes where the information is usually available.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to prepare and present information for senior level briefings, develop and interpret policies and guidelines, defend recommendations, and resolve problems.
• Superior organization skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent activities of varying complexity.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Acquisition Management, Contract Management, Finance, or Economics
• Six (6) years of combined experience in the acquisition lifecycle framework and Federal budget/spend plan exercises.
• DAWIA II or equivalent in Contracting or Program Management
• Prior specific customer acquisition support experience.
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required