Darnell Shelton
Senior Contract Specialist @IMSolutions, LLC
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Contract Specialist @IMSolutions, LLC
Arlington, VA, US
Supported assisted acquisition contracts with a $20B ceiling per contract holder for IT solutions spanning across ten (10) task areas. Provided support to NITAAC\'s assisted acquisitions interpreting contract law, determining acquisition strategies, and utilizing streamlined ordering of required IT solutions and services Exercised a proven breakdown approach permitting NITAAC senior leadership to make rapid informed decisions under high visibility and politically charged projects.
EDUCATION
American Graduate University
Master’s Degree, Contract Management
University of Washington Tacoma
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, General
ABOUT DARNELL SHELTON
Fifteen (15) plus years of cradle-to-grave, full life-cycle contracting and grants experience as a Government, Defense and Commercial Senior Contracts Manager • APDP/DAWIA/FAC-C Level Certified Acquisition Professional • Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM), and Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM) • Trained in using several contracting writing software program including Procurement Desktop 2 (SPS), PRISM, and Comprizon Suite; and contract management web application such as FedBizOpps, WAWF, CCR, GSA Advantage/E-Buy, and SAM, PPIRS. • Trained in using Salesforce CRM Platform including Project Management tools including Mission Control and TaskRay • Current Department of Defense SECRET security clearance. • Created solicitations, awards, and modifications, along with other documentation such as Memorandum for Records (MFR). • Drafted Determination and Findings (D&F), Justification and Approvals (J&A), Synopses, combined Solicitation/Synopses and Price Negotiation Memorandums (PNM). • Utilized Best Value, Trade-Off Process and Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approaches to evaluate proposals. • Established acquisition milestones and conducted acquisition strategy planning sessions to choose the best approach to the acquisition process (i.e. Firm-Fixed Price, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Time and Materials, and other contract vehicles) in conjunction with the Source Selection Plan (SSP). • Guided clients/customers through the requirements and acquisition process; and selected the best contracting tool (Invitation for Bid, Request for Quote, and Request for Proposal) for each acquisition. • Created adequate descriptions/Statement of Work (SOW)/Performance Work Statement (PWS), solicitations, advertises requirements, evaluate proposals, determine the competitive range, responsiveness of offers, conducted preplanning meetings with involved parties, and selects awardees. • Conducted post-award tasks such as, contract administration, exercised options, evaluated equitable adjustments, negotiated with contractors, created modifications, trained quality assurance personnel and conducted contract close-out procedures.
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