Acquisition Analytical Support
Fort Belvoir, VA
Full Time
Mid Level
This job announcement is for planning purposes. Position is still pending contract award.
Background:
Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated (KCK) is a federal contracting company that provides professional services to Government Agencies. We are currently seeking candidates for an Acquisition Analytical Support position based in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Office of Contract Services.
This position will provide services at NGA facilities. Services will primarily be performed at NGA Washington Campus, Ft. Belvoir, VA, and Chantilly, VA. Travel may be required in support of the NGA mission, including attending or supporting meetings or conferences in the local area and out of state at other NGA locations that include the NGA St. Louis Campus, St. Louis, MO.
Position Description:
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant, and accurate Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in support of National Security to the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG). NGA is the lead federal agency for GEOINT and manages a global consortium of more than 400 commercial and government relationships. NGA’s Office of Contract Services (OCS) provides NGA timely access to industrial and academic resources, assisting NGA in meeting critical mission requirements. OCS serves as NGA’s advocate for national objectives such as increasing small business, competition, and commercial product awards.
This work supports developing and implementing the agency’s procurement policy and ensuring effective and responsible contracting throughout NGA. Specifically, we are seeking personnel who have the experience, education and training appropriate to provide expert assistance in:
Key Responsibilities:
The Acquisition Analytical Support Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving data-driven tools, dashboards, and visualizations to support NGA’s acquisition and contracting workforce. This position combines technical expertise in data analysis, programming, and visualization with an understanding of acquisition processes to drive decision-making and process improvement. The role will support web-based tools, leverage data analytics, and produce actionable insights and reports for senior leadership.
Requirements:
Application Notes:
Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated (KCK) is an equal opportunity employer. KCK does not discriminate against employees and applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, and local law.
Background:
Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated (KCK) is a federal contracting company that provides professional services to Government Agencies. We are currently seeking candidates for an Acquisition Analytical Support position based in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Office of Contract Services.
This position will provide services at NGA facilities. Services will primarily be performed at NGA Washington Campus, Ft. Belvoir, VA, and Chantilly, VA. Travel may be required in support of the NGA mission, including attending or supporting meetings or conferences in the local area and out of state at other NGA locations that include the NGA St. Louis Campus, St. Louis, MO.
Position Description:
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant, and accurate Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in support of National Security to the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG). NGA is the lead federal agency for GEOINT and manages a global consortium of more than 400 commercial and government relationships. NGA’s Office of Contract Services (OCS) provides NGA timely access to industrial and academic resources, assisting NGA in meeting critical mission requirements. OCS serves as NGA’s advocate for national objectives such as increasing small business, competition, and commercial product awards.
This work supports developing and implementing the agency’s procurement policy and ensuring effective and responsible contracting throughout NGA. Specifically, we are seeking personnel who have the experience, education and training appropriate to provide expert assistance in:
- Developing and implementing NGA acquisition policies utilizing Department of Defense (DoD) contracting authority.
- Advising NGA stakeholders to ensure effective and responsible contracting by providing cradle to grave contracting support.
- Serving as acquisition business advisors to OCS senior leadership, contracting officers (COs)/specialists, program managers (PMs) and other stakeholders.
- Crafting efficient and effective acquisition strategies in partnership with NGA offices.
- Training/mentoring/coaching in Contracting and Acquisition policy.
Key Responsibilities:
The Acquisition Analytical Support Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving data-driven tools, dashboards, and visualizations to support NGA’s acquisition and contracting workforce. This position combines technical expertise in data analysis, programming, and visualization with an understanding of acquisition processes to drive decision-making and process improvement. The role will support web-based tools, leverage data analytics, and produce actionable insights and reports for senior leadership.
- Maintain the OCS informational web-based tool set that provides information and knowledge-sharing in support of NGA’s acquisition and contracting workforce on both the SBU and NGAnet.
- Maintain and develop OCS’s Sharepoint Site.
- Create a multitude of different Contract Dashboards utilizing Tableau and other leading display software.
- Create single repository solutions for areas such as: Government Purchase Card (GPC), COR Program, OCS Training, etc.
- Provide business analytics for NGA contracting activities using internal NGA data.
- Develop products and or visuals to communicate the results to senior management.
- Collect, process and perform statistical analyses on large datasets.
- Provide suggestions on how data can be used to answer questions and streamline processes.
Requirements:
- Experience working with structured and unstructured data to provide insights and/or convey meaning .
- Experience designing and developing data visualizations of the data to convey results for senior decision with minimal explanation.
- Experience in strategic level corporate/governmental analysis and demonstrated analytic techniques to solve n operation-based problems.
- Experience with Data Visualization tools (Tableau, Plotly etc.).
- Experience using and manipulating APIs.
- Experience with programming languages such as SQL, R and/or Python to condition, interrogate, and display data.
- Basic knowledge of database principles.
- Proven experience creating and updating Dashboards and Data Sources.
Application Notes:
- This job announcement is for planning purposes. Position is still pending contract award.
- Please provide a resume to include the duties and responsibilities performed for each previously held position.
- Applicant must possess a current TOP SECRET Personnel Security Clearance.
- Applicant must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and be a U.S. citizen.
Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated (KCK) is an equal opportunity employer. KCK does not discriminate against employees and applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, and local law.
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