Procurement Specialist Network Contracting
Resume:
Work Experience:
Cameo Consulting
Department of Veteran Affairs
Network Contracting Office 10 (Indiana, Ohio, & Michigan)
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System
**** ********* ***** Blvd., Suite 110
Kettering, OH 45409
5/2024 – 3/2025
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Contracting/Procurement
Responsible for procuring Research contracts within VHA guidelines.
Help train and assist other contract specialists in acquisition of supplies, services, and leasing.
I am familiar with researching FAR, VAAR, VAAM, Procurement policies and manuals.
Possess the ability to analyze complex procurements and find the best means to procure.
Assure proper selection of contract terms and conditions before submission to CO.
Responsible for execution and administration of contracts.
Evaluate suppliers based on a variety of areas (eg. price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and/or distribution capabilities) to ensure applicable laws and regulations are followed.
Research procedures, policy, and regulations to provide technical advice to management and lower-graded contract specialists and contract administrators.
Analyzes the requirement, recommends revisions to statements of work or specifications as necessary and determines type of contract, milestones, and procurement plan.
Ensures that CORs are appointed.
Make sure invoices are paid and contracts are closed out after the expiration of Period of Performance.
The Arcanum Group
Department of Veteran Affairs
Network Contracting Office 10 (Indiana, Ohio, & Michigan)
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System
3140 Governors Place Blvd., Suite 110
Kettering, OH 45409
1/2022 – 5/2024
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Contracting/Procurement
Responsible for procuring Research contracts within VHA guidelines.
Responsible for procuring Leasing contracts within VHA guidelines.
Help train and assist other contract specialists in acquisition of supplies, services, and leasing.
I am familiar with researching FAR, VAAR, VAAM, Procurement policies and manuals.
Possess the ability to analyze complex procurements and find the best means to procure.
Assure proper selection of contract terms and conditions before submission to CO.
Responsible for execution and administration of contracts.
Evaluate suppliers based on a variety of areas (eg. price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and/or distribution capabilities) to ensure applicable laws and regulations are followed.
Research procedures, policy, and regulations to provide technical advice to management and lower-graded contract specialists and contract administrators.
Analyzes the requirement, recommends revisions to statements of work or specifications as necessary and determines type of contract, milestones, and procurement plan.
Ensures that CORs are appointed.
Make sure invoices are paid and contracts are closed out after the expiration of Period of Performance.
MICC - Fort Campbell
6923 38th Desert Storm
Fort Campbell, KY 42223 United States
03/2018 – 1/2022
Hours per week: 40
Series: 1102 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12
Contract Specialist (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Contracting/Procurement
Determined method(s) of procurement for a product, construction, and/or services to meet mission requirements.
Conduct pre-proposal conferences to evaluate proposals in conjunction with technical personnel to determine the competitive range for negotiations with bidders.
Prepares solicitations via oral-quote, FedBid, General Services Administration (GSA), Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) & FedBizOpps.
Evaluate suppliers based on a variety of areas (eg. price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and/or distribution capabilities) to ensure applicable laws and regulations are followed.
Conduct post award procedures to discuss the understanding of contract requirements.
Recommend appropriate action to expedite delivery or performance when required by mission changes.
Research procedures, policy and regulations to provide technical advice to management and lower-graded contract specialists and contract administrators.
Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and award contracts with commercial organizations, State and local or governments for furnishing products, services and construction to the Federal Government
Performs cost or price analysis, including reviews of cost breakdowns, and determine cost reasonableness.
Formulates the negotiated strategy, identifies areas subject to negotiation (e.g., price, quantity discounts, labor, material, equipment costs, payment discounts, transportation and delivery), consult with technical specialists concerning data submitted by offerors; conducts negotiations and awards contracts.
Knowledge of Federal, agency and Major Command contracting laws, regulations, principles and procedures, contracts and provisions and methods of contracting applicable to the installation level acquisition and contract administration of extensive or unique equipment, services and construction.
Knowledge of cost and pricing techniques sufficient to negotiate prices, terms and conditions, contract modifications and settlements.
Administer contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts,
Negotiate price, terms and conditions of contracts through a variety of negotiation techniques
Evaluations
Conduct evaluations of procurement programs using established standards to measure program effectiveness (e.g. workload, backlog, resources, and lead-time assessment).
Evaluate contractor performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
Upon completion of solicitation, I prepared for technical evaluation if required; evaluate proposals and make recommendations to Contracting Officer for award.
Marketing and Advertising
Analyze market conditions to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, and/or contractor performance.
Advertise procurements to obtain supplies or services that meet the requirements of the agency and/or organization.
Provide solicitations in various aspects such as oral quotes, FedBizOpps solicitations, CHESS solicitations or GSA solicitations.
Written Communication
Draft DD 2579 and Market Research documents for approval.
Draft Justification and Approvals, Determinations and Finding and Source Selection Decision Documentation.
Writes Contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA's), Master Agreements (MA), Purchase Orders, Delivery Orders and Task Order Contracts (TOCS) utilizing PD2 software.
Writes modifications when contractual documentation needs some sort of revision or adjustment.
Mentoring
Mentor 51C’s in various aspects of contracting to include proper ways of procurement, how to complete various forms and how to write various contract actions.
Use of numerous contracts in varying stages of development.
Use of multi-year, labor intensive service contracts.
Changes in the technical requirement design concepts or due to differing site conditions discovered during the contract.
Need for in-depth cost analysis, audit and technical evaluation reports regarding performance capabilities and proposed/projected costs.
Contractual decisions address such problems as interpretation of specifications alleged to be ambiguous; advisability of contesting an issue in dispute; whether additional requirements are within contract scope; and whether work requirements can be defined well enough to contract based on sealed bidding/fixed price or whether an indefinite quantity contract would be more appropriate.
Education:
Purdue Global
Major: Organizational Management and Leadership
Master’s Degree: 02/25
Colorado Technical University – Online
Major: Program Management
Master’s Degree 09/19
American InterContinental University Hoffman Estates, IL United States
Master's Degree 08/2011
GPA: 3.68 of a maximum 4
Credits Earned: 30 Quarter hours
Major: Accounting Minor: Finance Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Job Related Training:
BASIC CES Course 7/23/13
CON244 Construction Contracting 3/27/15
CON270 Intermediate Cost and Price Analysis 2/8/13
CON280 Source Selection 3/15/13
CON290 Contract Administration and Negotiation 4/26/13
CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements 11/9/2009
CON 110 Mission Support Planning 11/13/2009
CON 111 Mission Strategy Execution 12/1/2009
CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment 12/8/2009
References:
Name - LTC (Retired) Mitzi Dix
Employer Army Redstone Arsenal
Phone 813-***-****
Email *********@*******.***
Name Angela Jacobs
Employer Self employed
Phone 931-***-****
Email ****************@***.***
Name Elaina Young
Title Contract Specialist
Phone 254-***-****
Additional Information:
Typing 65 wpm, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Access, Internet, AS 400, SIDPERS, JD Edwards, MIDAS, 10-key by touch, switchboard, Dicta phone,ERCS,RGS,TRAS,ELMS,IDRS,TAPS,Online5081,HR Connect, RESX, PD2, GSA, CHESS, PCF, FedBid, FedBizOpps, SAM, WAWF PIEE, eCMS and VCE
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