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Posted: Jun. 29, 2020

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Clearance Required:

TOP SECRET security clearance required. All selected candidates will be required to complete the requirements for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access and complete a Counter-Intelligence polygraph (current Full Scope polygraph will also be accepted) prior to employment.

Please do not apply for this job if you do not currently hold a TOP Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities:

iPower is looking for a contract specialist to assist in planning, soliciting, awarding, administering, and closing contract actions for a government agency. The CS will ensure all contract actions comply with relevant regulations, local policies, and directives. Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist with acquisition and source selection planning and documentation
• Assist in the development of requirements documents such as statement of work, statement of objectives, performance work statements, independent government cost estimate, justification and approval, and unique requirement-specific documents
• Prepare requests for proposal and requests for information
• Select appropriate solicitation provisions and contract terms/conditions
• Conduct and document market research
• Prepare determinations and findings, waivers, and memorandums
• Perform cost and price analyses and prepare negotiation memorandums
• Assist in contract termination and contract closeout
• Prepare contract solicitations, awards, and modifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 24 semester hours in any combination of accounting, business finance or contract law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing or quantitative methods.
• Minimum 6 years of experience performing contract administration functions
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification in Contracting Level 2 or Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Level 2 or industry equivalent (documentation required)
• Broad knowledge of and exposure to all phases of contracts management and negotiation experience.
• Experience with Government and/or Commercial type contracts or orders
• Must have a working knowledge of FAR or DFARS, and Federal Appropriations Law
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Strong self-organization and self-management skills, with emphasis on self-initiation and follow through
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Company Information:

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, iPower LLC offers a flexible work environment and competitive compensation packages including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401K, short and long term disability, employee life insurance, and more!

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Posted: Aug. 6, 2020

Clearance Required:

TOP SECRET security clearance required. All personnel will be required to complete the requirements for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access and complete a Counter-Intelligence polygraph.

Responsibilities:

The Financial/Contracts Analyst will assist the program office in planning and supporting contract actions. The Financial/Contracts Analyst will:

• Interact with internal and external government and contractor personnel to ensure all contract actions comply with relevant regulations, local policies, and directives
• Prepare advanced purchase request (APR) and purchase request (PR) packages, submit them in CMS and monitor and report on the approval process
• Prepare Interagency (IA) agreement packages, submit them in CMS, and monitor and report on the approval process
• Track the status of acquisition actions and military interdepartmental purchase requests (MIPRs) through commitment, obligation, and expenditure of funding
• Assist requirements providers in the development of requirements documents such as support agreements, contract modification recommendations, DD-254 and security documents, market research. statement of work (SOW), statement of objectives (SOO), performance work statement (PWSs), independent government cost estimate (IGCE), justification and approval (J&A), and unique requirement-specific documents, as well as submit, monitor, and report on the approval process
• Assist the CO and requirements owners with acquisition tasks and source selection planning and documentation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor' s degree with 24 semester hours in any combination of accounting business, finance or contract law, contracts, purchasing, or economics
• Minimum 6 years' experience in Federal environment performing contract administration functions
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Certification in Contracting Level 2 or Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Level 2 (or industry equivalent)
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFA’ RS), and Federal Appropriations Law

Company Information:

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, iPower LLC offers a flexible work environment and competitive compensation packages including medical and dental insurance, paid time off and holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401K, short and long term disability, employee life insurance, and more!

Posted: Aug. 6, 2020

Clearance Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an ACTIVE government SECRET clearance. If you do not meet this requirement, please do not apply.

Responsibilities:

iPower is looking for a Program Scheduler to lead and manage all DoD Program Office Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) activities using Microsoft Project, and Project Web Access, to manage tasks and run reports. The scheduler will support the following scheduling activities:

• Develop, maintain, and provide configuration control for Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across all lines of effort using MS Project;
• Attend product and project level meetings to present schedule status and participate in “what if” drills for changes and impacts to program schedules;
• Ensure consistency of schedule information across acquisition documentation in the project office;
• Provide support as required to the development of various schedule products for program briefings, acquisition documentation, budget submissions, and cost estimates;
• Develop and maintain a schedule change log as required for program schedules;
• Review contractor IMS submissions and provide analysis in support of monthly program management reviews, design reviews, status meetings, and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or economics preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant strategic management experience in the development of resource loaded integrated master schedules
• Knowledge of DoD 5000 Series; Military Standard 881D; Army Regulation (AR) 70-1; and the Department of Defense Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Guide for Defense Acquisition Programs
• Experience creating and managing IMS and Defense Acquisition System milestones
• Experience in management of the IMS for information systems development and maintenance within the DoD acquisition framework
• Training and/or experience that would meet or exceed the Project Management Institute Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification
• Recent relevant experience in development of schedules within the Microsoft Project suite of tools is highly recommended, including resource loading
• Must have advanced knowledge and experience with using Microsoft Office suite; familiar with using SharePoint and/or Smartsheets

Company Information:

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, iPower LLC offers a flexible work environment and competitive compensation packages including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401K, short and long term disability, employee life insurance, and more!