Senior Acquisition Analyst

The successful candidate will independently address complex acquisition challenges, advise government stakeholders, and develop practical tools and processes that improve acquisition planning, reporting, and execution. Five or more years of direct experience executing government acquisitions or preparing acquisition strategies, Acquisition Plans, RFIs/RFPs, source selection plans, and related documents.

Position Overview
GBTI Solutions is seeking an Acquisition Analyst to provide acquisition strategy, planning, governance, and process improvement support to federal Program Execution Office. The successful candidate will independently address complex acquisition challenges, advise government stakeholders, and develop practical tools and processes that improve acquisition planning, reporting, and execution.


Responsibilities

• Support acquisition planning, requirements analysis, market research, cost estimation, and development of acquisition strategies and source selection plans.
• Develop, review, and improve acquisition documents, including Statements of Work, Independent Government Cost Estimates, and Acquisition Plans.
• Manage acquisition documentation, policies, procedures, workflows, training materials, and official records.
• Track acquisition milestones, procurement readiness, contract expiration dates, capability gaps, and potential execution risks.
• Develop and maintain acquisition calendars, three-month schedules, and 24- to 36-month forecasts.
• Coordinate acquisition governance boards and working groups, including meeting schedules, read-ahead materials, briefings, minutes, and action-item tracking.
• Analyze complex cost and schedule information and present findings and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Support services-based acquisition programs and multiple contract types, including CPFF, CPIF, CPAF, FFP/LOE, T&M, and multiple-award IDIQ contracts.
• Develop reporting tools, dashboards, templates, and automated workflows to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Administer SharePoint sites and manage acquisition information repositories and access.
• Capture lessons learned, recommend process improvements, and support acquisition workforce training and knowledge management.
• Collaborate with government personnel and subject matter experts to align acquisition activities with NGA mission objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field and at least five years of experience supporting U.S. government acquisition programs. An additional five years of relevant experience may substitute for the related degree.
• Demonstrated expert-level capability to independently perform highly complex and ambiguous acquisition assignments and integrate information across disciplines.
• Experience developing acquisition strategies, supporting market research, and preparing pre-acquisition documentation.
• Experience improving SOWs, IGCEs, Acquisition Plans, or comparable government acquisition documents.
• Experience supporting services-based acquisition programs that provide contractor personnel to customer organizations.
• Specialized experience supporting a range of federal contract types, including cost-reimbursement, fixed-price, T&M, and multiple-award IDIQ arrangements.
• Ability to analyze complex cost and schedule data and communicate findings to senior management.
• Ability to identify acquisition strategy improvements and present actionable recommendations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint site administration.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, including relational data techniques.
• Advanced proficiency with statistical or data visualization tools such as SPSS, SAS, MATLAB, Tableau, or comparable applications.
• Current Top Secret clearance and eligibility for favorable NGA adjudication for SCI access.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of direct experience executing government acquisitions or preparing acquisition strategies, Acquisition Plans, RFIs/RFPs, source selection plans, and related documents.
• At least two years supporting program offices in achieving acquisition requirements and milestones.
• Experience supporting NGA, DoD, or Intelligence Community acquisition organizations.
• Knowledge of SharePoint enabling technologies, including Nintex Forms, HTML, CSS, and jQuery/JavaScript.
• Knowledge of process improvement methods such as robotic process automation, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, or Total Quality Management.
• DAWIA, PMP, or related professional certifications.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex information into clear briefings and guidance.