Sr. Manager, Contract and Subcontract Management

Towanda Overton-Jones, CCM

Sr. Contracts/Subcontracts Manager

Public Trust Clearance

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

•Currently manages over $100M GSA FLEET, $83M GSA ASSIST, $85M in Defense (GSA, OASIS, OSD, DARPA, Army, Air Force, Navy, Defense Health, Defense Agencies & COCOMs Contracts. Extensive experience in providing contract and subcontract management for large/small dollar value, high risk and multiple contract types.

•Responsible for cradle to grave contract management of large scale projects to include overseeing and managing the entire contract lifecycle, including negotiation, drafting, review, execution, administration, and closeout for federal government contracts and subcontracts.

•Attends proposal leadership planning meetings for contractual and subcontract guidance, completes required solicitation documentation, responsible for pricing requests and pricing negotiations.

•Provides cradle to grave subcontract management ensuring that subcontract agreements comply with prime contract terms and government regulations, including maintaining and reposting of subcontracting plans and compliance with Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (ESRS).

•Responsible for CPSR subcontract and procurement file management, documentation to include cost/price analysis, negotiation of memorandums and public law compliance. Served as CPSR Auditor and worked consistently in a CPSR environment.

•Critical partner in proposal strategy, pricing meetings, basis of estimate input and working across departments to assimilate a wining proposal submission.

•Highly skilled in negotiations for optimum resolution for all stakeholders.

•Responsible for drafting, negotiating, executing and tracking TA, NDA, MOU, Joint Venture and Mentor Protégé’ agreements.

•100% Passing Score - ISO and CMMI compliance audits.

•Experienced in personnel management and leading teams.

•Responsible for preparing Small Business Subcontracting Plans.

•Over 25 years of broad and in-depth experience in contract, procurement, project and subcontract management.

•Significant knowledge and experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Contract Law and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).

•CPCM equivalent Master Certification from George Washington University (Level II or III DAWIA FAC-C compatible.

•Serves as the Minority Ethnicities Affinity Group Engagement and Community Outreach Leader.

•Extensive experience in managing multiple contract and subcontract types (GWAC, BPA, Schedules, FFP, FPAF, CPAF, CPFF, T&M, ECP, PB, IDIQ, CS, LH).

•Administered and managed numerous Department of Health agencies contracts (CDC, CMS, HRSA and NIH).

•Extensive experience In Procurement/Logistics of Information Technology (IT), Telecommunication, other various Technical related Services & Products in a R&D, development, and deployment environments.

•In depth knowledge of Pricing, GS Premier, Deltek Cost Point, PeopleSoft, Oracle, GovWin, Competitive Acquisitions and Revenue Analysis. Experienced in providing interpretation, guidance, and risk assessment to management on matters of contractual natures, hands on experience, strategic thinking, creative problem solving, leadership, pricing, and pricing strategies, provide advice for team strategies and complex negotiations.

•Served as Subject Matter Expert in Competitive Acquisitions for the Government.

•Demonstrated sound business judgment in analyzing requirements, strong working knowledge of the Government and Commercial acquisition processes, Government Regulation/Clauses, Contracting Purchasing System Reviews, and Implementation.

•Experience in developing Policies and Procedures.

•Effective communication, organizational, negotiation, financial and subject matter expert.

•Proven record as a highly contributing team member and leader for any organization.

•Experienced in writing and reviewing RFPs, Solicitations and/or RFQ for bid decision, risk mitigation and/or

proposal responses.

•Experienced Subcontracts/Contracts Department Manager responsible for business decisions.

•Proven track record of achieving desired results.

•Outstanding negotiation skills with proven success records and negotiation of Teaming and Non-Disclosure Agreements.

•Outstanding and proven experience in managing internal and external relationships.

•Demonstrated success working within a matrix organizational environment.

•Provides advice and interpretation of contract requirements.

•Demonstrated sound business judgment in analyzing requirements, strong working knowledge of the Government and Commercial acquisition processes, Government Regulation/Clauses, Contracting Purchasing System Reviews and Implementation/Development of Policies and Procedures.

•Experienced revenue analysis, price/cost estimating, project control, invoicing, payments, etc.

•Managed several ECP and COTS contracts for USDA, FEMA GAO (CPAF, CPFF, T&M, ECP, PB, IDIQ, CS, LH) and highly sensitive international contracts (Lexis-Nexis, AIA, AEA, Etc.). Additionally, I managed the administration, awarding, and oversight of competitive vendor/procurement acquisitions and subsequent awards.

•Developed and Implemented COI and Ethics Training Module.

•Developed and Implemented Contracts and Subcontracts Policy and Procedures.

•Co-Developed Contracts/Subcontracts Handbook; Co-Developed an internal subcontracting and contracting management system.

•Subject Matter Expert in administering competitive COTS Solicitations and Acquisitions for the Government.

•Managed, training, and team building of the subcontract’s department team members.

•Outstanding CPSR and ISO compliance for Subcontractors Contracts and files.

•Captured and the collection of over $600k in revenue from Subcontractors costs found to be unfair and unreasonable.

•Veterans Administration ITOES Contract $49 Million; USAID over $150M; GSA Schedules over $15 Million.

•Managed high dollar value contracts, CMMI Commercial Contracts; U.S. Customs BPA $250M; U.S. Census Contract $68M; TIPPS BPA $9M, US Mint BPA $500K, Dept. of Veteran Affairs BPA, IRS BPA, DEA BPA.

•Subject Matter Expert for Government Competitive Bids.

•$125M Negotiated alpha pricing and successful award of $23M million.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Karsun Solutions LLC. May 2024 to May 2025 (Laid off due/Loss of Revenue)

Logistics Management Consulting, LLC. November 2018 to May 2024

Virtual Contracting Consulting, LLC, Contracts and Subcontracts Manager April 2016 to November 2018

J.A. White & Associates, Inc. (Proprietary Client); CPSR Auditor/Contracts/Subcontracts Manager March 2014 to April 2016.

General Dynamics Information Tech, Inc.; Manager, Contracts/Subcontracts April 2012 to March 2014.

Project Planning Corp.; Sr. Contracts/Subcontracts Manager; May 2010 to April 2012.

Systems Research and Applications Corp.; Contracts/Subcontracts Manager; November 2006 to May 2010.

Deloitte & Touché LLP; Contracts and Subcontract Manager; September 2005 to November 2006.

RS Information Systems; Sr. Contracts/Subcontracts Administrator; September 2004 to August 2005.

ITS Services, Inc.; Sr. Contracts/Subcontracts Manager; August 2002 – September 2004.

(Company Sold/Stayed through Acquisition)

Nichols Advanced Marine/CS; Contracts and Subcontracts Administrator; April 1999 – June 2002.

(Company Sold/Stayed through Acquisition)

RGE Engineering Service Company; Contracts Administrator; March 1997 – April 1999 (Contract Completed/Company Dissolved)

Information Spectrum, Inc.; Contracts and Subcontracts Administrator; January 1985 – March 1997

EDUCATION

George Washington University (CPCM - Master Certification in Government Contracting) (Level II or III DAWIA FAC-C compatible) 1998-2002.

National Contract Management Association Contract Management Certification 1990-Present

Temple Business School, associate’s degree, Honor Roll Student 1982-1984.

California Coast University (bachelor’s degree Curriculum) 2004.

Percipio Expert insights into Communications and Using Collaboration Tools

Percipio Studying Project Management Certificate – Completion 2023

(Additional Trainings: Leading Virtual Teams; Improving Sourcing Outcomes; The Tools of PMP; Five Ways to Reduce Risk in Outsourcing; Five Tips for Effective Earned Value Management; How to Achieve Contract Management Success; Strategic Interactions; 2010 Essential Management Skills Series)

Industry systems and Training

Industry/Software: ISR, SSR, FSRS, Symphony, FedConnect, FAPIIS, CPARS, FPDS, FFATA, SAM, FAR, DFAR, GSA Advantage, Seaport, SAM, Visual Compliance, DARS, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deltek Cost Point, GCS Premier, GovWin, Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle, ESM, Lotus 1-2-3, Power Point, and SharePoint,

Typing: 80 wpm, Shorthand: 50 wpm

Associations/Honors/Awards

National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Acting Pentagon Vice President of Education 2010

White House Community Action Leader 2009 to 2010

LMI Service Award (5), Served as Women’s and DEIA Affinity Group Leader

RGE Managers Excellence Award, ITS Bronze Performance Award 2003

Systems Research and Applications Corporation, 3 X Certificate of Appreciation(s) 2006 to 2010

International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM)

Runner up Prince William County Foster Parent of the Year 2015

National Foster Care Association 2018 to Present

Virginia Election Office – Assistant Chief Officer and Election Officer 2015

Interests

Entrepreneurship, Leadership/Mentoring, Community Service

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