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ACT1 Federal · 1 month ago

Junior Foriegn Military Sales Analyst

Patuxent, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$60K/yr - $67K/yr

1+ years exp

ACT1 Federal advances our Nation's and Allies' missions by taking ACTION! As an FMS Analyst, you will coordinate with team members to manage all aspects of FMS casework in accordance with relevant regulations and policies. Your role will involve detailed analysis, documentation preparation, and strategic planning to support foreign military sales operations.

Information Technology

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform detailed analysis of Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) documentation requirements and prepare draft Pricing and Availability (P&A) or LOA data packages in the DSAMS in response to formal Letters of Request (LORs). These efforts shall include activities from receipt of a potential customer's LOR through case preparation, staffing, and customer acceptance. Perform efforts related to processing the LOR to include gathering, developing and integrating data in preparation of P&A or LOA packages. This effort may include drafting fully supported LOA modifications and amendments

Upon FMS Case acceptance, validation and initial implementation, support the establishment of Military Standard Systems/Defense Logistics Management System (MILS/DLMS) and/or Military Standard Requisitioning & Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) documents, assignment of new requisitions, development of project directive for the new case(s), processing of purchase requisitions, analysis and participation in acquisition planning for new and/or advanced systems for potential customers

Initiate draft inputs regarding responses to RFIs from potential FMS customer countries related to capabilities

Determine customer concepts of operations and program requirements to develop a Total Package Approach or propose alternatives for Government review and consideration for a mix of FMS and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) under a hybrid approach if in the best interests of the Government

Draft Congressional notifications for potential FMS sales and forward for review and further processing

Perform foreign disclosure investigations and provide detailed preliminary release readiness analyses of hardware and software systems, specifications or other technical data

Develop executive level briefs and presentations to senior-level personnel in the U.S. Navy, the DoD, and foreign countries and their embassy personnel on program capabilities and P&A and LOA details

Document and support FMS planning meetings and international conferences, including, but not limited to, program reviews, technical discussions, and program planning. Develop, plan, and schedule briefs; prepare minutes and action items; track action items to closure. Conduct pre-event activities, such as communication with stakeholder program offices and FMS partners and arrangement of site/location support

Support foreign government system operational capability queries. This may include comparing FMS capabilities with current domestic capabilities

Perform strategic planning for FMS systems and for upgrades to existing systems. Review and analyze requirements and acquisition documentation

Provide analyses and studies in support of existing cooperative Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) and Understanding (MOU)

Track the release of all controlled unclassified and classified information to foreign nationals and their governments

Generate and maintain FMS schedule and calendar of meetings that reflect critical milestones, establish action due dates, set program milestones and other significant program elements

Examine FMS general case closure issues. Review existing instructions and procedures pertaining to FMS case closure and on the basis of the findings, make recommendations for improvement in the administration of case closure activities

Work with domestic personnel to coordinate FMS requirements to allow consolidation with domestic production requirements and realize cost avoidance and savings, and coordinate configuration issues to maximize cost savings for training systems, ECP kits, spare improvements, and system upgrades

Assist the Government by preparing CDRLs for use in contract documentation

Download contract deliverables from third-party provided integrated data environment(s) and disseminate the deliverables to Government team members