Wendy D. McNorial
Fayetteville,USA
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Summary
Dynamic acquisition official with a proven track record of delivering results and exceeding targets in fast-paced environments. Expertise in managerial and leadership roles, complemented by strategic thinking and hands-on experience, drives impactful solutions that enhance organizational performance. Recognized for professionalism, a strong work ethic, and exceptional problem-solving abilities, along with solid decision-making and effective communication skills. Committed to leveraging extensive knowledge and experience to contribute meaningfully to organizational success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisory Strategic Acquisition Officer/Director
Ginnie Mae
10.2023 - Current
- Provide advice and operating assistance to the Senior Vice President, Office of Management Operations with regard to Ginnie Mae's procurement activity and any other related functions within the Office of Management Operations.
- Provide technical guidance in the preparation of solicitation and award documents.
- Assure overall compliance with applicable procurement laws and regulations, stated program goals and objectives, feasibility of program requirements and ascertain that all necessary legal and financial coordination has been received.
- Oversee Ginnie Mae staff in the formulation of proposal evaluation criteria for approval of the source selection authority.
- Initiate establishment of source selection boards, serving, when necessary, as a major participant of the evaluation panel for fact-finding in accordance with the appropriate evaluation criteria.
- Conduct studies and evaluations of all Ginnie Mae procurement activities recommending major policies, operations and technical procedures, standards, and criteria for Ginnie Mae.
Senior Contract Specialist/Team Lead
Housing Urban Development (HUD)
11.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Office of Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), Washington, D.C.
- Served as a GS-14, Level III FAC-C certified 1102, Senior Contract Specialist/Team Lead with an unlimited warrant in a fast pace and high priority environment.
- A Senior Contract Specialist acts as a representative on contractual matters associated with assigned clients’ customers programs, and therefore has contacts at all levels within and outside the Department.
- The Senior CS represents OCPO and their Division by conducting presentations before high level Departmental Officials, Industry Representatives, and Congressional staff as required.
- The Senior CS interfaces regularly with top officials, prime contractors, support contractors, and subcontractors on a wide variety of issues in relation to procurement planning and award.
- The position currently supports the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), a high visibility department with a significant portfolio of complex requirements.
- Currently leading a team of Contract Specialists.
- The Senior Contract Specialist is largely responsible for supervising her own actions, decisions, and directions, and for ensuring contractual appropriateness and legality.
- Serve as a contractual advisor for procurement matters relating to Department Programs, and responsible for coordinating the planning, negotiation, award, and administration of numerous procurement actions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
- Ensures that the necessary planning, coordination, approvals, negotiation, and other requirements are completed in a timely manner so as not to delay award of assigned instruments.
- Operate as an expert in the field of Federal procurement and responsible for the effective management of assigned work and must demonstrate sound business judgment.
- Senior Contract Specialist has full responsibility and authority for directing the planning and execution of contractual actions and phases for assigned program clients and programs that includes being responsible for the obligation millions of dollars annually in support of assigned programs.
- Plans, develops, and establishes long and short-range procurement and contracting plans, strategies, and approaches for overall acquisitions.
- Applies knowledge of Federal contracting regulations, statutes, and procedures, and program objectives to determine the appropriate types of contracts and negotiation authorities.
- Provides expert advice to senior program personnel on procurement and contracting matters affecting program planning for each assigned client and or program.
- Serves as a lead contracts negotiator, including conducting fact-finding sessions, pre-proposal, conferences, debriefings to unsuccessful offerors, and negotiating various terms and conditions for a wide variety of contract types.
- Serves as the Division Director's representative in meetings with senior officials from the Department and Industry, as well as in conferences and negotiation sessions with high-level program and public private industry officials.
- Responds to Congressional and Freedom of Information (FOIA) inquiries relative to assigned programs to the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer.
- Leads a team of contract specialists and performs supervisory duties less than 25 percent of the time: plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets, and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees; evaluates work performance of subordinates; gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommend appointments, promotions, or reassignments to such positions, effect minor disciplinary measures.
- Office of Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), Washington, D.C.
Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist
Department of Human Health Services, Indian Health Services (IHS)
09.2016 - 11.2019
- Company Overview: Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), Rockville, Maryland.
- Served HHS as a GS-13 1102 Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist with ancillary duties as the Agency Organization Procurement Coordinator (A/OPC).
- Senior Contract Specialist (CS) duties were to plan, solicit, award, negotiate and administer procurement of supplies, equipment, and services for IHS Headquarters programs in accordance with legislation, regulations, policies, and independent judgment.
- Applied broad, general rules to provide advice and guidance regarding acquisition procedures to complex, non-routine purchases by Agency program officials and managers.
- Ensure compliance with statutory contract action reporting requirements and related procurement initiatives, e.g., small business goals, high risk contract reduction, multi-sector workforce reporting.
- Worked large or complex requirements. Total contract awards were over $200M.
- Managed, planned, procured, administration and close out of contracts and orders for supplies, equipment, and services to support IHS Headquarters offices.
- Additionally, responsibilities were to develop and oversee the implementation of policies, procedures, and delegations of authority for IHS-wide acquisition management activities, consistent with applicable regulations directives, and guidance from higher echelons in the HHS and Federal oversight agencies.
- CS was also responsible for all phases of procurement operations for acquisition of supplies, and services required by IHS Headquarters and Area Offices when required.
- CS ancillary duties were being responsible for managing the Government Purchase Card Program.
- CO duties included reviewing CS’ requirements and managing their workload.
- Provided guidance and training in all phases to assure a sound contract was awarded.
- As the Lead A/OPC for roughly 800 cardholders, the CS worked with 14 Area Offices and Headquarters to assure the cardholders were compliant with training and used their cards responsibly.
- Spearheaded the transition of banks – project lasted from December 2017 – November 2019.
- CS fulfilled duties of a GS-14 for a two (2) year period.
- Responsible for drafting policies or supplements to enhance overall efficiency of the purchase card program for IHS.
- Travelled 25 % of the time and conducted Acquisition Management Reviews (AMRs).
- Provided training to enhance the overall efficiency of the purchase card program.
- Responded to OIG audit, A123 Assessments, and HHS HQs to assure IHS purchase cards and contracts were in good standing.
- Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), Rockville, Maryland.
Senior Contract Specialist & Team Lead
Department of the Army
03.2009 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center (MICC), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
- Served as a GS12, Level III DAWIA certified, Contracting Officer - Team Lead had over seven (7) years of contracting experience.
- Performed pre-award and post award functions for a wide variety of high dollar value or complex requirements.
- Workload included administering 24 contracts, which totaled roughly $240M.
- Was responsible for administration of a wide variety of services, supply, and construction requirements for the U.S. Army Forces Command, 18th Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division and other tenant units and organizations.
- Managed assigned workload for self and a team of 8 CS’.
- Prepared pre-award documents including market research, contract type determination, inclusions of options, milestone development and solicitation, and prepares contract award documents.
- Administered post award contracts/task orders by exercising options, terminating contracts for cause, default, or convenience, overseeing settlement agreements, maintaining complete comprehensive files, issuing delivery orders and modifications, as well as analyzing resolving, or recommending resolution to issues that may arise.
- Of the seven years of contracting experience, over five (5) years of experience were in Pre-Award.
- Duties included being responsible for procuring general and specialized services which included mission support, commercial activities, commercial supplies, commercial services, engineering and technical support, supply and construction contracts.
- Awarded a $21M dollar FFP, construction and $1.4M service contract for USARC prior to a reorganization.
- Mentored and assisted with training several interns or new Contract Specialists the past four (4) years in pre-award and post-award functions while managing a complex workload in the Pre-Award Mission Division.
- Successfully drafted all relevant documents and conducted the research which was critical to the Contract Officer in awarding multiple FFP, 8(a) direct award, hybrid, and requirements type contracts which totaled roughly $65 million.
- Served previously as a Contract Specialist on the Post Award Team for nine (9) months in 2009.
- Was responsible for functions that included monitoring contractor’s performance, negotiating delivery orders, price adjustments, and modifying contracts or similar agreements, closeouts, problem-solving contract issues, exercising options, conducting COR file reviews and evaluating contractors in Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).
- Additionally, served as a Contract Specialist for 13 months in Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), successfully assisted with awarding roughly 80 contracts which included supply and services FFP contract types, totaling approximately $2.6 million.
- Perform as and lead other specialists in the performance of all pre-award contracting functions using fixed price, cost reimbursement, or a combination of contract methods and types to procure large, highly complex/high dollar equipment systems, programs, construction, or services.
- Perform as the primary business advisor to the requiring activity.
- Analyze and evaluate findings contained in audit reports and supports recommendations with detailed analysis of each cost element.
- Formulates the negotiation strategy, to include preparation coordination and execution of documents which detail the areas subject to negotiation such as price, proposed manpower, profit rates, and also documents the Government’s desired outcome and final price objective.
- Determine if requests are justified based on knowledge of the available market, and urgency.
- Performs detailed analysis of bids received on solicitations, assuring strict compliance with specifications on advertised procurements, and makes award to the responsible offeror whose offer or quote will be most advantageous to the Government considering evaluation criteria and price.
- Prepares Contracting Officer's statements, prepares drafts of letters and furnish needed material for completion of forms used in processing and documenting the file for each procurement action.
- Comply with all applicable regulations, policies, principles, and initiatives with an emphasis on a sound business judgment.
- Participated on a hiring selection board which entailed reviewing and rating resumes.
- Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center (MICC), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Education
Master of Arts - Management
Webster University
Columbia, SC01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Columbia College
Columbia, SC01.2001
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- People management
- Contract negotiation
- Contract and vendor management
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 13 staff members.
- Achieved efficiency through effectively spearheading the development of an automated system for my division.
- Achieved high praise and rewards through effectively procuring two billion-dollar contracts. Negotiated price to save costs.
Certification
- FAC-C Level III Certified Training - April 2024
Clearance
National Trust
References
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Quote
“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”
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Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Supervisory Strategic Acquisition Officer/Director
Ginnie Mae
10.2023 - Current
Senior Contract Specialist/Team Lead
Housing Urban Development (HUD)
11.2019 - Current
Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist
Department of Human Health Services, Indian Health Services (IHS)
09.2016 - 11.2019
Senior Contract Specialist & Team Lead
Department of the Army
03.2009 - 09.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Columbia College
Master of Arts - Management
Webster University