Contract Acquisition Manager (Center for Government Effectiveness and Modernization)

MITRE Corporation - McLean, VA

Full-time - Senior

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Contract Acquisition Manager at MITRE Corporation plays a crucial role in supporting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by providing acquisition and contracting expertise. This position involves developing and evaluating program baselines, conducting acquisition lifecycle activities, and offering actionable recommendations to government sponsors. The role emphasizes creating contracts that deliver best value to the government while ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The manager will also serve as a trusted advisor, leveraging analytical skills to drive evidence-based decision-making in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or evaluate program technical and programmatic baselines.
• Conduct Federal Government acquisition lifecycle activities, focusing on creating contracts and supporting artifacts that provide best value to the government.
• Identify and define contracting requirements to support specific Federal Government acquisition activities in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Provide acquisition and contracting actionable recommendations to various government sponsors.
• Develop acquisition strategies and plans as well as studies and assessments that support acquisition and contracting activities for Federal Government sponsors.
• Perform independent validation and verification of government contracts.
• Recommend and support implementation of acquisition and contracting industry best practices.
• Serve as trusted advisor and thought leader to government sponsors while acting in the public interest.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• BS or Master's in Economics, Finance, Business, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, or other engineering field.
• Experience with cost estimating, cost risk analysis, and/or budgeting and the CPIC process in defense, intelligence and/or civil agencies.
• Significant experience providing pre- and post-award acquisition support, including market analysis, cost analysis, requirements, rough orders of magnitude, and contract changes.
• Demonstrated understanding of Budget formulation, development, and planning lifecycle.
• Proficiency in development of risk-adjusted LCCEs and investment economic and decision analyses.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, and other tools for analysis.
• Technical depth with demonstrated skills and experience in presenting analytical results both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to engage at executive and C-suite levels.
• Must be eligible to receive an IRS Suitability Clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience providing acquisition support in acquiring managed services (technical and business) to achieve desired outcomes.
• ICEAA Certification or Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative Act (DAWIA) certification desired.
• Knowledge of IT Portfolio Investment management and CPIC processes of select, control, and analyze.
• Knowledge of Technology Business Management (TBM) framework and potential solutions to aligning costs to services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize across multiple projects and handle diverse assignments simultaneously.
• Advanced analytics skills.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth