Issa John Shawki

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Education

September 2005-May 2006 Assumption College Worcester, MA

Business Related Classes: Principles of Accounting, Principles of Accounting II

September 2006-May 2010 Northeastern University Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Honors/Awards: Dean’s List (Final GPA: 3.389), Graduated Cum Laude, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization, Eta Sigma Phi

July 2011-October 2011 Boston University Boston, MA

Certification in Paralegal Studies

Areas of Study: Legal Research (Westlaw), Legal Writing and Reasoning, Probate/Family Law, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Litigation, Technology(Excel & Powerpoint)

Western Governors University

August 2016-April 2017

Business Related Classes: Business Strategy, Business Ethics, Global Business, Business Law, Introduction to Business, Business Communication, Principles of Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Marketing Applications, Business Management Tasks

Experience

February 2013- May 2017

Work 40 hours/week

Evolution Enterprise Inc.

Natick, MA

Position: Contract Specialist

Supported Natick Contracting Division, an organization within the Department of Defense.

Provided support to multiple contracting officers in all facets of the acquisition process by preparing and awarding task orders, contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold for supplies and services, contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold for supplies and services, Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), Small Business Technology Transfers, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), Blanket Purchase Agreement Calls, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) contracts and IDIQ contracts.

Utilized the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) desk references to ensure that all proper procedures, policies and acquisition principles were adhered to and applied when completing all contracting actions.

Ensured that all required and appropriate FAR clauses, DFAR clauses, contract terms and conditions were incorporated into each contract based on the type of work being completed.

Administered task orders, small purchases, and large purchase contracts from the pre-award stage and finished at the post award stage. The pre-award stage involved reviewing packages sent down from the customer to make sure that all of the required forms and documents are present. The pre-award process also included developing, reviewing and issuing solicitations (Requests for Proposals/Quotes), combined synopsis/solicitations, special notices on formal advertising Government sites such as FedBid, FedBizzOps, and other designated bidder sites. The post award stage included completing and distributing all contractor or customer requested modification.

Completed cost/price analysis on complex multimillion dollar acquisitions such as Task Orders, Broad Agency Announcements (BAA), Small Business Technology Transfers (STTR), and Small Business Innovation Research contracts (SBIR) that focused on research and development by determining whether or not the dollar amounts proposed are fair reasonable. Different parts of the costs proposals that were analyzed are direct labor rates, indirect rates, material/supply costs, other directs cost, travel costs, and proposed profit rates.

Composed in depth memos for awards for Omnibus III task orders that required the analysis and evaluation of all offerors' past performance, cost proposals, and proposals. Utilized the best value approach when recommending which offeror should be awarded task orders.

Reviewed technical evaluations to ensure that the comments/ratings given by the technical evaluator adhered to the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitations and were therefore appropriate.

Negotiated prices submitted by offerors when the prices submitted were determined to not be fair and reasonable after completing a cost analysis.

Developed relationships with all those involved in a task to ensure that deadlines were met and work did not fall behind schedule. Provided great customer service to ensure that all the of the customer’s acquisition related needs were met and were always kept up to date on the progress of the task at hand.

Led/organized post award meetings among the customers, contracting officer’s representative, awarded contractors to review contracts and resolve any issues that any of the involved parties may have.

Expert in contracting writing system Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2). Used the program to create different contracts depending on the type of action such as DD Form 1155 for task orders off of IDIQ, BPA calls for orders off of Blanket Purchase Agreements, Standard Form 26 for Broad Agency Announcements, and Contract Completion Statements/documentation for contract closeouts.

Created Paperless Contract Files (PCF) cabinets for every contract and modification. Uploaded all relevant documents into the PCF cabinets.

Completed all modifications assigned to me such as administrative and financial modifications. Administrative modifications include, but not limited to updating Statements of Work/Objectives, issuing no cost extensions, incorporating change orders, ordering stop work orders, changing project officers/contracting officer’s representatives, and issuing cure notices/show cause letter. Financial modifications include incremental funding, deobligating funds, modifications altering contract award values, rate and cost adjustments and modifications meant to exercise options.

Resolved all assigned Contract Deficiency Reports as quickly as possible by effectively communicating with customers, contractors, and contracting officer’s representatives in order to receive the documents that are required to resolve those Contract Deficiency Reports.

Coordinated with DCMA ACOs, DCAA, and contractors to close out firm-fixed-price contracts whose period of performances has ended.

Responded to and handled protests according to acquisition procedure and policy.

Utilized pre-established source selection criteria during the pre-award stage of the contracting process.

Monitored contractor performance in relation to the completion schedule required by awarded contracts.

Insured timely submission of a variety of technical/progress reports throughout the period of performance of a contract.

Conducted acquisition strategy meetings with NSRDEC team members during the inception of a new effort/requirement to determine pre-solicitation methods. Determined whether service contracts would be awarded based on best value or lowest price technically acceptable.

Performed Procurement Planning and developed procurement objectives for the programs in terms of competition and acquisition approach.

Prepared documents when terminating a contract either due to convenience for the Government or due to default by the contractor.

Planned the negotiation strategy, coordinated strategy with the negotiation team, worked with program officials to develop and incorporate contract prices and terms.

Served as acquisition advisor to program officials such as customer and contracting officer’s representatives during the entire contracting process.

Skilled in contract administration.

Monitored contractor performance on a consistent basis to ensure that all milestone were completed and obligations met. Also ensured the timely submission of technical progress reports.

Responded to protests and/or congressional inquiries.

Utilized automated tools to perform contracting functions and perform contract closeout documentation (DD form 1594).

Determined methods of procurement for various types of contracts.

Applied current acquisition principles, regulations, and acquisition reform/streamlining, and other acquisition related areas.

Extremely proficient in the following programs: Procurement Desktop Defense contract writing system, Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), CORT tool, Paper Contract Files (PCF), and Electronic Document Access (EDA).

Managed a workload that consisted of dozens of contracts and modifications at all times.

Reviewed all incoming requests for new contracts to ensure that all required documents were submitted. These documents included Statements of Work, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, OPSEC form, Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs), Independent Government Cost Estimates and SecArmy forms. Aided in the creation of these forms.

Conducted market research for new contracts to determine the best pre-award acquisition route.

Trained other contract specialists in all areas of contracting.

Served as contracting advisor in conjunction with the Contracting Officer to various customers/directorates in the acquisition planning process.

Recommended final determinations such as contractor responsibility, fairness and reasonableness of price and other determinations as may be required by agency policy and procedure.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook

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