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Ascension LLC seeks an experienced federal acquisition leader to manage an embedded contractor team and provide senior contracting expertise at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. You help the Navy acquire the supplies, services, equipment, and information technology needed to maintain, repair, and modernize LOS ANGELES and VIRGINIA Class submarines. Your leadership helps the customer complete complex procurement actions accurately, on time, and in accordance with federal and command requirements.

This role suits a contracting professional who combines acquisition judgment with hands-on program management, government supervisory experience, strong analytical skills, and a demonstrated ability to train others. You bring both the required contracting certification and the required advanced program management certification.

Role Summary and Work Arrangement

You lead Ascension’s onsite acquisition support operations, allocate workload, supervise contractor staff, oversee quality, and coordinate performance with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Technical Point of Contact (TPOC). The team totals eight personnel in the base period and eleven in the option period, including this position. You also perform and review complex acquisition work from requirements development through contract administration and closeout.

You are organized, self-directed, customer-oriented, and comfortable managing competing priorities with limited supervision. You anticipate documentation gaps, workload constraints, pricing issues, and schedule risks; develop practical solutions; communicate clearly under pressure; and maintain professional judgment when handling sensitive procurement information. Government officials retain contracting authority and final decisions.

Work onsite at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Telework requires government concurrence and may be denied or ended; it is not guaranteed.

Work a 40-hour week, less government holidays and shipyard curtailment days. Daily schedules fall within 6:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern, Monday–Friday, with no more than eight work hours per day and a half-hour lunch. Coordinate manager or alternate coverage across the required availability window.

Support an anticipated base period of November 3, 2026–November 2, 2027, with one option year subject to exercise. Estimated role hours are 1,984 in the base period and 2,008 in the option period. Dates remain subject to the awarded order.

Expect no routine contract travel; any required travel is subject to government modification.

Responsibilities and Anticipated Activities

Lead daily contractor operations, receive complete acquisition packages, assign work to contractor personnel, balance priorities, and maintain staffing and supervisory coverage.

Coordinate with the COR, TPOC, contracting officers, program offices, and Ascension leadership to resolve performance issues, communicate risks, and track milestones and Procurement Action Lead Time requirements.

Develop and maintain the Quality Control Plan, including its submission within five business days after award; implement preventive controls, track defects, and address recurring quality issues.

Review contractor work products for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with the FAR, DFARS, command policies, and local procedures before submission to the government contracting officer.

Analyze requirements, acquisition approaches, competition options, sourcing alternatives, risks, and schedules; prepare market research memoranda, draft justifications, and acquisition strategy recommendations.

Prepare RFQs, RFPs, combined synopsis and solicitations, and supporting documentation; verify funding information and coordinate required legal review through government channels.

Analyze large pricing datasets using advanced Excel lookups, PivotTables, conditional formatting, and nested functions; support Independent Government Estimates, fixed-price analyses, and cost-reimbursement projections.

Support source selections by preparing plans, evaluation worksheets, conflict-of-interest and nondisclosure documentation, and draft decision memoranda for government review.

Develop proposed negotiation objectives and supporting analyses; assist the contracting officer with discussions and prepare draft award documents, task and delivery orders, and COR designation letters.

Support administration of fixed-price and cost-type contracts, IDIQs, BOAs, and BPAs; prepare option and modification packages, analyze performance discrepancies, and support claims resolution and closeout.

Maintain accurate electronic files and procurement reporting; use approved contract writing systems, FPDS-NG, SAM, GSA resources, and applicable PIEE applications.

Monitor performance metrics, conduct internal reviews, and participate in progress meetings, initially expected weekly, with frequency adjusted by the government based on performance.

Enter contractor staff time in PNSY SUPDESK and ensure department muster information is recorded by the required 8:00 a.m. deadline; monitor approved remote work agreements when applicable.

Train and mentor government and contractor personnel using job aids, presentations, on-the-job instruction, and collaborative problem solving; complete required shipyard and systems training.

Protect government property, proprietary data, source selection information, and personal information; identify potential conflicts of interest and elevate concerns through Ascension’s reporting channels.

Prepare the Transition-Out Plan at least thirty business days before the period ends; maintain current files, transfer knowledge, and coordinate weekly transition status meetings while continuing performance.