Procurement Analyst / FOIA

CTEC is a leading technology firm that provides modernization, digital transformation, and application development services to the U.S. Federal Government. Headquartered in McLean, VA, CTEC has over 300 team members working on mission-critical systems and projects for agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service, and the Office of Personnel Management. The work we do effects millions of U.S. citizens daily as they interact with the systems we build. Our best-in-class commercial solutions, modified for our customers’ bespoke mission requirements, are enabling this future every day.

The Company has experienced rapid growth over the past 3 years and recently received a strategic investment from Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN). In addition to our recent growth in Federal Civilian agencies, we are seeking to expand our capabilities in cloud development and footprint in national-security focused agencies within the Department of Defense and U.S. Intelligence Community.

We are seeking to hire a Procurement Specialist/ FOIA to our team!

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Procurement Analyst / FOIA support services include, but are not limited to:

• Review incoming requests to determine where responsive documentation resides.
• Coordinating timely responses to requests for acquisition related information and data in response to inquiries from Congress, the public, and similar stakeholders and proposing resolutions to discrepancies.
• Proposing redactions in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and laws.
• Preparing sensible responses to received appeals, fee waivers, and lawsuits.
• Archiving and determining dispositions through established procedures.
• Ensuring the protection of personally identifiable information (PII).
• Alerting government personnel in response to any incoming requests which may warrant special attention or are deemed potentially controversial in nature, and which should be coordinated with other offices to ensure consistency of responses.
• Handling sensitive records in accordance with applicable laws and departmental and agency policies and procedures.
• Explaining the proper application of FOIA exemptions to stakeholders in various OAQ divisions.
• Maintain awareness of milestones
• Proposing updates to guidance and procedural information regarding the agency’s FOIA policies.
• Independently researching, gathering background information on, reviewing records, and completing information packages for management review and signature in response to requests.
• Reviewing all information in records to propose an exempt or non-exempt status.
• Reviewing program policies/procedures and recommending changes to eliminate problem areas.
• Creating records of all requests in and tracking all completed and closed FOIA requests in the provided tracking database.
• Coordinating file management with OAQ’s data management and contracting teams.
• Designing and developing reports recapping received requests from government stakeholders.
• Participating in product-level Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), as appropriate.

Requirements: 

• A Bachelor’s Degree: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree conferred or approved by an accredited U.S. college or university based on a 4- year course of study. Simply being enrolled and working toward a degree does not meet the qualification standard. Proposed candidates must furnish transcripts showing completion of degree requirements to the Government for review.
  • A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of business, information management, contracting, or law is preferred.
• At least four (4) years of documented experience in Procurement Analyst or Privacy Specialist positions. For each position, the Contractor shall provide the Government with the proposed candidate’s resume for review and approval. Resumes must prove that the proposed individual has the required experience in providing procurement or contracting support to a Federal Government agency or entity. Acceptable examples of support include work as a FOIA Specialist, Privacy Specialist, or Procurement Analyst.  Resumes shall include:
  • Demonstrated ability to use the Microsoft Suite of software applications (e.g Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Outlook) to create and maintain documents and communications.
  • Documented ability to maintain and practice operational security (OPSEC) in the performance of daily duties and to report OPSEC issues or concerns.
  • Proven ability to interpret and apply procurement and transparency regulations, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and/or other similar agency-specific procurement and transparency regulations.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of analytical and qualitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and propose the use of appropriate strategies and solutions to resolve complex or interrelated FOIA problems and issues.
  • Experience reviewing contract files or other government documentation.
  • Experience developing documentation required to respond to FOIA requests.
  • Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills plus strong analytical and organizational skills and abilities
  • Demonstrated experience reviewing spreadsheets and documents in various formats such as those created and maintained in Microsoft Office products.
  • Documented ability to apply different strategies when analyzing information to make reasonable inferences or draw well-supported conclusions.
  • Experience managing procurement sensitive, law enforcement sensitive, or other secure information is preferred.
  • Knowledge of and experience using government contract-writing software, such as PRISM, is preferred.

In lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree, the Government will accept six (6) years of experience in the Federal procurement or privacy sphere as denoted in the remaining bullet points.

Clearance requirements:

Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust clearance

If you are looking for a fun and challenging environment with talented, motivated people to work with, CTEC is the right place for you. In addition to employee salary, we offer an array of employee benefits including:

• Paid vacation & Sick leave

• Health insurance coverage

• Career training

• Performance bonus programs

• 401K contribution & Employer Match

• 11 Federal Holidays