Talitha Watkins Darby, Cfcm Email & Phone Number

Bowie, Md, Us

Windsor Mill, Md

Laurel, Md

-Manage critical contract formation, perform high risk negotiations, with significant visibility.-Direct contract management and approval to ensure protection of risk posture, satisfaction of compliance requirements and adherence to company policies. -Review and analyze government solicitations (RFPs and TOPRs), interpret requirements, and advise program management of relevant contract issues. -Responsible for full-cycle, company-wide subcontract administration.-Establish contract strategy, and drive implementation of new template documents, compliance forms and matrices.-Flow down appropriate prime contract clauses to the subcontract, and address risk mitigation where applicable.-Conduct annual Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) on US Army, Air Force, and Navy contracts.-Provide guidance and leadership to cross-functional business team members. -Champion contract policy and procedures, updates, and improvement. -Prepare responses to FOIA requests, protecting the company from release of key, competitive- sensitive information.-Advise management of contractual rights and obligations, and translate Federal terms and conditions. -Perform pre-award risk assessments when company is the prime, or subcontractor, at the IDIQ, direct award, or task order level. -Drive technology enhancements to contract and subcontract administration, and document management. -Interface with senior corporate management, customer, and subcontractor executive leadership. -Develop, negotiate, and issue teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and perform EPLS and FAPIIS reports.-Significant DFAR, FAR, CFR, and USC technical knowledge.-Familiar with DoD 8570 IAM/IAT requirements.-Prepare and present quarterly contracts meeting to senior program and corporate leadership team.-Proficient in SL Dynamics, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Adobe Professional.

Bethesda, Md

- Pre and post award activity for civilian agencies, and the Department of Defense (DoD).- Heavy proposal management to include review of RFPs, RFTOPs, grants, and cooperative agreements; negotiate teaming and non-disclosure agreements, draft RFP questions, letters of commitment, prepare consent packages and small business subcontract plans, write cost narrative, issue subcontract RFPs, address COI RFP attachments, conduct cost and price analysis, and proposal budget negotiations. - Prepare subcontract competitions, evaluate proposals, and work with subcontractors to obtain all required RFP documents.- Lead administrator of 20-40+ procurements monthly, with 4-36 subcontracts under each project. - Draft subcontracts, review prime contracts and master vehicles, identify flow down clauses, then issue agreements to small and large business, non-profits, and academic institutions. Also lead negotiator of redlined agreements.- Communicate, and implement subcontracting strategies in accordance with overall division business objectives. - Direct liaison between employer, Government contracts officer, specialist, COR, and subcontractors. - Advise technical staff on statement of work (SOW) issues, deliverable and payment schedule details, budget analysis/corrective action, and alignment with prime contract requirements. - In-depth understanding of human subject research contracting, IRB involvement, and subcontract applicability.- Special focus in negotiating intellectual property (data rights, copyrighting, & patents) language in complex research and development (R&D) contracts. - Developed IP protection best practice for team members, and conducted multiple IP trainings for technical, contracts, and senior leadership teams. - Developed and conducted subcontractor webinars and information sessions for kickoff meetings. - Fluent in the FAR, DFAR, CFR, and agency supplements.- Proficient in iProcurement, Nuance, Adobe Professional, and MS Suite.

Columbia, Md

- Completed analytics for 31 health systems, totaling $27M+ in annual savings estimates.- Assisted in the implementation of new members by providing savings projections (pre-contract to the award).- Provided detailed, product level cost savings, and comparative analysis by utilizing WinSQL queries, price file and Wikipedia downloads.- Completed cost modeling analysis for Pharmacy Inflationary Indices, Orthopedic Focus Tools, Peripheral and Biliary Stents; Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Product tools, and an IV Calculator.- Identified monthly tier improvement opportunities, and calculates the associated savings.- Provided aggregate savings analysis for the current FY, and prior to, in instances where there are time-sensitive, situation specific changes.- Attended Education Forums to increase clinic awareness and detailed contract offerings.- Responded to contract volume penetration inquiries.- Provided member to Region Alliance contract/spend analysis to determine opportunities for collaborative volume increase, tier improvement, and savings.- Developed regional food spend analysis of outsourced vs. non-managed programs for comparative showcasing (included PowerPoint presentation).- Completed supplier-based, product level price analysis (i.e. IV pumps, can liners, chart paper and electrodes, vena cava filters, exam and surgeon gloves, plastics, OB monitoring devices, etc).- Provided in excess of 400+ reports monthly, custom requests, and data interpretation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Provided contract analysis, and made recommendations to senior leadership for all 16 Cabinet level agencies in the United States.- Supervised 34 unassigned project staff pool to support prime contract, subcontract, and audit actions.- Performed revenue cycle analysis against FPDS (Federal Procurement Data System), contract awards and task orders.- Cradle to grave contract management for DoD, civilian agencies, and the intelligence community.- Preparation and participation in DCMA, DCAA, and GSA internal audit compliance reviews.- Negotiated non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), teaming agreements (TAs), subcontracts and prime contracts for FFP, FFP LOE, T&M, and LH requirements.- Managed labor categories and pricing compliance for contracts and RFPs.- Conducted subcontract cost and price analysis to determine fair and reasonable pricing.- GSA FABS, MOBIS, & Series 70 Federal Supply Schedule maintenance/updates (including GSA Advantage and E-Library SIPS submissions).- Partnered with internal general counsel to resolve complex contract, business and legal issues.- Disclosed COI, OCI, and independence verifications to engagement teams.- Performed Robert Half annual increase analysis and calculations.- Drafted Statement of Work (SOW) attachments per solicitation requirements.- Documented sole source justification for subcontractors that were not competitively selected.- Assisted in White Paper resolutions.- Small business regulatory compliance fluency (including end year independence).- Monitored GSA contracts and ensured timely updates and modifications were applied, including modifications to exercise option years.- Reviewed solicitation with senior management, and participated in bid/no bid discussions.- Reviewed and monitored all requirements of multiple award schedules, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), IDIQs, and task orders to ensure Federal government contract compliance.

Columbia, Md

- Interviewed, selected, and managed departmental staff of 5 (conducted training, measured performance, and issued disciplinary action).- Managed national managed care contracts (pre and post award), contractual allowance model reviews, third-party readiness, documentation/clinical coding/claim review analysis. - Produced utilization reports, process improvement plans, gap and root cause analyses in decentralized client environments. - Reviewed internal processes to identify opportunities for improvement in cash acceleration and A/R days.- Worked with vice presidents and regional sales managers to develop national fee schedules (with and without preferred provider discount percentages), and market specific financial modeling (including carve outs and premium areas).- Conducted high-level, full scope, managed care reimbursement resolution for large, national clients with patient memberships in excess of one million. - Followed the revenue cycle from care provision to cash application. - Heavy participation in A/R reduction and cash acceleration, information system partnering, and charge capture analysis.- Managed the development of national account profiles, equipping billing teams and sales force with complex client specifications and patterns (i.e. member concentration areas, TPAs, administrative intermediaries, case management team protocol, “clean claim” training, written authorization, benefit eligibility, pre-certifications, and verification processes).- Demonstrated history of successful client relationships, leadership, oral and written communication. - Reviewed, negotiated, revised, amended, and drafted more than 1,000 ancillary provider agreements. - Fluent with contract administration process, and regulatory compliance industry standards for JCAHO, Medicare, and Medicaid. - Managed home healthcare branch office medical credentialing process required by clients for contract compliance.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Health Services Administration

Contract Management Certificate

GWU/ESI Contract Management Program