Tim Gries Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Senior Contracts Specialist for FAR Based US Government, Law Enforcement, and International Contracts for Tactical Soldier equipment for US and Allied nations.My duties included:• Program Manager for Eagle's Industries' Armor program (through early 2022)• Capture Manager for opportunities from the Tactical Business Unit Business Development Team• Visitor access control program manager - manage the facility visitor access program and work with ITO to vet and approve foreign visitors to the facility• Create contract pricing and margin analysis for Eagle, BLACKHAWK!, Bushnell, and Uncle Mike's product lines in the tactical business unit.• Write proposals for Eagle, BLACKHAWK!, Bushnell, and Uncle Mike's product lines in the tactical business unit. This includes lesser responses such as US Government RFQ responses and market survey responses in addition to fully fledged contract proposal responses.• Eagle Industries Federal Firearms License Responsible Party•SAM.gov Administrator for Eagle Industries, Bushnell, and Blackhawk, and Stone Glacier• Eagle Industries DLA Vendor Item Manager (VIM), Vendor Shipment Module (VSM), and PIEE administrator• Eagle Industries CPARS administrator• Work with purchasing to certify contract items for the Berry Amendment and the Trade Agreements Act.• Partner with legal department and customers to negotiate and implement non-disclosure and teaming agreements.• Perform contract and agreements negotiations as required.• Direct BLACKHAWK!’s and Eagle's GSA Programs, authorized letter holder pools and product offering working with Product Managers and Sales to provide the required information when new letter holders were brought on.• Lead the pricing deviation and delegation processes for the Tactical channel.• Search for and respond to business opportunities on Government procurement sites and from the Business Development team.

Suffolk, Virginia

Contracts Manager for FAR based Department of Defense Service Contracts for Cyber Operations Range Support and Future Concepts development valued at $80 million.Full time from 11/18/2019-3/19/2021Part time from 3/22/2021-5/28/2021•Service Contract Management for Prime and Subcontracts•Management of Subcontractors as a Prime Contractor•Negotiation of Non-disclosure, Teaming Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Commercial Agreements, and subcontracts on behalf of the company and work with legal counsel when needed.•Limitation of Funds - labor and travel burn rate calculation, tracking, and notification in accordance with contract terms and conditions.•Management of company CPARS evaluations•GSA Contract Management for Schedule 70•Seaport E\NxG Contract vehicle management•SWMS-B Contract vehicle management•SAM.gov Administrator for Command Post Technologies•Proposal support to the Proposal Manager to include Sources Sought, Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ) as well as managing multiple team members as the Prime Contractor.•Create and submit service contract pricing proposals in conjunction with the Human Resources and Operations Departments•As the Contracts Department Head for the company’s ISO:9001 certification I ensured my department’s compliance with ISO standards that resulted in the award of ISO:9001 status•Maintenance of Company SAM record•File, track, and organize all digital and hard copy contract documents •Creation and maintenance of Contracts Department Standard Operating Procedure•Tracking and submission of the Program Managers' Monthly Status Reports to the customers

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Senior Contracts Specialist for North American Law Enforcement Ammunition Contracts and distributor support, and FAR Based DoD\NATO contracts for Tactical Soldier equipment for US and Allied nations valued at $300 million.Vista Outdoor was spun off of ATK so this is a expansion and continuation of my positions at BLACKHAWK! and ATK under a new legal organization.My duties included:• Create contract pricing and margin analysis for Federal\CCI\Speer in the ammunition market as well as BLACKHAWK!, Bushnell, And Eagle Industries in the tactical market.• Write proposals for Federal\CCI\Speer in the ammunition market as well as BLACKHAWK! And Eagle Industries in the tactical market. This includes lesser responses such as US Government RFQ responses and market survey responses in addition to fully fledged contract proposal responses.• Work with purchasing to certify contract items for the Berry Amendment and the Trade Agreements Act.• Partner with legal department and customers to negotiate and implement non-disclosure and teaming agreements.• Perform contract negotiations as required.• Direct BLACKHAWK!’s GSA letter holder pool and worked with Sales to provide the necessary information when new letter holders were brought on.• Lead the pricing deviation and delegation processes for Law Enforcement ammunition and Tactical channels.• Administer the NATO NSPA (formerly NAMSA) eCat contract for BLACKHAWK!. • The designated “responsible person” for the Eagle brand Federal Firearms License (FFL).• Use of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Microsoft Office Suite

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Senior Contracts Specialist for DoD FAR based soldier equipment contracts, DoD FAR based IDIQ contracts, Army and Air Force Exchange Services contract management and business development, Law Enforcement Ammunition contract management and distributor support for North America, and trade show support.BLACKHAWK! was acquired by ATK so this was an expansion and continuation of my position at BLACKHAWK!My duties included:• Develop and maintain the AAFES contract, rep groups, and develop additional AAFES business opportunities.• Manage the GSA contract for BLACKHAWK! for Schedules 84 and 78.• Direct the BLACKHAWK! Authorized GSA letter holders and reporting for BLACKHAWK!.• Manage and execute the DoD FedMall (formerly eMall) contract for BLACKHAWK!.• Attend tradeshows on behalf of BLACKHAWK! and work the booth.• Search for additional business opportunities on FedBizOpps, DIBBS, and other sources.• Create contract pricing, margin analysis, and proposal writing for Federal\CCI\Speer in the ammunition market as well as BLACKHAWK! And Eagle Industries in the tactical market.• National Stock Number (NSN) Management for the BLACKHAWK! Brand.• The designated “responsible person” for the Federal Firearms Licenses (FFL) for the BLACKHAWK! and Eagle brands.• Update Company SAM\ORCA record• Use of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and Microsoft Office Suite

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Government & Military Programs Manager for Department of Defense and Law Enforcement customers and Distributors. Contracts Manager for FAR based DoD contracts and Proposal Writer for Sources Sought, Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quotation (RFQ), and Requests for Proposal (RFP). My duties included:• Lead Government Sales staff of six people.• Oversee the BLACKHAWK! bid desk.• Develop and maintain the AAFES contract, rep groups, and develop additional AAFES business opportunities.• Manage BLACKHAWK!’s AAFES eComs (electronic commerce) portal on AAFES.com.• Administer the BLACKHAWK! GSA contract for Schedule 84.• Use and upload the BLACKHAWK! GSA Schedules Input Program (SIP).• Direct the BLACKHAWK! Authorized GSA letter holders and reporting for BLACKHAWK! to GSA.• Manage the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) DoD Emall (currently DoD Fedmall) contract for BLACKHAWK!.• Attend tradeshows on behalf of BLACKHAWK! and work the booth.• Vet all DoD advertisements and tradeshow display kits for accuracy and authenticity.• Search for additional business opportunities on FedBizOpps, DIBBS, and other sources.• Performed certifications analysis for the Berry Amendment and Trade Agreements Act (TAA) for contract compliance.• National Stock Number (NSN) Management.• Update Company SAM\ORCA record• Use of Microsoft Dynamics Axapta 4.0 and Microsoft Office Suite