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ASCENSION is seeking an experienced Federal Procurement Analyst to provide acquisition research, procurement planning, market analysis, solicitation development, and acquisition decision-support services to senior leaders within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This position is intended for a federal acquisition professional who understands how mission requirements move from an operational need into an executable federal procurement. The successful candidate will be able to assess requirements, conduct defensible market research, evaluate procurement alternatives, develop acquisition documentation, support evaluation activities, and translate complex procurement information into concise recommendations for executive decision-makers.

The ideal candidate combines strong knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, federal acquisition lifecycle, market research, acquisition planning, requirements development, and source-selection support with the analytical discipline of a management consultant. The individual should be comfortable working across contracting, program, financial, legal, technical, and executive stakeholder groups while maintaining the distinction between contractor advisory support and inherently governmental decision-making.

HUD is establishing the Executive Support Services BPA to help senior leadership advance reorganization, succession planning, operational improvement, strategic initiatives, and other executive priorities. Procurement support is therefore not simply an administrative function. It is an enabling capability through which HUD executives obtain the professional services, technologies, and other resources needed to execute departmental priorities.

This position is particularly well suited for candidates with backgrounds such as Acquisition Analyst, Procurement Analyst, Contract Analyst, Contract Specialist, Acquisition Support Specialist, Procurement Consultant, or Federal Acquisition Consultant.

Position Summary

The Federal Procurement Analyst will support HUD executives and designated acquisition stakeholders throughout appropriate portions of the federal procurement lifecycle. HUD’s PWS specifically calls for expert guidance involving procurement strategy development, solicitation activities, evaluation, contract management, procurement best practices, federal regulatory compliance, statements of work, evaluation criteria, contract terms, market research, sourcing approaches, vendor identification, executive briefings, analysis, and procurement problem resolution.

The analyst will transform program requirements, stakeholder input, procurement data, market intelligence, applicable acquisition regulations, and procurement constraints into organized analyses and actionable acquisition products. Work may require independently researching complex issues, identifying risks or gaps, comparing procurement alternatives, developing recommendations, preparing executive-level materials, and coordinating inputs from multiple stakeholders.

The successful candidate should be a highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and responsive professional who can work effectively with limited supervision. The candidate must be comfortable operating in environments where requirements evolve, priorities compete for attention, and senior executives require accurate information quickly.

Because the PWS establishes the engagement as non-personal services, contractor personnel provide analysis and advisory support but do not perform inherently governmental functions or make decisions reserved for Government personnel.

Position Day-to-Day Activities

The Federal Procurement Analyst is anticipated to:

• Analyze program and operational requirements to identify acquisition considerations, procurement dependencies, constraints, risks, and documentation requirements.
• Conduct federal procurement market research to evaluate potential vendors, contract vehicles, commercial practices, acquisition methods, competitive conditions, and sourcing alternatives.
• Develop market research reports, acquisition analyses, procurement recommendations, and supporting documentation for Government review.
• Support development and refinement of Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, Statements of Objectives, specifications, and other requirements documents.
• Translate program-office requirements into clear, measurable, and acquisition-ready procurement documentation.
• Assist with acquisition strategy development by analyzing procurement alternatives, contract structures, sourcing approaches, schedules, risks, and potential acquisition constraints.
• Prepare draft evaluation criteria, technical evaluation factors, instructions, acquisition planning materials, and related procurement documentation, as authorized.
• Review acquisition documentation for completeness, internal consistency, traceability, clarity, and alignment with approved requirements.
• Research applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions, agency acquisition guidance, policies, procedures, and procurement practices to support contracting decisions.
• Analyze procurement schedules and critical milestones to identify dependencies that could affect acquisition timelines.
• Develop cost-estimation inputs, comparative analyses, procurement research tables, decision matrices, and related analytical products when required.
• Assess acquisition risks and develop recommended mitigation strategies for Government consideration.
• Evaluate market information and vendor capabilities against stated Government requirements.
• Support acquisition teams during solicitation preparation and evaluation activities without performing inherently governmental source-selection decisions.
• Organize acquisition information, evaluation documentation, research findings, and supporting records to improve auditability and decision traceability.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, decision papers, recommendations, presentations, and procurement status summaries.
• Synthesize complex contracting and program information into concise findings suitable for senior HUD executives.
• Coordinate with contracting officers, contracting officer’s representatives, program managers, subject matter experts, financial personnel, technical teams, and other authorized stakeholders.
• Facilitate acquisition-related working sessions, stakeholder discussions, and Integrated Project Team meetings when requested.
• Track procurement actions, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and follow-up actions.
• Identify incomplete requirements, conflicting assumptions, documentation deficiencies, procurement bottlenecks, or unresolved dependencies requiring Government attention.
• Recommend process improvements that strengthen acquisition efficiency, consistency, documentation quality, and procurement visibility.
• Maintain accurate working files, analyses, decision-support materials, and Government records in accordance with applicable HUD requirements.
• Respond to Government comments and revise analytical products and deliverables within established review periods.
• Ensure assigned deliverables are professionally written, analytically sound, appropriately researched, and Section 508 compliant when applicable.
• Protect procurement-sensitive, proprietary, acquisition-related, and other non-public information encountered during contract performance.
• Support additional acquisition research and executive procurement initiatives assigned through applicable task orders.