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Talantage

Strategic Advisor Support (Information Technology)

Talantage, Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042


Job Title:

Strategic Advisor SupportPeriod of Performance:

1 base and 4 option yearsSecurity clearance required. This position is contingent upon award.Position Summary:Program Executive Officer (PEO) Medical System (MC)/ Chief Information Officer (CIO) requires Acquisition Advisors’ expertise from personnel highly experienced in Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition and contracting processes to develop new acquisition strategies and contracting approaches. The following are critical Acquisition Regulatory related activities but are not limited to regulatory areas that must be considered.Duties and Responsibilities:Provide acquisition planning and strategic advice to identify, understand, analyze, articulate, and ensure compliance with acquisition (especially information technology) contracting regulations, guidelines, policies, processes/procedures.Provide strategic advice and guidance related to acquisition planning, including non-personal services, hardware and software acquisition practices, agile acquisition approaches and techniques, smarter use of common contract solutions and practices, best practices and state-of-the art techniques in fair opportunity and source selection.Provide strategic advice and guidance on Acquisition of Software for Defense Systems, Intellectual Property and Data Rights, current DoD cloud services acquisition initiatives, pending revisions to DoD Small Business strategies, and acquisition reform provisions included in recent and future NDAA.Provide Acquisition Support training to PEO MS/CIO(J-6) staff. Additionally, help articulate and guide the PEO MS/CIO(J-6) acquisition process to address DHA acquisition needs across the innovation lifecycle, from problem definition to scaling tech solutions and transitioning pilots to programs of record.This shall include agile acquisition strategies and tech engagement in the following areas:

Horizon scanning to identify sector-specific mega-trends that can inform Government mission readiness.Identification and prioritization of use cases that will attract the best technology with the greatest potential to improve mission outcomes.Outreach and engagement to attract emerging tech companies for solicitation, industry days, tech roundtables, and other events.Tech scouting and vetting to source emerging tech solutions that can best support Government mission needs.Agile acquisition strategy and support designed to encourage nontraditional emerging tech participation.

Special Qualifications:Must have a minimum of 15 years DoD acquisition experience and a master’s degree.Talantage, LLC is committed to presenting candidates that contribute to an organization's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our recruitment practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

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