Duties, accomplishments and related skills include, being tasked with numerous and a variety of procurement requests consisting of commercial commodities, commercial services, information technology (IT) services, research and development, selling agreements, contracts with affiliates, and healthcare sharing agreements.Duties:Performs acquisition planning, market research, creates milestone plans for every new procurement action and prepares formal written acquisition plans for all procurements over $1 million.Ensures post-award actions taken comply with VA and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as well as Agency policies.Ensures Contracting Officer Representative (COR) is designated for applicable contracts. Monitors contractor compliance with contract requirements and takes timely action to resolve problems arising between the Government and the Contractor.Recent accomplishments:Successfully awarded and currently administering 12 transportation contracts for Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2, which consists of New York and New Jersey areas, estimated total $50 million. Awarded Specialty Mattress Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4, which consists of Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia areas, estimated total $31 million.Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) of acquisition support services for the eastern region, which consists of Maine to Puerto Rico, estimated total $25 million.ACO of the Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor (PPV) for the eastern region, which consists of Maine to Puerto Rico. The PPV is the largest contract within the National Acquisition Center (averaging $4 billion in annual sales). Related skills:Assists VHA Leadership in coordinating contracting activities, performing contract reviews, providing guidance regarding complex contracts, identifying special training needs, and conducts mentoring and contract training. FAC-C Level III Certified, Level III Warrant.

Honorable Discharge