Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Coordinator Job Listing at SPA in Arlington, VA (Job ID 2024-18539)

Description

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Technical writing experience with familiarity with the Source Selection process including: coordinating industry days, drafting and routing BAAs, inspecting and determining the sufficiency of reviewer and SME evaluation sheets, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills with the ability to develop effective working relationships with staff, peers, and the government client in a team environment
• Strong client support skills with proven ability to monitor and uphold high quality of customer service, coordinating with a variety of stakeholders (government and program support teams)
• Exceptional time-management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple/concurrent projects under tight deadlines

Desired:

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Experience or familiarity with compartmented DARPA programs
• Experience writing BAAs or related documents, ideally in support of DARPA

The BAA Coordinator will support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O). The BAA is a technique utilized by DARPA to contract for basic and applied research and certain development efforts. The BAA Coordinator will work closely with I2O Program Managers to ensure that BAAs are completed in a timely manner for specific, classified and unclassified government programs. The individual will primarily oversee the entire Source Selection process from coordinating the industry days and drafting and routing of the BAA to inspecting and determining the sufficiency of reviewer and SME evaluation sheets. This will also include working with various stakeholders to ensure that technical concepts and objectives are translated in an effective and efficient manner. The BAA Coordinator uses internal tools and databases for proposal review tracking and Broad Agency Announcement generation. Technical writing duties of the job include review of BAAs, proposal technical assessments, research approach, and cost realism. Successful candidates will apply on-the-fly problem solving and critical thinking skills to address challenges or unanticipated circumstances that come with research solicitations and the acquisition process.