Business Analyst Contracting Officer
Resume:
MS. Dawn M Franklin
Manassas, VA 20109 US
Mobile: 571-***-****
Email: ********@***.***
Job Type: Permanent
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Part-Time- Remote ONLY
Defense Health Agency
Retired Annuitant
Top Secret updated 2023
Feb 2022 to present
Work Experience: COR handling 3 Contractors, writing new PWS’s, descoping current PWS, market research, IGCE, WAWF approvals. Testing new contract writing system as a ‘user’. Know PD2 and PRISM. Tracked and reported on new file system write-up adding in all applicable contract titles for file storage. Worked with contractor to update and correct file elements for both contracts and grants. Handled 6 DODAACs for CPARS. Mentor a new contracting professional. Negotiated option budget to add new Agency (USAMRA) into DHA fold. Coordinated 3 separate PWS into one new comprehensive document. Work directly with Budget, contractors, team-mates, and supervisors to accomplish projects and meet deadlines through phone, email, and team meetings. Maintain 40-hour training requirements. Collaborate with others to jointly address and resolve issues in a timely manner. Received a Letter of Appreciation and a contribution award for my work.
Spearheaded electronic file system startup which evolved into grant system, re-working PWS for Option Years and helping writing new contract. Researching to upgrade contract to an ACAT program for appropriate oversight. Reviewing and approving SAARs for system access and Help Desk tickets. I am the Acquisition SME and wrote the file elements for contracts and grants for the electronic file system and reworked and updated the weekly Quad Charts for upper level management.
Retired 7 Dec 2018 – returned as an annuitant
TS/SCI, polygraph
MBA Acquisition Management
DAWIA III
ACQ Corp
Work Experience:
SAIC
Supporting Zues Program under Brad Norris
Currently benched due to severe bronchitis with complications month of Feb 2021
CRI
Supporting Dept of Interior at IBC as a Contract Specialist III
Stating date 22 Apr 2020 to Oct 2020
Contract close-out, market research, customer interaction
Had constant connectivity with VPN and couldn’t perform job completely as hired
IFAS
Woodbridge, VA
Mar –May 2019
Supported NGA in contract close-out and expiring funds. Received polgraph through NGA.
IAC INSCOM
Metro Park Center
6359 Walker Lane
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
**Please note: I lateraled in from a GS-14 to a GG-14. I maintain career status as a GS-14 from 2009-Apr 2016**
04/2016 – Retired Dec 2018
Salary: 137,413.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Series: 1102 Pay Plan: GG Grade: 14 lateraled in from GS-14
Supervisory Procurement Analyst (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Business Operations supervisor handling oversite for GPC which included supporting AOPC decisions, approving billing statements as an ABO, and ensuring audits were up to date and followed,(later, I started training as an AOPC) all supporting reporting requirements, contract writing system (PD2 system administrator), 852 program POC, COR (contracting officer representative) for services contract and monthly spend budget, MIPRS POC for ACC-WRN travel, policy writing for contract types adding INSCOM information to ACC-WRN plus hyperlinks cross-overs for both Agencies, FOIAs – obtain request from Ft Meade, MD office, file request in online portal, provide cost estimate, set up online folder, obtain files through research utilizing VCE-PCF, hard copy files, EDA, and coordinating with other Agencies (Redstone Arsenal), review for redaction purposes, forward to Agency attorney and contractor’s attorney for their redaction review, then do wrap-up review and send final redaction and non-redaction to Ft Meade FOIA office along with final cost sheet., PMR (Program Management Reviews) reviews for PWS completeness prior to solicitation and award for 3 high dollar contract awards. Concerning pre-award, I set up the requirements folder to include market research, IGCE, cASM (procurement PR request), letter from Director for Board review through Portal and set up case number for all sections to review and comment on. Changed to non-supervisory to recuperate from current surgery and fewer hours. Responsible for all IT Property in IAPC office – inventory on quarterly basis, sign out of laptops, return of life cycle and non-repairable equipment through Remedy system and assignment of new equipment to incoming personnel through Property duties, including receiving property purchased through GPC (government purchase card), PD2, CORT Tools GAM (Government Administrative Monitor) responsible for inputting and updating all personnel into CORT Tools as well as correcting and updating records and adding roles and responsibilities and DODAACS, TASS as a trusted agent inputting personnel to qualify and continue to qualify for Common Access Cards, cASM (Procurement Requests) and training programs (Critical Thinking and FAR Bootcamp scheduling) under business systems. Oversee GPC program by ensuring program is run correctly, supporting AOPC in decision-making and ensuring deadlines are met; contract close-out (wrote manual while at DODEA); DCAA/DCMA audits (was an ACO and DACO at DCMA 1995 to 2006) and recommend quick close-out procedures; train personnel on use of CORT Tools; ensure CLPs are up-to-date for team; recommend training opportunities for IDPs; write PDs for new positions; review resumes for incoming contractors I’m COR for; write requirements packages; disposition old property; obtain and track new property including disbursement/assignment of; approve leave; write performance appraisals; and review policies to see how they fit into our current INSCOM set-up, such as telework. Track intern training to ensure they are on track and progressing correctly; track budget to ensure funds are allocated correctly for each month in the correct areas and brief the PARC on a monthly basis; and offer the potential of extra purchases if there are extra funds at the end of the year so the requirements are ready to go should the need present itself. Participate on the hiring panels in rating and ranking as well as interviewing for GG-13 and above. Recommend specific training programs for team members such as shadowing and help prepare paperwork to support the application. Participate in panel discussions for future of ACC-WRN (INSCOM) for work and personnel requirements. Pursue outside training requirements, write up justifications, obtain funding, and schedule classes and facilities (FAR Bootcamp and Critical Thinking plus found an agency that presented free in-person training – F3E). Hold TS/SCI clearance as of 26 Mar 2016 and completed by Defense Security Service/Office of Personnel Management.
Supervisor: Cornelia Vance
Okay to contact this Supervisor: no
DoDEA
4800 Mark Center Dr
Procurement
Alexandria, VA 22350-1400 United States
03/2009 – 1 Apr 2016
Salary: 125,213.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Series: 1102 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 14
Supervisory Contract Specialist (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Active participant in Grants Working Group for 2 CFR 200 re-writing DoDGARS to meet new federal requirements, as per below
• Wrote new grants Terms and Conditions, as mandated by OMB, ahead of schedule, covering new requirements of 2 CFR 200 eliminating duplicity in Circulars A-122, A-110, A-102, A-21, A-87, A-89, and A-133
• I wrote a presentation for the Director covering a 'what if' move for the organization, covering possible RIFs, costs, loss of knowledge base, etc., utilizing OMB’s guidance for a move from the DC area to Peachtree, GA area. This also covered what positions would be duplicated, lost, replicated, and how this would be handled and was accomplished in less than a week.
• I wrote SOPs for cell phone usage (JPMO and DODEA) and COR appointment requirements; coordinated with Logistics to incorporate IUID requirements into their Guide Book;
I was able to obtain a COR Trainer who was a government employee and therefore available to DODEA at no cost. This saved DODEA over $64,000 the first year as well as many lost work days as my trainer only utilized 2.5 days and DODEA previously utilized a full 5 days. My trainer was also available to travel to both Europe and Pacific o train personnel in person for a fuller more personable training versus online to provide better contracting officer representatives for DODEA
• Wrote the Close-Out Process Guide and started the close-out team a year ahead of the mandated requirement – covering forms required, contacts at DFAS, reconciliation requirements, record keeping requirements, and file maintenance and retainment requirements in records
• Set up grants as a turn-key operation – developed paperwork, set up file format, set up grant award and terms and conditions process, and awarded 40 awards in one month the first year for $54m with one new employee utilizing PD2; setting up a process and format for both PD2 and hard copy files to meet all of the DODGARS requirements. Managed over $300m in grants with only 2.5 people (including myself) handling invoice review, payment and filing (WAWF) (Was the first branch to utilize WAWF, ONLY, saving $28 per grant award); trouble shooting responding to term and condition questions; and report filing questions’ grants program was from ground floor to a current $355m in programs & awarded 205 grants thru FY14;
• Designed entire grant program alone, wrote checklist and file index, set up folders in SHARE drive for telework availability. Provide input to webinar discussions with new grantees and participate in new grantee kick-off meetings. Input all awards into DAADS and stay current with all grant and contracting changes- active participant in DODGARS Working Group Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations). • Co-wrote COR training presentation and trained all CORS in what they needed to do to protect the Agency and themselves as CORS on a monthly basis. Also input DAADS information for Resource Management branch when they awarded grants (through pass-through funding by Congressionally provided funds to all school districts in all 50 states.
• Wrote and conduct CORT Tools walk through for DODEA – wrote presentation for contracting officers and specialists to understand why CORT Tools is important to everyone, the best way to utilize it, how the reports can be viewed, when and how I can help, and how to report issues and what I can do to make changes
• Actively training an intern for grants, COR, and close-out- this person is now a GS 12 at NASA and came in as a Stay in School Student and moved from filing to actually writing grants and contracts and mods under my tutalege
Admin & Analysis Br, COR, Grants, Contracts – Spoke at a Tyson’s Chamber of Commerce presentation in Apr 14 re communications with the Government;
• Provide COR training thru NCRCC, maintain the COR database and track training and training requirements and have over 220 CORs, worldwide, who are tracked and trained - at no cost. I wrote the SOP and was involved in feedback going into the new system of Levels (A, B or C) as well as training as a SME for CORT.
• Monitored GPC for CONUS and OCONUS, alternate BO and alternate AOPC
• Started close-out team to handle 3600 contracts-closed 100 recouping $50k current funding. Meet deadlines 100% successfully. Set up the checklist and the Budget requirements for contract close-out to address backlog. Coordinated with DFAS developing a faster easier way of providing information from them to us - closing over 250 awards since last Jan and recouping over $150k.
• Reviewed and awarded 140 curriculum orders within 2 weeks' time period
• Write job objectives and rate employees & obtained bonuses for all.
• Assign workload. Recommend training. Track progress and correct employee when necessary- mediation for 2 to provide better working relationships. Team activities and rewards.
• Unlimited Grants warrants. Unlimited Contracting Officer warrant.
• Wrote contractor 8(a) grant support award and PWS with 3 option years.
• Participate in ongoing CORT Tools discussions and feedback
• Selected for and successfully supported Policy Chief in a special project involving research for Policy, covering the British school system and requirements for overseas duty for civilians and military - presenting the different district requirements. Researching the policies, procedures, and regulations for Oregon, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Colorado - investigating how they handle bullying, nutrition in the schools, attendance requirements/issues, and virtual school options and gleaning Best Practices from each area to apply to DODEA's regulations.
• Set up over 300 personnel into the new CORT Tools system and maintain tracking of training. Support in all areas of contracting, CORs, training, and grants.
• On 2 Jul 13, I was asked on a Tues morning, if I could issue 15 grants by that following Mon for SECDEF to announce DODEA's grants. I met that deadline 8 Jul 13.
• Wrote an algorithm to determine number of people needed in DoDEA procurement based on interviews with contracting personnel, types of contracts, and number of actions and was on track w/recommendation.
JIEDDO
2463 South Clark Street
Crystal City, VA 22301 United States
07/2008 - 03/2009
Salary: 99,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Series: 1102 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 13
Procurement Analyst (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Certified as a COR Oct 9, 2008,
• I set up WAWF & EDA access for the office as well as trained several COTRs for WAWF viewing, obtained DUNS for office, set up Fed Biz Ops access,
• Reviewed & annotated surveillance plans & monthly reports, recommended changes for modifications to the KO, track performance & delivery, track, review & approve invoices, wrote SOWs & PWSs for new awards & re-competes,
• Performed CAC renewals through CVS system (Contractor Verification System),
• Wrote J&As for Limited Source Justifications, review new regulations & made recommendations to supervisor concerning applicability to organization.
• Served as a source for an SSEB team, helping them through the complexities of the requirements to make a determination. Wrote an SSP, SOW, POAM, & IGCE for a new requirement from only a minimal SOW
• Coordinated policy letters for the organization on contracting guidance. Used the FAR & DFAR for clarifications & legality questions.
• Advised COTRs on correct writing of PWS's for an upcoming omnibus contract in coordination w/RDECOM & put together complete packages to forward to RDECOM for Task Order awards.
• Maintained status on 15 contracts for payment, monthly report, surveillance & performance monitoring.
• Set up, advised, and supported TEB for Records award.
• Introduced the electronic age through registration of all systems for the office.
• Utilized SACC-P to communicate documents through the correct personnel. Wrote MIPRs for funding and coordinated with Budget to obtain funds; wrote option letter determinations and ensured deadlines were always met.
• Reviewed monthly invoices for labor costs/charges on my multiple contractors to ensure correct billing on regular and overtime charges
• Reviewed monthly reports and performance surveillance on performance/cost/schedule (EVMS) against baseline. I did everything up to writing the award - we utilized Aberdeen Proving Ground's contract shop for most of our work.
ITEC4
Eisenhower Ave
Alexandria, VA 22203 United States
10/2005 - 07/2008
Salary: 95,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Series: 1102 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 13
Contract Specialist (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
(2005-2006)SPS & (2006-2008) Supported the IMOD program (Infrastructure Modernization) handling CONUS, OCONUS, awards for IT infrastructure modernization.
• Worked in acquisition operations, evaluations & special studies to buy needed commercial products & services as sole KO w/unlimited warrant on SPS program. Planned negotiation strategy, perform acquisition planning meeting all regulations & guidelines, conduct contract negotiations, utilizing my liaison skills w/Services & potential contract, award, perform contract administration, tracked delivery & invoices through completion, close the contract out through DCMA/MOCAS & PD2. ACAT1A program for IT products & services.
• I write SOWs & SOOs, review EDPs, RTEPs, & PWSs submitted by IMOD technical staff, review proposals, negotiate proposals, write contracts in PD2, chair Source Selection Board for Competitive RFPs & debrief selecting official & contractors after award. Prepare market research studies prior to negotiations & award. Write J&As & pre/post negotiations.
• Award experience – purchased training equipment for SPS, computer equipment for the JPMO, telephone service, invoice receipt & review, program services, proposal reviews –dollar value ranges from $500 to $35m. Award contracts for other services - Navy, OSD, & DCMA. Awards are Performance Based.
• Responsible for the contract requirements trace-ability into the PD2 product & am primary POC for all Increment 3 web-based functionality & trace-ability.
• Primary for the Communications Support Project, supporting SPS Joint Users Conference Registration Services, & Program Integration Support.
• Represented JPMO at different conferences & Industry Days to discuss the PD2 4.2 & the new web based Increment 3 designs.
• I utilize GSA & FSS schedules for equipment & service awards & negotiate lower prices for equipment than published schedules.
• Reviews & approves invoices, vouchers, contract awards, mods & amendments for Contract Analyst & Contract specialist. I write COR letters & maintain in contract files.
• (ITEC) IMOD program handling CONUS & OCONUS BRAC & installation IT updates, refreshes, & new equipment/lines. Contract values from $1m to $65m, requiring SSEB reviews, legal reviews, posting on IMOD websites, amendments, award, modifications & post award debriefings. (Contact Held TEBs, wrote requirements packages supporting Ft Monmouth PM shop when handling IMOD program, through to award, trade-off analysis, POAM, IGCE, supported COR and wrote clarification mods when needed.
DCMA Virginia
10500 Battleview Parkway
Manassas, VA 20109 United States
01/1995 - 10/2005
Salary: 93,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 50
Series: 1102 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 13
CA to ACO to Divisional Administrative Contracting Officer (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
I performed 2 separate jobs at the same time: I was job detailed as PCO support to the SPS JPMO and was appointed as DACO handling NGIT and all of its business units - Awarding contracts and doing all of the pre-award work required, including market research, negotiations, obtaining funds, monitoring deliveries AND post award - cost pricing and analysis, audit finding negotiations and settlements of overhead costs, disclosure statements, purchasing system reviews, restructuring, etc.
• Performing as a PCO for JPMO SPS- doing market analysis, solicitations, mods & awards to obtain training, travel, computer equipment & transport equipment to ensure Standard Procurement System is installed & tested. Primary POC for Inc3 functionality & traceability.
• Performed system testing; responds to vendor questions, utilizes & negotiates GSA contract awards, responds to FOIA requests, & provides background information on their subktr-NGIT- to enable the JPMO to negotiate better terms & conditions on their subkts;
reviews & writes SOWs & SOOs for Inc3, the Adapter, & new mapping; Participates in design reviews to clarify functional requirements.
• Monitor the contractor's' progress on a monthly basis. One of two DCMA voices on the JRB (Joint Regulations Board) participating in the writing & future mapping of business cases to run SPS Inc3.
• Utilize my training as a project manager to follow & monitor manpower requirements, work schedule performance, & cost constraints, & come in under budget for 95% of my awards.
• Participated in SSEB's while a PCO - doing cost estimates, technical reviews, time analysis, & resume comparisons.
• DACO for Northrop Grumman IT business units, a $3.2 billion dollar unit - negotiates direct & indirect rates & issues unilateral determinations; schedule meetings to discuss rate discrepancies, determine the cause & negotiate corrections; reviews & makes determination of CAS non-compliances (mostly CAS 420, 410, 418, & 409), reviews & comments on Budgeting & Planning manuals, coordinates Purchasing System Reviews w/CPSR team, & reviews DS adequacy in conjunction w/the DCAA team & Price Analyst; manages quarterly Management Council Meetings discussing high level issues that only top management can address, covering cancelling funds, overage contract status, status of system reviews, & audit report status.
• Coordinate w/ACO on contracting issues & updates the ACO on system issues. Review corporate audits & flow-downs to ensure information & pricing details flow down to each segment correctly. Work independently - between 3 different offices-briefing high level managers in both Gov't & Contractor related issues/concerns. Provided guidance in process & procedure improvements.
Team Leader/Contracts Area Supervisor for GTMO –
• Training current and new employees in contract administration,
• Provided guidance in personnel issues,
• Ensured Command suspenses/SITREPs were met in a timely basis,
• Coordinated training and working team members to ensure contracting information was correctly learned, identified resource needs and trained personnel to fulfill requirements as well as encouraged and promoted cross training.
• My team consisted of 24 people in contracting, Industrial Specialists, Quality, and Engineers.
• Set up points of contact for audit tracking, pricing, overhead reviews and inputs into the web, wrote college recommendations; wrote award requests w/documentation; and wrote incident and SITRPS reports. Wrote job objectives and performed appraisals and wrote PIPs; counseled employees, supported employees, used employees for training interns and wrote training for interns.
• Was Point person for Mentor Protege Program run through DCMA, reviewed mentor & protégé packages for all of DCMA Manassas, approved & forwarded to District (Boston). Trained w/small businesses & ensured protégées were getting training they were promised & follow-on contracts when training ended.
• Monitored contract awards for T&M, FFP, CPFF & CPAF. Administered 2 ACAT programs - ACAT 1 & ACAT II.
• Negotiated settlements for CAS non-compliances (collected $500k) & reorganization costs (collected $10m).
• Taught DD250 procedures. Conducted Management Council meetings w/Baltimore attending.
• Closed several hundred contracts - mostly T&M - through negotiation, collection of final vouchers, & collection of Demand Letters.
• Held monthly meetings to resolve open audit issues which covered Disclosure Statements, Limited Liability Corporations, CAS non-compliances, (resolved CAS 420 & collected $250k), Incurred Cost penalty issues, purchasing system reviews, CIPR (Insurance Pension) reviews, Pension negotiations, & Advance Agreements.
• Contracts ranged from $2,000 to $1 billion. Resolved 119 open audit issues in less than 2 years. Participated in Training PAT & researched alternative areas of education
Job Related Training:
DAU ACQ450, 451, 453, and 452 in Leadership; Started Battlefield NCMA chapter; member of NCMA, VAO (Virtual Acquisition Online) and NCMA monthly book review online. Received Valedictorian status at OPM New Manager Training class; The Art of Coaching Employees to Excel, Intro to Grants & Cooperative Agreements & Monitoring Grants & Co-op Agreements; COTR certified, FAR Boot Camp, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
Education:
Florida Institute of Technology melbourne, FL United States
Technical or Occupational Certificate 04/2002
GPA: 4.0 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 5 Semester hours
Major: Project Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University Rutherford, NJ United States
Master's Degree 05/1992
GPA: 3.2 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 60 Semester hours
Major: Acquisition Management Minor: Marketing
Wilson college Chambersburg, PA United States
Bachelor's Degree 05/1976
GPA: 3.2 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 36 Semester hours
Major: history of Art & Religious Studies Minor: Psychology
Job Related Training:
DAU ACQ450, 451, 453, and 452 in Leadership; Started Battlefield NCMA chapter; member of NCMA, VAO (Virtual Acquisition Online) and NCMA monthly book review online. Received Valedictorian status at OPM New Manager Training class; The Art of Coaching Employees to Excel, Intro to Grants & Cooperative Agreements & Monitoring Grants & Co-op Agreements; COTR certified, FAR Boot Camp, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
References:
Name
Employer
Title
Phone
Joe Johnson DAU
Chief of Staff
******.*******@***.***
Vince Manzella DoDEA - retired
Grants Officer
***************@*****.***
Frank Varacalli SRA - retired
Program Manager
**************@***.***
Denise Blevins DoDEA
Small Business Director
******.*******@**.*****.*** Indicates professional reference
Additional Information:
Active participant in DoDGARS Working Group to coordinate documentation into 2 CFR 200 replacing several DODGARS' circulars.
Was invited to speak at Tyson's Chamber of Commerce presentation in Apr 2014 re communications with the Government
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