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Arlington Heights, Il

Responsible for the administration and closeout process of several billion dollars in firm fixed price and cost reimbursable contracts. Oversee the daily work tasks and provide guidance and training to assigned contract administrators. Review newly assigned contracts for clause compliance, accuracy in the contract database and other unique requirements that will impact administration of the contract. Perform cost analysis of contractor’s incurred cost submissions to identify high risk areas… Show more Responsible for the administration and closeout process of several billion dollars in firm fixed price and cost reimbursable contracts. Oversee the daily work tasks and provide guidance and training to assigned contract administrators. Review newly assigned contracts for clause compliance, accuracy in the contract database and other unique requirements that will impact administration of the contract. Perform cost analysis of contractor’s incurred cost submissions to identify high risk areas such as unallowable or unreasonable costs in addition to contractor’s overall risk to government to support audit level determination. Assist DCAA in performing incurred cost audits and negotiate final overhead rates when DCAA and the contractor are unable to obtain an agreement in the course of the audit. Issue final determinations when unable to achieve mutual agreement and defend determination if disputed by the contractor. Evaluate and monitor contractor’s business systems such as the accounting system, cost estimating system, purchasing system and property system for compliance and assess impact of deficiencies to the government when discovered. Perform cost analysis of contractor’s forward pricing rate and provisional billing rate proposals to ensure budgets are reasonable, are adequately supported and consistent with historically incurred costs. Negotiate and establish forward pricing rates with contractors and implement unilateral decrements to rates in order to mitigate government’s risk when necessary. Provide pre-award price/cost analysis support to buying activities when requested. Review disclosure statement submissions for adequacy and assess and recover impact of Cost Accounting Standard non-compliances and cost accounting practice changes upon materiality determination. Show less

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Conduct acquisition planning and refinement of Technical Requirements Document (TRD) and independent government cost estimates (IGCE) in coordination with the Procuring Contracting Officer and technical representatives. Send request for proposals (RFP) and address issues as they arise during the RFP process to ensure government receives a proposal that meets project requirements and customer expectations. Evaluate proposals using cost and/or pricing techniques, conduct fact finding meetings… Show more Conduct acquisition planning and refinement of Technical Requirements Document (TRD) and independent government cost estimates (IGCE) in coordination with the Procuring Contracting Officer and technical representatives. Send request for proposals (RFP) and address issues as they arise during the RFP process to ensure government receives a proposal that meets project requirements and customer expectations. Evaluate proposals using cost and/or pricing techniques, conduct fact finding meetings when necessary and negotiate with contractor for specialized information technology and war game requirements on a cost reimbursement basis to arrive at a fair and reasonable final cost. Write clear and concise negotiation memorandums which capture the government’s pre-negotiation position and resultant outcome. Utilized unique contracting methodology referred to as Alpha Contracting in order to meet critical acquisition, obligation and expenditure timelines. Provide financial oversight of contracts ensuring that fiscal year funding is obligated appropriately in addition to tracking funding provided by customer vs. project cost. Process stop work notices, evaluate change requests and cost/schedule notifications for impact on program. Conduct cost monitoring for potential under-run/over-run status via cost performance report and take action as necessary. Highly organized and detail oriented manner ensures work efficiently flows through the acquisition process. Utilize effective time management and prioritization strategies to ensure work is completed within given time constraints and according to criticality of requirement. Show less

Scott Afb, Il

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Manage, administer, and coordinate contract actions for the Joint Research & Development Contract (JRDC) information technology & infrastructure task orders totaling more than $200M annually. Review and provide direction to JRDC personnel on government issued request for proposals (RFP), awards, modifications, technical requirements documents (TRD), and other government directed actions. Assist with the development of Northrop Grumman pre-negotiation positions. Negotiate terms and conditions… Show more Manage, administer, and coordinate contract actions for the Joint Research & Development Contract (JRDC) information technology & infrastructure task orders totaling more than $200M annually. Review and provide direction to JRDC personnel on government issued request for proposals (RFP), awards, modifications, technical requirements documents (TRD), and other government directed actions. Assist with the development of Northrop Grumman pre-negotiation positions. Negotiate terms and conditions of awards and modifications according to cost, schedule, and technical requirements. Provide insight and facilitate coordination with internal personnel to resolve project issues in order to meet government expectations. Review and perform high level cost analysis of proposals to ensure they comply with RFP requirements and are adequately supported so that they’re able to be technically evaluated by government personnel. Track and report on proposal deadlines, technical direction letters and other contractual deliverables. Maintain adequate contract files with proper documentation to give auditors a complete record of contract actions. Write negotiation memorandums to document all changes that have been agreed to throughout negotiations and the resulting cost, schedule, and/or technical impacts. Show less

Andersen Afb, Guam

Reviewed acquisition packages, revised requirements with customer as needed, and performed market research to determine best course of action for acquiring in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and sound business practices. Conducted site visits, held pre-proposal conferences, determined bid responsiveness, evaluated quotes/proposals to determine best value to government, and analyzed contractors to determine bidder responsibility prior to award. Solicited and awarded… Show more Reviewed acquisition packages, revised requirements with customer as needed, and performed market research to determine best course of action for acquiring in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and sound business practices. Conducted site visits, held pre-proposal conferences, determined bid responsiveness, evaluated quotes/proposals to determine best value to government, and analyzed contractors to determine bidder responsibility prior to award. Solicited and awarded contracts for commodities and services ranging from $3,000 to $850,000 utilizing firm fixed price contracts, firm fixed price contracts with economic price adjustment, and delivery orders off of Federal Supply Schedules/GSA contracts. Experience in the formation and management of blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for various services. Simultaneously managed various service contracts for transient alert services, land mobile radios, cell phones, cable services, and hoods & ducts cleaning for Andersen Air Force Base, Guam with an aggregate annual cost of approximately $1.3 million. While working in construction contracting, I was entrusted with independently managing all of Andersen Air Force Bases IDIQ construction contracts which included airfield and base paving, fencing, roofing, and painting which totaled $36M annually. While administering these IDIQ’s during the end of fiscal year 2009, I also procured three independent projects totaling approximately $15M, $5.5M of which was American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. The contract administration functions pertaining to these contracts included conducting cost/price analysis on proposal submissions, leading post-award conferences, assuring timely submission of reports/deliverables, determining allowability of materials and approving or disapproving contractor’s requests for progress payments. Show less

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Business Administration And Management, General

Contract Management