Manager Contract

Karen L. Turner-Wade

Suitland, Maryland *****

Home /Cell 202-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

Currently exploring a new opportunity as a Contract Manager where my ambition may be matched with the ability to become part of your company.

SUMMARY:

• Over 10 years’ experience serving as a Senior Contract Specialist, to Directors, CFO’s and Attorney/General Counselors with Federal/ State Government and Private Industries.

• Specialized Contract Type: CPFF, FFP, T&M and IDIQ, Service Contracts, Task Orders and Purchase Orders.

• Specialized Field: Engineering, Construction, Transportation and Service and Supplies.

• Strong leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Known as a volume producer who readily adapts to rapidly changed priorities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Augmentation, Alexandria Renew

Contract Manager

December 2012- Present (Contractor)

• Provided Management support to the Director of Engineering on procurement contractual provision of administration on Subcontract matters.

• Manage Contract administration, from cradle to grave which includes final RFP edit review for submission of solicitions, and modifying RFP's in accordance to the requirements of the solicitations.

• Assist Director of Contract with Procurement methods of Service Contracts.

• Prepare and Edit RFPs/Solicitations for Invitation for Bid (IFB) on Virginia Electronic Procurement System eVA.

• Responsible for monitoring subcontractor's performance, including the management of the deliverables and payment of invoices.

Manage subcontracts in acquisition administration including identifying risk issues and resolutions

• Incorporate SOW (Scope of Work) Task Orders in the RFP’s for preparation of Solicitations.

• Responsible for contract acquisition documenting processing.

• Work with the Procurement team on Solicitations for IFB (Invitation for Bids), analysing and negotiation specifications.

• Supervised lower Contract Administrator.

• Manage Program Managers of all contract Task Orders strategies.

• Coordinate Contract debrief meetings including collaborate all contract documentations.

• Manage and maintained updated Signed contract into Share Point share system.

Napoleon Sedan and Tours

Contract Manager/Assistant to the President

July 2012- Present (Part-time)

• Manage Prime Transportation Service Contracts for Washington DC News Reporters, Senators and private clients in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

• Oversee, and Managed and finalized RFP’s, /RFQs for subcontracts requirments.

• Award, Executed and Managed new FFP Transportation Service Subcontracts

• Negotiated contract terms and conditions with subcontractors.

• Developed Work Statements, modifications and changed orders on a daily basis.

• Oversees contract files, close outs and incentive awards.

• Point of contact to CBS News regarding terms and conditions and payment methods.

• Conduct and Coordinate meetings, debriefings and teleconferences for all allocated parties regarding contract related/ risk issues.

• Supervisor drivers which include training and payroll.

• Authorize and direct all Chauffer drivers for day to day routes.

OHM Systems/Broadcasting Board of Governs

Washington, DC

July 2011 -May 2012

Senior Contract Consultant/Specialist ( Gov-Contractor)

• Performed cradle to grave government contract administration for FFP subcontracts for BBG’s Contract department.

• Submit Solicitations into the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) posts documents in a timely manner.

• Execute new commercial subcontracts for new vendors according to the FAR.

• Prepared SF 1449 Requisition for new Commercial, and Supplies and Services Contracts on a daily basis.

• Conducts subcontract administration, and customer contract activities to provide proper contract fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and contract specifications.

• Worked with the contract team in SAP project estimating, configuration, custom code specifications

• Oversee and manage contract files system for the department.

• Supervised new contract personnel staff regarding contract acquisition process and requirements for the department.

• Processes non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s), and subcontract agreements.

• Assist with service agreements and contract in finalization for department signatures.

• Assist with final contract close-procedures on momentum.

• Coordinate meetings, debriefings and teleconferences for all allocated parties regarding contract related issues.

• Analysis RFP’s and RFQ’s submission packages a in a timely manner as requested.

• Reviews client solicitations received by company and provides recommendations regarding outsourcing requirements to business management Proposal team.

Reviewed and administer subcontracts and modifications; prepared subcontract review records and obtained necessary documents for President’s approvals.

• Review and analyze Statement of Work (SOW), and submitted Proposals in a timely manner.

• Handle all subcontract modification and specifications.

• Review incoming RFP’s and assistant with awarding subcontracts.

• Provided assistance on subcontract close-out procedures

• Prepared Purchase Orders (PO’s) and Task Orders (TO’s) on a daily basis

• Supervised all truck drivers regarding daily routes and timesheets including distribution of employee payroll checks.

TKO/CSSI Inc., Washington DC

September 2010-January 2011

Subcontract Specialist (Gov.Contractor)

• Provided leading support to the Contract Manager on the FAA SE2020 project on contractual provision of administration on all Subcontract matters.

• Assist Project Managers for SAP SRM/e-procurement project.

• Prepares RFP/Bid packages and assist with conducting Kick-off meetings.

• Performed Pre/post award functions which include award/offers and Intent letters.

• Performs subcontract acquisition administration.

• Participate in preparing Consulting Agreements, Teaming Agreements, NDA’s and Subcontractor Agreements.

• Prepared Purchase Orders (PO’s) and Task Orders (TO’s) on a daily.

• Provided assistance on contract close-out procedures.

• Managed and maintained subcontract data into department information systems and files.

• Submitted all Subcontract Purchase Orders into the Deltek System.

GSA, Washington DC/Fort Worth Texas and Kansas

November 2009 to September 2010

Contract Specialist/Consultant (Contractor)

• Participated with Proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and administration of major CPFF/ IDIQ contracts.

• Initiate documentation to authorize and direct work in accordance with contractual specifications.

Participated with initiating briefings with the subcontractors to ensure full understanding of the terms and conditions using FAR guidelines.

• Implementing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to insure proper procedures for the GSA FPDS Contract Close-Out project, which includes reviewed all data elements, modification, final correspondence, and final Payments.

• Consultant with GSA Contract employees with the FAR guidelines in preparation of RFP's to insure timely deliverables deadlines.

• Disturbed all information to allocated parties within the company pertaining to the information discussed in the meeting.

• Prepared financial reports on Subcontract from Deltek System.

• Produced Subcontractors Financial Reports

• Handle modifications, resolution of issues related to non-compliance, and termination process.

Fluor- Lane LLC, Alexandria, Virginia

February 2008 to November 2009

Senior Contract Specialist (Contractor)

• Served as a primary Contract Specialist with Multimillion Dollar Construction subcontracts.

• Supported the Director of Contracts that aids to the preparation of contractual provisions and the administration of contracts and proposals.

• Lead and assisted with the negotiation of terms and conditions, identify risk and present risk mitigation strategy in RFP reviews.

• Interface communication directly with the State Government (VDOT) Virginia department of Transportation in compilation, reviews, and analyze construction statistics and workload.

• Performed cradle to the grave administrations of contract activities including pre/post awards/close out and contractual terminations.

• Support the Director of Contracts regarding Scope of Work (SOW), change/task orders, and cost price analyze.

• Reviewed and administer contracts and modifications; prepared contract review records and obtained necessary documents for management approvals.

• Administer to Price Change Order’s (PCO’s) and Documents to VDOT.

• Assist Contract Manager with price/cost analysis and evaluating bids.

• Supervised and distribute heavy workload to contract administrator assistants regarding contract correspondence timely deliverables.

• Senior Administrator to DBE/SWaN Coordinator regarding quarterly newsletter of the 495 HOT Lane projects.

Computer Science Corporation/Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

April 2007 to December 2007

Paralegal Senior Contract Administrator (Contractor)

• Served as the Leading Contract Legal Administrator with multi-billion dollar subcontracts for the infrastructure Construction of Homeland Security.

• Assist Attorney’s and Contract Managers with preparations, verifications, on Multi-Billion Dollar Infrastructure FFP and IDIQ Construction contracts and Memorandum of Understanding Legal docs.

• Provided assistance with analyzing incoming Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Time and Material (TA’s) and Service Contracts and assist w/ decision making.

• Provided routine information to external and internal customers on various firm fix price (FFP) contractual matters.

• Prepared Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s) and Agreements with the General Counsel’s direction.

• Supervised lowers administrators on contract correspondence deliverables.

• Responsible for all correspondence of pre/post-awards functions.

• Maintained Prime Contract and Subcontractors status into the Contract database.

Strom Engineering of Florida /Marinette-Wisconsin

September 2006 to March 2007

Government Priority Contract Manager (Contractor)

• Served as the Prime Government Contract Administrator in accordance with (IAW) company policies, and government customer specifications.

• Assist Contract Manager with analyzing and evaluating cost proposals.

• Develops subcontract specifications, work statements for the procurement of specialized Government Furnished Materials/Equipment (GFM) in accordance with DFAR.

• Prepared subcontract administration documents as required.

• Monitor company performance to ensure that all terms and conditions are met and that the contract is in accordance with government and state customer specifications regulations.

• Implemented and revised Companies GFM and GFE Policies and Procedures according to the Defense Federal Acquisitions regulations (DFAR).

• Submit assigned report IAW (in accordance with) CDRL’s (Contract Data Requirements List.

• Implement Government requirements and procedures in a manner which full supports compliance.

• Served as the On-site supervisor to contract administrator’s employees.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Share-Point; Momentum; Deltek System; SAP; eVA Procurement System; Prolog and Expedition Contract Database System; CMSI, Word Processing; Windows 7 Operating System: Lotus Notes, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; West mate 7.11 legal research; Government Software (Fed-Desk and Travel Standard Procurement System: Baum Database; Access Database; Windows XP (WordPerfect 8-10); Lotus Notes; Scanner and the Internet.

EDUCATION:

• Various Contract Consultant/ Administrator-Seminars

• PRIVACY IMPACT Certified-Department of Homeland Security

• WESTLAW Management Course and Business Writing Seminars

• Business Curriculum Howard University, NW Washington DC

• Associate Degree in Business- Chesapeake Business Institute, MD

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