Senior Contract Specialist

SENIOR CONTRACTS SPECIALIST

TS-SCI with a Full Scope Poly

Knowledgeable in all aspects of contract facilitation, including performing essential contract functions. These functions include all pre, and post award activities. Effective technical communicator, proficient in assuring compliance with DoD 5000.02, and all regulatory and statutory guidelines. Proficient in document preparation and management, contract proposal development and evaluation, knowledge of and adherence to compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), as well as an understanding of the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS) process. Advance degrees in all source intelligence collection, and analysis. Over 20 years of experience within the Government sector.

EDUCATION:

National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC)

Post Graduate in Strategic Intelligence, 2003

Bachelor of Science in Intelligence – NDIC, 2000

Hampton University, University of California Berkeley, and a few other schools

Multiple courses in Business Marketing, Management, Business Law, International Business, Technical Writing, and more

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Courses

Life Cycle Mgmt and Sustainment Metrics - 2016

Simplified Acquisition Procedures - 2016

Contracting Officer’s Representatives - 2016

Standard Procurement System 101 - 2016

Standard Procurement System 100 - 2016

Legal Considerations in Contracting - 2013

Business Decisions for Contracting - 2010

Mission Strategy Execution - 2009

Mission Support Planning - 2008

Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals - 2008

Intermediate Systems Acquisition - 2006

Basic Information Systems Acquisition - 2006

Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt - 2004

Other Training

Program Management Professional Exam Preparation – Anne Arundel Community College - 2012

Technical Communication – Society for Technical Communication - 2010

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Certification – Houseman & Associates - 2007

WindChill PDMLink 9.0-9.1 – PTC University - 2009

WindChill Project Link – PTC University - 2009

WindChill Business Administration – PTC University - 2009

Project Financial Management – Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) - 2005

Microsoft Project I: Planning – BAH - 2005

Program Financial Management – BAH - 2005

Certified Defense Financial Management Course (CDFM) – Management Concepts - 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ITility, Supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

Senior Contract Specialist 08/2016 – 06/2017

Providing acquisition guidance, developing and/or reviewing market research

Preparing acquisition packages that include DD254’s-(Contract Security Classification Specification), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), DISA Form 9, Requests For Information (RFI), Requirements Checklist Section 508, Non-personal Services Certification, Members Appointment Letters, Chair Appointment Letters, Severability Funding Plans, Performance Work Statement’s, Justification & Approvals (J&A), Acquisition Strategies (AS), Acquisition Plans (AP), and prepared Sources Sought Announcements.

Developing acquisition lessons learned documents and providing source selection support.

Source selection support responsibilities include developing source selection evaluation guides and plans.

Review project funding documents, and created a funding tracker to identify and assure proper dissemination of money.

Premier Management Corporation, Supporting U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command

Senior Contract Specialist 04/2016 – 08/2016

Solicited bids to procure a variety of required goods and services and negotiated and administered contracts.

Assisted with contract termination procedures.

Performed basic analyses for firm fixed-price contracts.

Participated as a team member on an acquisition management review team.

Conducted basic procurement procedures and techniques.

Performed commonly used contracting methods and contract types related to pre-award, post-award and/or price/cost analysis functions to perform well-defined and precedent contract actions.

Analyzed business practices and market conditions to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility and contractor performance.

Presented factual information; composed memoranda, minutes and reports; and drafted contract provisions and supporting documents.

Solicited sources of supply and analyzed prices, discount rates, delivery dates, past performance, commitments and indications of financial responsibility and recommended the most advantageous offer.

Assigned work in terms of objectives, priorities and deadlines and provided additional assistance with new or unusual assignments.

Planned and carried out recurring work using established procedures, conferring with the supervisor or higher-level specialists as necessary on technical problems.

Utilized PD2 and PCF applications in performing contract specialist duties.

ASI Government, Supporting the Library of Congress office of Contracts and Grants Management

Contract Specialist 8/2015 – 12/2015

Solicited bids to procure a variety of required goods and services and negotiated and administered contracts.

Performed basic analyses for firm fixed-price and similar contracts.

Participated as a team member on an acquisition management review team or on an equivalent assignment. Conducted basic procurement procedures and techniques.

Utilized Momentum software in the preparation and tracking of contract solicitations, modifications and awards.

Performed commonly used contracting methods and contract types related to pre-award, post-award and/or price/cost analysis functions to perform well-defined and precedent contract actions.

Analyzed business practices and market conditions to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility and contractor performance.

Presented factual information; composed memoranda, and reports; and drafted contract provisions and supporting documents.

Tatitlek Training Services, Inc.

Contract Specialist 8/2012 – 12/2014

As an Acquisition Specialist to the Army, I provided Assistant Program Manager support services which included, but was not limited to, providing ongoing input, preparation, and presentation of the following:

Bi-weekly Execution Review and various other Program briefings and charts

Creation and implementation of a standard office procedure document for all product types

Risk Management Analysis

Information and Technical White Papers

Draft and review Acquisition Requirements Packages

Draft and review of Capability Development Documents (CDD’s), capturing information necessary to develop a proposed program.

Initiated and reviewed Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD’s), identifying the need for a materiel approach, or an approach that would need to be a combination of materiel and non-materiel entities, in order to satisfy a specific capability gap.

InfoTek Corporation

Acquisition/Program Manager/ Training Facilitator/Technical Writer/Business Developer 12/2008 – 01/2011

Technical advisor to the Washington Navy Yard in the implementation and education of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) intended to fully automate their workflow processes, to include risk assessment and management guidelines.

Composed all corporate marketing materials, corporate business documents, and briefings.

Provided technical writing and editing assistance to the CEO and other senior level company members.

Delivered contract proposal development to include Red, Blue and White Glove team reviews, proposal authoring and editing.

Created documents to educate the Navy about the acquisition requirements process for each milestone as applicable to their stages of project development.

Trained the Navy on how to incorporate existing Navy policies and considerations (PoPs) into implementation of the WindChill collaboration tool, which included training materials and PowerPoint presentations, and user’s guides.

Facilitated training to the Navy on how to incorporate existing Navy policies and processes into the Share Point IDE, as well as authoring the accompanying living business rules document.

Traveled to deliver pilot training classes as required, and developed a living Business Rules document reflective of the training goals, roles and permissions and information assurance considerations.

Prepared a complete acquisition program management audit for the Navy’s Improvised Explosive Device (IED) program.

Administered acquisition training sessions to the Navy to implement a new business process tracking system.

Developed procedures for executing acquisition functions through guidance from DoD 5000.02, the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS), and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

IPKeyes Technologies/DISA

Program Manager 10/2008 – 11/2008

Responsible for supporting DISA in the Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J) Program Control Acquisition Management Support Services.

Conducted an analysis of DISA’s information systems MOA and MOU document initiation and tracking systems to identify gaps and implement risk management and safeguard solutions.

SM Consulting (SMC)/ SAIC- Federal Bureau of Investigation

Supervisory Site Manager/Executive Consultant 1/2008 – 8/2008

Served as consultant to the National Virtual Translation Center’s (NVTC) leadership in the creation of strategic plans and work processes; developing program policies and devising methods to measure risks, and performance; overall project/program management including qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to streamline goals and objectives.

Trained complete office staff at all levels regarding the newly formulated functional area task map. I created the task map using Excel, reflecting senior level goals. The map depicted the shift in the organizations operational focus, while identifying inner tasking dependencies.

Ensured the development of priority plans, performance measurements, management controls, and critical success factors, while coordinating decision-making processes between the organizations members within various disciplines.

Developed and provided appropriate policy recommendations for leadership consideration on a continuous basis as a part of the office expansion. Modifications included necessary training to align personnel efforts with organizational goals.

Proposed new strategies to promote collaboration with and among the NVTC’s regional hubs to address the needs of staff and the mission and goals of the NVTC.

Department of Defense (DoD)

Program/Contracting Officer 4/2007 –12-/2007

Contracting Officer Representative for the programs I managed, ensuring contractor accountability and compliance.

Fostered and maintained liaison relationships at DoD data system locations, providing guidance in establishing policies and procedures to ensure protection of information.

Advised and coordinated critical mission assessments of emerging technologies with senior leadership.

Researched and prepared reports and briefings on emerging threats to DoD database systems. During this process, I ensured that my ideas were articulated in a manner that was clear, concise, and relevant to mission goals.

Through Risk Management procedures, provided guidance on operational security measures, to include written justification for courses of action taken.

Knowledgeable of several DoD database systems that provided support to HUMINT based initiatives.

Booz Allen Hamilton

Acquisition, Program Management Team/Associate Level III 10/2003 –12/2006

Provided acquisition and program management support through Booz Allen Hamilton’s multi-task contract vehicles, supporting large program efforts and direct contracts of the National Security Agency (NSA).

Augmented the J-6 Net-Centric Operational and Functional Concepts documents with Information Assurance (IA) focus and terminology.

Assisted the client in implementing an IA vehicle into their existing policies, to include a risk management assessment.

Acquisition and program management support included: DoD 5000 implementation, regulatory and statutory documentation preparation and assistance, program assessment, contract proposal development and evaluation, knowledge of and compliance with the FAR, as well as knowledge of the JCIDS process.

Became the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Analysis of Alternative (AoA) and prepared materials and performed training sessions to my peers and agency program leads.

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Defense Intelligence Agency Management Officer/Budget Analyst 4/2002-10/2003

Program manager for contract proposal oversight within the government procurement process, as well as compliance with the FAR.

Developed reports depicting government contract activities. These reports illustrated funds spent within each key component organization, labor hours utilized, labor dollars expended, services or products purchased, tier level of reference, and a forecast of projected funds allocation.

Provided oversight on audit trails, archiving and monitoring within comptroller manpower initiatives.

Reviewed, coordinated and approved purchase requests within DIA for $100,000.00 plus.

Orchestrated the requirements update of the Force Structure Evaluation System (FORSES) databases.

Conducted Human Resource studies concerning effective utilization of civilian and military manpower, and developed force structure strategies.

DIA, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC

Office Manager 8/1997 –4/ 2002

Facilitated all headquarters executive/administrative responsibilities, including review of all outgoing documents, briefings and correspondences from 8 division level secretaries.

Prepared and edited Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) for intelligence analysts.

Provided intelligence technician support at overseas technology exchange conferences.

DIA, Defense Attaché Office, Thailand (DAOTH), Washington, DC

Office Manager/Operations Coordinator (OPSCO) 5/1995 – 7/1997

Provided program management of intelligence support to a team of 11 intelligence officers, while serving as control officer for special channel message traffic.

Executed OPSCO responsibilities encompassing all program management duties including managing the local national drivers pool at the United States Embassy in Thailand, and all organizational budgetary functions.

US & Foreign Commercial Services Thailand

Facility Project/ Program Manager 09/1994 – 05/1995

Established a tracking system for incoming trade relevant contract tasks for local national staff.

Handled the delegation of inter-office work responsibilities, providing oversight and supervision.

Performed editing services and public relations guidance to Thai personnel, assisting in a smoother, more time efficient collaborative process with international companies.

Management Technology (MANTECH)

Project Procurement Manager 10/1992 – 06/1994

Exhibited proficiency in my knowledge of the laws and regulations governing international trade and the existing government acquisition process.

Handled all vendor negotiations and provided periodic update briefings to contract managers on changes to government procurement/acquisition practices and procedures.

Tracked all purchase orders, and supply government representatives with reports generated from DELTEK 4.0 Purchasing and Receiving System.

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