Senior Procurement/Contract Specialist (12+ yrs NIH)
Resume:
Chase D. Sullivan
District Heights, MD. 20747 **************@*****.*** EDUCATION
June 2017
May 2008
Master of Business Administration
University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland Bachelor of Science in Operations Management
Concentration: Production & Logistics
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Minor: Computer Science
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb 2015 -
July 2025
Contract Specialist GS-13, Office of Acquisitions, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD
● Provides the entire life cycle of contracting functions, from defining requirements, selecting the appropriate contract method and contract type, award, administration, and close out.
● Oversees all actions and processes of Source Selection.
● Assists and supports the office in the consistent application of FAR requirements and office procedures and policies.
● Assists customers in the development of their requirements, translating them into Statements of Work/Performance Work Statements.
● Conducts market research, prepares acquisition plans, solicits requirements, performs price and cost analysis, and assist with technical evaluations in the selection of sources resulting from quotation and proposal submission.
● Manages all procuring activities for multiple contracts.
● Advises CORs on their function, and works with them in determining adequate contractor performance, ensuring contracts comply with terms and conditions, and resolve issues as necessary. July 2013 –
Feb 2015
Procurement Technician, Global Solutions Network, contractor for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD
● Prepare and distribute pertinent contract actions to include: modifications, transmittal letters, and memoranda.
● Receive proposals, coordinate with Contract Specialist/Contract Officer to ensure accuracy, alert and deliver to Project Officer and Scientific Review Administrator.
● Manipulate invoicing software programs to maintain, populate, and extract accurate contract-related data; proactively provide work-in-progress status updates and data queries.
● Serve as timekeeper for federal employees; resolve and maintain timekeeper records, organize travel and vouchers, assist in the completion of personnel documentation and other human resource needs in coordination with the Administrative Officer.
● Schedule meetings, coordinate invitations, reserve conference space.
● Serve as a technical resource and provide training to other procurement clerks/technicians SKILLS, TRAINING, COMPETENCIES AND AWARDS
● Technical skills: FPDS, CPARS, SAM.gov, NBS Prime & Oracle, Merlin, Teams, MS Office
● FAC-C Level III Certification – All training achieved.
● FAC-C Level II Certification - 2018
● National Institute of Health Director’s Award 2021 For NIAID Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines Team
● Distinguished Achievement Award 2015
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