Raderius Bailey
McDonough,GA
Summary
Focused Contract Specialist offering 8 years of experience overseeing status and progression of contracts while ensuring compliance. Enhanced contract monitoring process by developing contract and vendor databases. Adept in creating and enforcing service level agreements, confirming terms conform with stated timelines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Specialist
Missile Defense Agency
08.2020 - Current
- Manage various contracting assigned contractor's Task Orders (TO) for Thermal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Advanced Capabilities Development (ACD), valued at $700M
- Programs include Engineering Infrastructure Services, Security Engineering,Missile Interface Module(MIM) Redesign, THAAD System Administration Tool (TSAT) Integration,Obsolescence, and Cybersecurity
- Solicit, analyze, evaluate, and negotiate contractor's proposals for highly specialized research and development requirements for programs/activities of Missile Defense Agency .
- Routinely administrating contracts valued in hundreds of millions of dollars, incremental funding ranging modifications to add money to Task Orders and increase Contract ceilings ranging between$25,000 and $6M dollars
- Contracts work on regularly involve: Other Transaction Authorities, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) , Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity(IDIQ), and Research Development Test &Evaluation (RDT&E)
- Process realignment of funds, de-obligations of excess funds, No Cost Extensions, Period of Performance (PoP) Extension
- Comply with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement(DFARS), Missile Defense Agency Manual, and other Governmental regulations& policies
Contract Administrator
Defense Contract Management Agency
10.2015 - 07.2020
- Managed and administered over 600 contracts valued at $1.5Bforvarious DoD programs within Army, Navy, Air Force, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Defense Logistics Agency(DLA)
- Notable programs include Army’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2) system (contract value $45M) and Army’s Combat
- Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal(CSS VSAT) Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA)(contract value of $32M)
- Independently performs post-award functions, including regularly monitoring various contracts fixed-price and cost type, contracts as well as Time and Materials (T&M), Basic Order Agreements(BOA), and Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts
- Coordinated between Procuring Contracting Officer(PCO), contractor and Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) to correct any under/over obligations and payments
- Prepared modifications for contract-defining, realignment, and de-obligation of funds
- Served as liaison between contractor and various U.S Army, U.S Navy and other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations for activities, information and submission of financial, procurement, and other business-related reports, and interfacing with Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and other outside review and oversight organizations. Reviewed DCAA incurred cost audits and recommend to Administrator Contracting Officer(ACO) if penalty should be applied for unallowable costs.
Purchasing Agent
Defense Logistics Agency, DLA
07.2014 - 09.2015
- Performed Pre-Award Acquisition functions for several contracts including fixed-price,small business set-asides, 8(a) set-asides, and sole-source
- Utilized Simplified Acquisition Procedures (up to $150K) for Mine Resistant Ambush
- Protected (MRAP) vehicles while ensuring proper use of Special Emergency Procurement Authority (SEPA)
- Worked in conjunction with Customer Account Specialists, Supply Planners and Product Specialists to determine purchase procedures that best fill requirements, meet delivery schedules, provide best price, and conform to acquisition regulations
- Researched, evaluated, and awarded items through vendor competition, history, and other pricing analysis techniques via market research such as Vendor Performance Working Group (VPWG),Web Federal Logistics Information System (WebFLIS), eProcurement, Integrated Data Sheet(IDS) Haystacks, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and Pinpoint
- Prepared documentation to senior leadership to explain rationale and methods used to arrive at final price agreement
- Monitored contractor performance for compliance with applicable procurement laws, regulations, and policies including, FAR and DFARS, Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive(DLAD) and local governing acquisition policies
- Coordinated with inventory management, legal and technical quality personnel as appropriate to obtain information on urgent requirements, legal issues, acceptability of substitutes or waiver, and other technical quality information needed to respond to requests for Contracting Officer determinations.
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Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance
American InterContinental University
12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Grambling State University
05.2011
Skills
- Bidding Procedures
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
- Procuring Goods and Services
- Contractual Obligations
- Government Regulations
- Procurement Proposals
- Attention to Detail
Affiliations
Experienced processing contract information using the following systems: SAM (System for Award Management),Vendor Performance Working Group (VPWG), Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and eProcurement. Proficient in various contract automated systems: Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2), Reporting on the Condition of Contracts(k) in Time(ROCKIT) Tool,Mechanization of Contract Administration Services(MOCAS),Compass, Share Data Warehouse(SDW), Integrated Workload Management System (IWMS), Wide Area Work Flow(WAWF), Modifications &Delivery Orders (MDO),and Electronic Document Access (EDA),.
Additional Information
- Currently holds active DOD Secret Security Clearance valid through 2024.
Timeline
Contract Specialist
Missile Defense Agency
08.2020 - Current
Contract Administrator
Defense Contract Management Agency
10.2015 - 07.2020
Purchasing Agent
Defense Logistics Agency, DLA
07.2014 - 09.2015
Master of Business Administration - Finance
American InterContinental University
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Grambling State University
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