Software Asset Manager - Mid - TO 13 Position 1

Job Description

Job Description

Software Asset Manager

Overall Assignment Description :

In support of NGA TCS / SAM, the contractor shall be responsible for

NGA software license management that supports mission generated requirements and maximizes cost savings to the Government.

Software requirement and software asset lifecycle support.

Providing software asset management to include licenses, contracts, software licensing agreements, software inventory management, supporting license usage, modeling, optimization, etc. in support of the NGA.

Providing advice, recommendations, and document support to multiple offices in all areas of the software licensing lifecycle.

Usage of NGA requirement, contracting, financial, and asset management tools to support software licensing procurement, inventory, and usage.

Duties include :

The contractors shall support the NGA TCS / SAM office to ensure a cohesive agency-wide effort to the total acquisition lifecycle of software in NGA.The contractor shall provide support in all the following areas :

Software Procurement Support

Assisting NGA customers with inputting requirements into the associated NGA requirement management tools.

Reviewing, processing, and monitoring software requests submitted by a variety of customers and reporting status as required.

Actively managing the processing, monitoring, and reporting of software license needs, to include software licenses transferred to TCS / SAM, by a variety of government customers.

Assist NGA customers conducting market research to identify common software licenses currently in use by NGA.

Assisting TCS / SAM government personnel to coordinate and transfer documentation in support of contract, funding, and legal issues.

Develop and support management of all pre-award and post-award procurement documentation as outlined in Base SOW.

Assist in purchase actions, to include performing market research, developing cost estimates, drafting acquisition documentation, gaining agency corporate approvals, and drafting funding documents using NGAs financial management and acquisition tools.

Communicate and coordinating with appropriate NGA Government personnel on various technical, contractual, legal, and funding issues to enable successful award of software procurement actions.

Assist the software asset management strategy development process by recommending and analyzing various software license acquisition options or alternatives.This may involve surveying other NGA, Intelligence Community (IC), or Department of Defense (DoD) contract vehicles and assessing the benefits or drawbacks to leveraging these contracts.Additionally, it may be required to develop an assessment of alternative contract types, durations, or other strategy factors and develop a recommendation.

Assist in the preparation of acquisition documentation and briefings in accordance with the latest Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), NGA Instruction, and NGA Acquisition Regulation Implementation (NARI) guidelines.

Software Asset Management

Utilizing all appropriate NGA requirement, contracting, business, and software management tools for the purpose of managing NGA software assets on a periodic and reoccurring basis.

Maintaining file documentation inclusive of, but not limited to : the delivery order / purchase order, modifications, receiving reports / invoices, license keys, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act compliance, and any additional acquisition and funding documentation.

Provide analysis and recommendations for the most efficient software licensing approaches and models.

Assist the transference of software to TCS / SAM and the appropriate documentation and reporting to reflect such transfers.

Assist customers with the TCS / SAM internal processes for the total lifecycle of software asset management.

Identify and track software scheduled to be discontinued and removed from NGA systems or software agreements.

Billing Support

Supporting the TCS / SAM billing process through customer engagement, communicating billing information, deadlines, and policy, and identifying, documenting, and resolving issues.

Program Support

Refer to Base SOW

Skills and Experience :

Desired :

Knowledge and experience of software asset management in either the government or private sector

Experience with office productivity tools (i.e. MS Word, Excel, etc.)

Excellent writing and oral communication skills

Excellent organizational skills and detail oriented

Ability to facilitate meetings for large or small groups

Desired :

Experience supporting NGA and / or other IC elements / DoD

Experience working with multiple NGA Components

Experience in Department of Defense / NGA contracting processes

Experience with NGAs acquisition tool

Ability to work independently and as a team member under tight deadlines with changing priorities

Strong data management skills