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The Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons (AFPEO/WP) oversees the acquisition and sustainment of a wide range of Air Force munitions, missiles, and related systems. To support the Armament Directorate’s ongoing mission, the Air Force seeks contracted Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to supplement its military and civil service workforce.

Essential Job Functions:

The applicant shall apply a comprehensive knowledge in the development of Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) documentation, Information Support Plans (ISPs), Information Assurance Support Plans (IASP), Program Protection Plans (PPP), and any/all related DoDAF 2.2 (or later) architecture views; provide training on DoDAF policy, processes, procedures, and tools; provide extensive reach-back support across all functional disciplines to enable any AFPEO/EB portfolio program; and develop all required products at an extremely accelerated pace to support short-notice program direction where organic resources are either not yet on-board or are insufficient to handle sudden increases in workload volume. Assist with development of Capability Based Assessments (CBA), Initial Capabilities Documents, Capability Development Documents (CDD), and Capability Production Documents (CPD), along with associated risk assessments, briefings, and coordination/staffing documentation. The applicant shall maintain requirements traceability and develop required reports and analyses to facilitate updates to existing CDDs and CPDs as required by senior Government decision makers. The applicant will employ CBA data visualization and editing tools to create JCIDS products and maintain a persistent data model, reducing the need to recreate data across multiple program documents. These tools will support requirements documentation, allocation, and tracking, using platforms like DOORS, SysML, or equivalent suites. These tools will enable near-real-time, integrated response to Major Command (MAJCOM) changes and inputs. The applicant shall provide FMS case management support.

The applicant shall provide support to the Government with products in the following areas: Digital Modeling, Cameo/SysML functions, Management via Atlassian tools including Confluence/Jira, Acquisition Program Management, Draft Contract Source Selection, Configuration Management, JCIDS, DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Enterprise Integration, Developmental Planning. The applicant shall provide advice and assistance to the Government with Rapid Response/Rapid Delivery, Source Selection Support, Program Communication and Reporting, Program Schedule Management and Execution, Risk Management, Contract Management Support and Technical Data Management.

The applicant shall apply a comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the AF. The applicant shall assist with the development, maintenance, and updating of acquisition reports such as the Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR), Selected Acquisition Report (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), and supplemental reports as required by DoD policy for Acquisition Category (ACAT) I, ACAT II, and ACAT III programs IAW DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101, AFI 63-138, and AFPAM 63-128. This includes use of standardized and specialized software applications such as the Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval (DAMIR), Electronic Document Access (EDA), Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT), Commanders Resource Integration System (CRIS), and any other DoD/Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) mandated system, and also includes developing, maintaining, and updating acquisition reports for specific Government program office requirements and special interest programs designated by the Milestone Decision Authority IAW DoDI 5000.02, DAFI 63-101, DAFI 63-138 and DAFPAM 63-128. Tasks also include the preparation of briefings, graphics, and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management function. The applicant shall develop, tailor, and deliver “dashboard” capabilities to aid in Government decision-making and enterprise management.

The applicant shall apply knowledge of and utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of acquisition programs. The applicant shall apply the knowledge of support activities that assist the Government program manager in assessing what programs are within schedule and cost baselines and shall recommend viable solutions to problems and the pursuit of alternative courses of action. The applicant shall effectively communicate, orally and in writing, and shall provide quality acquisition and program documentation (e.g. briefings, documents, and plans).

The applicant shall assist in the performance of tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

· Plan, evaluate and implement program acquisition strategies to meet DoD 5000.2 guidance.

· Plan, research, analyze and assess system acquisition in terms of development, production and deployment of weapons systems and associated equipment; formulate plans; and recommend effective strategies in meeting cost, schedule, and performance objectives.

· Support and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory reports (e.g. DAES and MAR).

· Support program management reviews, senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews; develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.

· Advise and assist the Government in performing source selection tasks, to include but not limited to, recommending evaluation areas, factors, sub-factors, elements and criteria; developing and administering source selection documentation; developing and analyzing acquisition strategies; developing, reviewing and finalizing reports, summaries, memorandums and briefings necessary to the source selection process; conducting proposal evaluation in a non-decision making role as an advisor (not an evaluator); analyzing and reviewing proposals; and preparing responses to the proposals.

· Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, AFPAM 63-128, and the Air Force Risk Identification Integration and Ilities (RI3) Guidebook; facilitate program risk identification, risk analysis, risk handling and risk monitoring; executing program risk management boards, risk management working groups (or equivalent), and document results. This task includes analyzing weapon system prime applicant and subapplicant risk management processes.

· Support implementation and execution of Agile development and management processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime applicants and suppliers.

· Develop Business Case Analyses (IAW AFI 65-509 and AFMAN 65-510, or tailored), trade studies, any/all DoDI 5000.02 acquisition milestone documents and briefings (including 2366a/b certification), program assessments, Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) study guidance, study plans and reports, programmatic Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), market research reports, Early Strategy and Issues Sessions (ESIS), and Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP) briefings.

· Develop program management documentation to support all phases of the acquisition life cycle.

· Assist with planning and management of a product’s life cycle data requirements, which includes development and management of CDRLs and Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) and the use of databases to store and manage the data.

· Develop briefings to support acquisition decision milestones.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, US Citizenship is required.

A Bachelor’s degree plus 25 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree plus 15 years of relevant experience is required.

Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.

Prior EB experience is desired.

applicant personnel at this level must be capable of solving major problems in a narrow specialty field or over a broad scope of specialties. Recommendations and conclusions provided by applicant personnel at this level are considered authoritative and are seldom questioned from a technical point of view. applicant personnel at this level can exercise a high degree of originality and sound judgment in formulating, evaluating, and correlating broad management or engineering/scientific concepts as applicable, guiding the analysis of unique problems and developing new and improved techniques and methods. applicant personnel at this level typically work on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently. applicant personnel at this level may oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. applicant personnel at this level perform work involving exploration of subject area, definition of scope, and selection of system anomalies requiring further investigation. applicant personnel at this level apply intensive and diverse knowledge to problems and make independent decisions.