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Theresa Rodriguez

Fort Irwin,CA

Summary

Exceptionally talented contracting professional with more than 6 years’ experience in reviewing, awarding, and administering base-level and contingency/mission support contracts. Thrives in high-stress environments to deliver sound business advice to senior level Department of Defense (DOD) customers. Excels at leading personnel and motivating organizational members to perform at their highest levels of potential. Effectively communicates complex technical information across all audiences and functional groups. Recognized throughout career as a subject matter expert, relied on to provide trusted contracting advice to senior and executive leadership. Poised to leverage contract management expertise, commitment to regulatory compliance, and superior communication skills to help federal contracting programs meet and exceed organizational and operational goals.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Contracting Division Chief/Warranted Contracting Officer

Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army National Training Center
01.2024 - Current
  • Deliver expert contracting direction and guidance to five subordinate personnel. Direct solicitations for contracts with multiple option years, or ordering periods, valued at more than $65M and encompassing both service/supply contracts and information technology contracts. Develop contracting plans and procedures with broad organizational implications that reflect sound business judgment and align with current laws, rules, decisions, and directives. Plan division staffing, ensuring that at least 25% of workforce is available daily. Continually evaluate program effectiveness to identify deficiencies and opportunities for process improvements. Maintain frequent contact with high-ranking managers, executive leadership, and technical staff. Responded to inquiries and technical issues. Developed source selection plans for negotiated procurements, establishing criteria for each evaluation factor (management, technical, and cost) and the weight to be assigned each factor. Develop improved systems in response to findings from internal and external audits. Managed sensitive information reporting for incident reporting.
  • Supervise procurement process for all phases of acquisition, from requirements definition through contract completion, including requirements definition, acquisition planning, market research, documentation preparation, proposal evaluation, contract negotiation, and contract administration. Synchronize procurement planning activities for contracts valued at up to $65M. Serve as subject matter expert on acquisition strategies. Analyze acquisition requirements, recommend revisions to requirements, and determine appropriate procurement methods. Develop plans of action that include milestones and acquisition strategy plans.
  • Direct, lead, and perform full range of contract administration actions for acquisition programs, including identifying the need for changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contract performance appraisal, subcontractor surveillance, and disposition of claims a variety of complex, multi-function, multimillion-dollar contracts. I assisted the Deputy with overseeing the performance of LOGCAP contractors, ensuring compliance with contract terms and specifications, and providing quality assurance for the services provided.
  • Security Clearance: Secret

Contracting Officer/Team Lead

Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army National Training Center
09.2021 - 01.2024
  • Deliver expert contracting direction and guidance to five subordinate contracting specialist/interns. Serves as a warranted Contracting Officer performing a full range of pre-award and post-award duties. Monitor my team’s actions to ensure timely completion of projects. Direct solicitations for contracts with multiple option years, valued at more than $98M. Manage the development of solicitations and Request for proposals to provide description of required services. Evaluates responses to solicitations, including price reasonableness, adequacy of competition, compliance with solicitations, and probability of meeting requirements. Determine appropriate non-routine and acquisition training required for employees to ensure annual learning points requirement are met. Recommend recognition and incentives for non-supervisory personnel to leadership for approval.
  • Supervise procurement process for all phases of acquisition planning. Provide advice on the procurement aspects of acquisition planning documentation. Develop procurement plans/objectives and acquisition plans pertaining to competition and price range for complex acquisition services/programs. This includes risk analysis, conducting pre-bid/pre-proposal conferences/negotiations with contractors. Analyze acquisition requirements, recommend revisions, and determine appropriate procurement methods. Analyze acquisition requirements, recommend revisions, and determine appropriate procurement methods. Develop plans of action that include milestones and apply acquisition strategy plans for each assigned contract.
  • Perform full range of contract administration actions for acquisition programs. Assign work to personnel according to complexity of assignment. Identify the need for changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contractor, and subcontractor performance for compliance with terms/conditions of contracts. Conduct surveillance and disposition of claims for a variety of complex, multimillion-dollar contracts. Support contract pricing arrangements that include firm fixed priced (FFP), fixed price with price redetermination (FPR), cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF), cost-plus-award-fee (CAF), and hybrid fixed-price-cost plus. Oversee contracts with periods of performance varying from 12 months to 10 years, with values ranging from $2.5M to $170M. Typical service requirements include the NTC Latrine and Handwash Station; Installation Support Services (ISS); Logistical Support Services (LSS), Facilities Support Services (FSS), Utilities Privatizations (UP), Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Threatened Desert Tortoises, Maintenance Services, and Airfield Operations. Review contracting documents prepared by personnel to ensure policies are accurately reflected in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS), Army FAR Supplement (AFARS), and class deviations.
  • OK to Contact: Yes

Contract Specialist

Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army National Training Center
12.2019 - 09.2021
  • Oversee the Source Selection Evaluation Board. Conducted cost/price analysis, evaluated the proposals for fairness, price reasonableness, and pricing balance in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. A Compensation plan analysis was conducted in accordance with FAR 52.222-46. Analyzed the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) rates to the current incumbent rates. Evaluated cost /pricing data in the proposals for reasonableness through accounting/auditing data. Analyzed direct and indirect cost elements.
  • Performed full range of administrative actions for firm-fixed-price, cost type contracts valued at up to $170M. Approve plans to utilize for the negotiation of contracts. Prepare the Prenegotiation Objectives Memorandum, Competitive Range Determination, Post/price Negotiation Memorandum for complex services utilizing tradeoff-source selection processes. Lead negotiations to develop contract prices and terms. Performed formal source selection procedures for complex services and apply regulatory guidelines to ensure contract compliance. Formulated the negotiation strategy, to include preparation, coordination, and execution of price negotiation memorandum, which detail terms, conditions, and pricing strategy for negotiations.
  • Created/maintained excellent working relationships with civilian and military customers, contractors, and lawyers, to resolve disagreements to meet mission requirements. Serves as contracting adviser to provide guidance to customers, and advise senior leadership, through meetings and site visits to discuss contract issues/problems/concerns that may impact programs. Provide strategic direction to resolve critical problems ensuring continued mission support.
  • OK to Contact: Yes

Education

Doctorate degree - Psychology

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
03.2026

Technical or occupational certificate - undefined

Defense Acquisition University
Fort Belvoir, VA
07.2021

Master's degree - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Columbia, MD
05.2007

Bachelor's degree - Psychology

University of Maryland
Vicenza
06.1999

Skills

  • Innovation management
  • Firefighting operations
  • Workload prioritization
  • Fire suppression
  • Site inspections
  • Emergency management
  • Interagency coordination
  • Investigation techniques
  • Building inspections
  • Staff development
  • Resources allocation
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Multitasking
  • Critical thinking
  • Excellent communication
  • Administrative management
  • Project management
  • Quality assurance
  • Workflow management

Training

The Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Training 10/24; CON 2440 Construction Contracting 6/23; ACQ 265 Best Value Source Selection and Advanced Source Selection 4/23; Contracting Level 1 Certification 7/21; Cost and Price Analysis Certificate 7/22; HBS 428 - Negotiating; Basic Mediation Skills with Clinical Practicum 3/2017; Human Services, Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) License 7/2010

Additional information

  • Security Clearance: Secret
  • Warrant Contracting Officer 5/23
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Software; Standard Procurement System (SPS); Surveillance & Performance Monitoring (SPM); Joint Appointment Module (JAM); Government Furnished Property (GFP); Army Contracting Writing System (ACWS); Clause Logic Service (CLS); Procurement Desktop-Defense (PD2); Procurement Enterprise Environment (PIEE); Paperless Contract Filing (PCF); Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS); Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS); Typing speed 57 wpm. Computer skills including MS Word, Power Point and Excel

Timeline

Contracting Division Chief/Warranted Contracting Officer

Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army National Training Center
01.2024 - Current

Contracting Officer/Team Lead

Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army National Training Center
09.2021 - 01.2024

Contract Specialist

Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army National Training Center
12.2019 - 09.2021

Technical or occupational certificate - undefined

Defense Acquisition University

Master's degree - Business Administration

University of Phoenix

Bachelor's degree - Psychology

University of Maryland

Doctorate degree - Psychology

Capella University

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