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Ascension LLC is seeking an experienced Acquisition Team Lead to provide leadership, coordination, and execution oversight in support of the U.S. Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center Strategic Acquisition Services effort.

This role is mission-critical and serves as the primary contractor point of contact responsible for managing acquisition support activities across a high-volume portfolio of C5I acquisition actions. The Acquisition Team Lead ensures acquisition actions are planned, documented, tracked, and delivered in compliance with federal acquisition regulations while meeting schedule, quality, and performance expectations.

The ideal candidate brings deep federal acquisition domain experience, strong leadership and client engagement skills, and the ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced environment supporting more than 400 acquisition actions annually. This position plays a central role in stakeholder coordination, performance management, and delivery consistency across the contract.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Acquisition Team Lead oversees day-to-day contract execution and serves as the primary interface with U.S. Coast Guard C5ISC leadership, contracting personnel, program offices, and CORs. This role ensures acquisition planning and execution activities align with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DHS and Coast Guard acquisition policies, and C5ISC guidance.

The ideal candidate is:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Self-driven and comfortable operating with minimal supervision
• Skilled at anticipating risks, resolving issues, and managing competing priorities
• Experienced leading acquisition teams and standardizing acquisition processes

This role supports acquisition planning, procurement request package development, Procurement Action Lead Time (PALT) tracking, vendor portfolio analysis, and continuous coordination with government stakeholders. Core tools include Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, acquisition templates, dashboards, and workflow automation solutions.

Day-to-Day / Expected Activities

• Oversee execution of all acquisition support activities aligned to PWS Tasks 2.1 and 2.3
• Serve as the primary liaison with USCG C5ISC leadership and key stakeholders
• Lead Integrated Project Team (IPT) kickoffs, working sessions, and requirement alignment meetings
• Review and quality-check acquisition artifacts including Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Acquisition Plans (APs), and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs)
• Monitor Procurement Action Lead Time (PALT) metrics and acquisition dashboards to support schedule discipline and reporting
• Coordinate workload assignments, priorities, and performance across acquisition analysts and support staff
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and rework drivers and implement corrective actions and process improvements
• Prepare executive-level briefings, performance reports, and recurring status updates
• Support vendor portfolio analysis, market research activities, and strategic sourcing recommendations
• Ensure acquisition documentation is accurate, compliant, and delivered in accordance with established standards