Description
Leidos is seeking a FEDSIM CoE Compliance SME to support its Capture Operations team within the FEDSIM Center of Excellence (CoE). This role plays a critical part in shaping and aligning strategies for high-value FEDSIM opportunities, ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars in contract value. Assigned to Capture Operations and Excellence, this role operates within the FEDSIM Center of Excellence (CoE) and reports to the FEDSIM CoE Vice President
The position focuses on three core functions:
- Aligning Program and Proposal Best Practices - Integrating lessons from program execution into proposal strategies to enhance win probability and contract delivery.
- Standardizing and Advancing Delivery Practices - Driving continuous improvement by standardizing documentation, conducting bid retrospectives, refining lessons learned, and adopting new technologies.
- Leading Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) Activities - Ensuring technical evaluations across proposals maintain consistency, quality, and leverage proven strategies to strengthen FEDSIM pursuits.
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This role spans the full FEDSIM lifecycle, supporting business development, capture, technical solutioning, and program delivery. The SME provides strategic insight into emerging capabilities, process improvements, and standard operating procedures to maximize performance.
Additionally, the SME maps the FEDSIM PALT cycle into sector-level pipelines, reviews acquisition strategies, leads content evaluations, and advises on Strengths, Weaknesses, Risks, and Discrepancies (SWRD)-driving incremental development and compliance.
Operating within an Agile framework, the SME collaborates with technical SMEs, solution architects, and task leads to enhance content quality and overall business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate proposal content for SWRD, ensuring continuous content maturity across deliverables.
- Implement best practices into future FEDSIM bids through a continuous delivery model.
- Support sector leadership in refining execution standards and strengthening financial disciplines post-award.
- Contribute to CoE initiatives, improving and standardizing proposal and delivery models across the organization.
- Advise business leaders as GSA transitions from traditional FEDSIM models to AAS APEX.
- Engage with GSA FEDSIM officials during pre-RFP and acquisition discussions.
- Provide labor mapping input, collaborating with solution architects and SMEs to align staffing with technical strategies.
- Interpret and apply government-furnished information (RFIs, PWSs, MADs, final RFPs) to ensure compliant proposal documentation.
- Draft targeted questions for one-on-one client engagements during the PALT process.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in a functional role as staff supporting GSA FEDSIM.
- BS/BA degree with 12+ years of experience (or 10+ years of experience with an MS/MA).
- 3+ years of direct experience in FEDSIM business management support.
- Expertise in quality assurance and cost-efficient IT program development tailored to government needs.
- Financial management experience, including data analysis and reporting.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly in proposal development environments.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities effectively.
- Willingness to support onsite proposal activities ("war room") during peak periods, including evenings and weekends, if needed.
- Ability to commute to Reston, VA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within GSA Assisted Acquisition, managing acquisition and closeout processes.
- Active security clearance.
Original Posting:
June 17, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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