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Three Saints Bay is Holding Company for 8 Alaskan Native Companies primarily engaged in federal governmnet contracting. These companies provide a variety of services to many federal government agencies.

Review, approve, and sign all contract documents to include contract awards, task orders, modifications received from the government and from contractors that we are partnered with on other contracts.Negotiate on behalf of the company with Contracting Office and Contract Managers labor rates, termination costs, payment terms and other contract terms that result in a win-win situation for all members involved.Review, approve, coordinated, and signed teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, subcontracts and joint-ventures, with various companies in which we served as both prime and sub roles to ensure all areas were protected under the agreement.Prepared and supported the Chief Financial Officer during a DCAA Indirect Cost AuditAttended various contracting symposiums with our respective contracting offices in order to establish relationshipsTrained personnel on advanced contracting concepts, provided training guidelines for company Program Managers. Developed training for Program Managers on newly awarded contract vehicles so that they could sell the contract to potential clients.Established Monthly Contracting Reports standards, Quarterly Contracting Standards so that performance benchmarks could be measured. Created database to track contract capacity so that business development opportunities could be developed for the 5 year plan.Developed standardized pricing strategies so that the proposal process could be more streamlined.

Developed the 5 year business plan and updated annually, reported information directly to the corporate management team. Manage a portfolio of $10 M in contracts and reported directly to the Vice President. Monitor overhead and training budgets to ensure they are on track.Hire, train and manage a staff of 11 employees and performed annual performance evaluations as well as periodic consultations. Recommend increases in salary, bonus and promotions as appropriate.Review and approve all subcontractor agreements, modifications, invoices, and timesheets. Meet with government contracting officers/contracting officer representatives to discuss details of finalized contract awards.Meet with various business representatives to determine capabilities for possible partnering on upcoming and ongoing requirements.Develop business case analysis and determined return on investment for upcoming opportunities in order for the corporate management team to decide whether or not to pursue the opportunity.Prepare technical and cost proposals in response to RFPs/RFQs and coordinate required corporate reviews as required.Manage multiple contracts, track expenditures and hours worked to ensure each contract remains profitable and is on track. Monitor monthly job status reports to ensure all accounting adjustments are made properly. Review invoices to ensure they are accurate and complete. Recruit and interview candidates to fill new and open positions under contract. Prepare contract budgets after awardHold quarterly staff meetings to ensure the staff is informed of all corporate happenings, and coordinated team functions to ensure team cohesiveness is upheld at the highest degree possible.Attend industry meetings/symposiums to gather information on upcoming opportunities.

Managed a staff of six employees. Recommended increases in salary, bonuses and promotions.Managed three contracts, tracked expenditures and hours worked to ensure each contract remained profitable and on track. Monitored monthly job status reports to ensure all accounting adjustments were made properly. Reviewed invoices to ensure they were accurate and complete and sought government approval. Provided contracting support for the Defense Collaboration Tool Suite (DCTS) Program Management Office (PMO), a division of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Assisted with the development of Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs), Award Fee Plans, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), and Acquisition Plan documents. Surveyed possible alternative contract vehicles that will accommodate the requirements of the PMO and coordinated with the appropriate contracting office to ensure all necessary documents were clearly and concisely prepared to meet all of the submission requirements. Assisted the DCTS PMO with the management and processing of requirement documents through contract award; ensured that the DCTS PMO properly documented all aspects of the acquisition process. Managed the DCTS PMO contract status to ensure uninterrupted services to support the mission of DCTS PMO and prepared and submitted all required documentation in sufficient time to award a contract. Conducted periodic review of all contract actions to ensure that paperwork was moving forward and actions were acted on appropriately. Provided program management support to the Content Staging PMO, a division of DISA. Prepared reports for the Content Staging PMO that supported the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and other regulatory reports that applied to the program.Developed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Annual Spend Plans for the Content Staging program.

Served as a senior contract specialist for Contracting Center for Excellence (CCE formerly DCC-W) at the Pentagon, performing cradle to grave contracting for services and supplies in support of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) for the rebuilding of Iraq. Successfully awarded contracts with tight time constraints as well as delivered high quality customer service to the end user. Assisted the Source Selection Evaluation Team members in complex evaluation in order to ensure that the government received the best value for the money spent. Administered contracts for hundreds of millions of dollars successfully. Effectively applied the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation (AFAR) to all contracting actions.Prepared all types of contract documentation to support award decision and documenting actions taken by the Contracting Officer. Performed routine contract closeout and modifications as necessary to complete the contracting process and return unused funds to the appropriate agency. Very proficient in utilizing the Department of Defense (DoD) Standard Procurement System (SPS) - Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2). Concurrently with my contract specialist duties, served on a Tiger Team in order to train, standardize and improve processes within the organization.

Developed dynamic hundred million dollar per year sales programs for the sale of strategic and critical materials including those bought or sold under agreements between Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and other federal agencies or foreign governments. Designed an appropriate sales program for many commodities that required extensive market research to find the best possible solution for both the government and the consumer of the raw materials. Organized industry meeting and presented new sales strategies to seek industry comments. Administered over 200 contracts for several commodities at one time, with multiple offering dates during a month for each commodity, to include complicated negotiated sales as well as sealed bid, Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) and Strategic Sales Alliance (SSA). Awarded and administered contracts with both fixed price and formula prices depending on the sales strategy and commodity. Performed contract reconciliation and pursued collection activities as necessary. Performed cradle to grave contracting for acquisition services and supplies to support the sales program to include service contracts to test and prepare materials for sale; to maintain/repair/alter the warehouse facilities currently storing the inventories; purchase supplies needed for the organization to operate; environmental remediation/clean-up storage sites; upgrading and refining materials to commercial quality to increase the value of the material; information technology (IT)/telecommunication support services. Awarded and administered contracts in accordance with the FAR. Performed pre-award and post-award conferences as necessary. Issued contract modifications to include cure notices and default/cause notices. Served as a government purchase cardholder with a $1 million limit.