Duties
The Director, Office of Procurement:
- Oversees of the development and administration of the contract policy review function. This includes the review of contractual documents and procurement plans, compliance with procurement regulations and policy; and analysis of special programs.
- Oversees and manages the MSFC Contract portfolio. Responsible for leading and managing the overall procurement activities, including planning and implementing acquisition strategies, issuing solicitations, conducting negotiations, processing awards, and administering contracts for programs/projects as well as local and enterprise-wide institutional portfolio contracting activity.
- Provides leadership and oversight of activities in support of planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, and processes necessary to perform the acquisition functions required to support the Center's technical programs, projects, and institutions, including the acquisition of supplies and services from International Partners.
- Provides oversight and management to ensure compliance with federal laws related to contracting. Collaboration with other mission support directorates and share best practices with the Federal Government; and resulting in a direct savings to NASA.
- Serves as a principal advisor to senior management officials for contracting and procurement matters while operating under policy guidance and direction of the NASA Assistant Administrator for Procurement.
- Appoints warranted Contracting Officers and ensuring the Center Contracting Officer Representatives are compliant with training and certification requirements, properly appointed, and effectively performing their delegated contract administration functions.
- Directs the overall management of the Center's acquisition program. Overseeing acquisition activities including program plan development, training and development of Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), source board evaluations and selections, pricing, negotiations, contract review and award, and administration, and the award and administration of funded Space Act Agreements. It includes all institutional and program contracts, procurement policy development and implementation, price and cost analysis, contract labor relations, and program review.
- Provides procurement expertise and oversight to Source Evaluation Boards (SEBs) on major acquisitions, conducts industry briefings, and serves on Award Fee Determination Boards. Ensuring procurement actions comply with appropriate statutes, regulations, policies, and practices. Develops and monitors procurement policies and procedures, ensures competition is fostered in all acquisitions, and minimizes vulnerability to fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Provides leadership for a large, diverse workforce of procurement professionals and oversees policies and initiatives to ensure the growth, training and development of all assigned employees. Ensures a safe and healthful working environment for all employees, which includes providing employees with adequate training and instructions on safety issues
- Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.
