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Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Analyst/Program Manager
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Overview
Key Role: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Analyst/Program Manager This is a hybrid work position (at least 3-days/week in the office) with some travel required. SAI is seeking an Analyst/Program Manager to facilitate U.S. government-to-government security assistance programs, coordinating the sale of defense articles and services to allied nations. Role includes management and coordination of all phases of the US Air Force (USAF) and US Space Force (USSF) FMS process, including FMS case development, case execution, case implementation, and case closure. Advise FMS Program Country Managers and Division Chiefs on FMS practices with allied countries. Coordinate with Secretary of State, DoD, AFSAC and FMS customers to scope requirements, develop way ahead, and implement FMS initiatives to support partner nations. Prepare briefings detailing cases, P&A notification, and address any issues with contracting and hardware procurement and delivery. Role requires a strong understanding of U.S. government procurement systems, such as the DoD acquisition system and FMS-specific databases like DSAMS, along with excellent communication and negotiation skills to coordinate complex transactions with foreign governments and internal stakeholders. Role also includes support to FMS Program Security Reviews of Host Application Equipment (HAE) for foreign use. Programmatic knowledge must be sufficient to support a program involving sustainment and new hardware development. Responsibilities
FMS Program Management: Provide acquisition and contract support by serving as liaison on behalf of the assigned FMS Team, to ensure prompt and accurate preparation and handling of contract transactions. FMS Program Management: Perform contract actions including acquisition planning, solicitation documentation, cost and price analyses. Case Management: Analyze and report on complex security cooperation issues, initiatives, legislative matters, executive orders, and agreements. Case Management: Review security cooperation documents, amendments, and modifications to LOA, LOI, MOU, and CN to ensure compliance with established policy and procedures. Case Management: Oversee, coordinate, and assist with the OEM to ensure software and hardware are suitable for installation into FMS program participant indigenous systems. Case Management: Provide technical coordination with the Program Office system development teams/IPTs to understand current and future system and equipment upgrades, ensuring products purchased by FMS customers can support in-country platform requirements. Case Management: Review and interpret technical data presented by OEMs, and make recommendations on a path forward to the FMS Program Manager and country representatives. Case Management: Coordinate and oversee technical reviews and events for select FMS Countries. Integration & Handling: Maintain an integrated schedule of security reviews activities across Program FMS Countries. Integration & Handling: Support security working groups, technical integration meetings and FMS program reviews to facilitate security-focused solutions to technical and programmatic decisions and policy issues. Integration & Handling: Prepare instructions/notes related to Program FMS Security requirements and United States State Department Arms Export Laws and Regulation to accompany LOAs. Integration & Handling: Develop security requirements checklists for conducting Security Reviews at contractor facilities and Program-authorized users to ensure COMSEC hardware is properly stored and handled. Integration & Handling: Support RIHR for indigenous platforms developed by FMS customers to address potential security. Additional Qualifications: Must have a BS Engineering Degree from an accredited institution plus ten years of experience in technical program planning and implementation, contract interpretation and DoD acquisition and program management. Additional Qualifications: Must have a minimum of five years of experience in an Analytical or Program Management position on DoD weapon programs. Additional Qualifications: Must be able to work independently and communicate effectively with contractors, Program Office personnel and technical experts. Additional Qualifications: Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently. Additional Qualifications: Position requires up to 25% travel. Additional Qualifications: Secret Clearance required or ability to re-activate a Secret Clearance. Company Description
Strategic Alliance Inc. (SAI) is a provider of systems engineering and program management services across the Department of Defense. We partner with our customers to work toward one objective - effective, comprehensive system development and tactical mission execution. We are expertly skilled in understanding the functions, processes, and interrelationships of all areas of system acquisition. SAI has system engineering and acquisition experts with technical backgrounds or specialization in technology and product readiness assessments, systems integration, capability transition planning, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
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Key Role: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Analyst/Program Manager This is a hybrid work position (at least 3-days/week in the office) with some travel required. SAI is seeking an Analyst/Program Manager to facilitate U.S. government-to-government security assistance programs, coordinating the sale of defense articles and services to allied nations. Role includes management and coordination of all phases of the US Air Force (USAF) and US Space Force (USSF) FMS process, including FMS case development, case execution, case implementation, and case closure. Advise FMS Program Country Managers and Division Chiefs on FMS practices with allied countries. Coordinate with Secretary of State, DoD, AFSAC and FMS customers to scope requirements, develop way ahead, and implement FMS initiatives to support partner nations. Prepare briefings detailing cases, P&A notification, and address any issues with contracting and hardware procurement and delivery. Role requires a strong understanding of U.S. government procurement systems, such as the DoD acquisition system and FMS-specific databases like DSAMS, along with excellent communication and negotiation skills to coordinate complex transactions with foreign governments and internal stakeholders. Role also includes support to FMS Program Security Reviews of Host Application Equipment (HAE) for foreign use. Programmatic knowledge must be sufficient to support a program involving sustainment and new hardware development. Responsibilities
FMS Program Management: Provide acquisition and contract support by serving as liaison on behalf of the assigned FMS Team, to ensure prompt and accurate preparation and handling of contract transactions. FMS Program Management: Perform contract actions including acquisition planning, solicitation documentation, cost and price analyses. Case Management: Analyze and report on complex security cooperation issues, initiatives, legislative matters, executive orders, and agreements. Case Management: Review security cooperation documents, amendments, and modifications to LOA, LOI, MOU, and CN to ensure compliance with established policy and procedures. Case Management: Oversee, coordinate, and assist with the OEM to ensure software and hardware are suitable for installation into FMS program participant indigenous systems. Case Management: Provide technical coordination with the Program Office system development teams/IPTs to understand current and future system and equipment upgrades, ensuring products purchased by FMS customers can support in-country platform requirements. Case Management: Review and interpret technical data presented by OEMs, and make recommendations on a path forward to the FMS Program Manager and country representatives. Case Management: Coordinate and oversee technical reviews and events for select FMS Countries. Integration & Handling: Maintain an integrated schedule of security reviews activities across Program FMS Countries. Integration & Handling: Support security working groups, technical integration meetings and FMS program reviews to facilitate security-focused solutions to technical and programmatic decisions and policy issues. Integration & Handling: Prepare instructions/notes related to Program FMS Security requirements and United States State Department Arms Export Laws and Regulation to accompany LOAs. Integration & Handling: Develop security requirements checklists for conducting Security Reviews at contractor facilities and Program-authorized users to ensure COMSEC hardware is properly stored and handled. Integration & Handling: Support RIHR for indigenous platforms developed by FMS customers to address potential security. Additional Qualifications: Must have a BS Engineering Degree from an accredited institution plus ten years of experience in technical program planning and implementation, contract interpretation and DoD acquisition and program management. Additional Qualifications: Must have a minimum of five years of experience in an Analytical or Program Management position on DoD weapon programs. Additional Qualifications: Must be able to work independently and communicate effectively with contractors, Program Office personnel and technical experts. Additional Qualifications: Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently. Additional Qualifications: Position requires up to 25% travel. Additional Qualifications: Secret Clearance required or ability to re-activate a Secret Clearance. Company Description
Strategic Alliance Inc. (SAI) is a provider of systems engineering and program management services across the Department of Defense. We partner with our customers to work toward one objective - effective, comprehensive system development and tactical mission execution. We are expertly skilled in understanding the functions, processes, and interrelationships of all areas of system acquisition. SAI has system engineering and acquisition experts with technical backgrounds or specialization in technology and product readiness assessments, systems integration, capability transition planning, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
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