Nicholas Langley – November 01, 2021

Nicholas (Nick) Langley

Langley.Nick@yahoo.com

SKILLS
 Market Research  Performance Evaluation
 Acquisition Planning  Project Tracking & Management
 Contract Administration  Data Analysis
 Individual & Team Player  Results-Oriented

EXPERIENCE
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Area – Area Administrative Office
2775 F&B Road, College Station, TX 05/2019 – Present
Contract Specialist Full-Time (40 hrs./week) GS-1102-13
Supervisor: Cindy J. Cose Permission to Contact: Yes

 As part of the Southeast Area – Area Administrative Office provide research locations
and administrative offices in the Southeast Area procurement support to obtain
required research tools, supplies, and services necessary to facilitate Agency’s mission
fulfillment.
 Tracks commitments, obligations, and disbursements over time and conducts trend
analysis to ensure workload is balanced.
 Extensive experience in the procurement of services, supplies, commercial items,
negotiated procurements, Federal Supply Schedule purchases, simplified acquisitions,
construction contracts and architect and engineering (A-E) procurements.
 Prepare documentation for processing requisitions including solicitations, purchase
orders, contracts, payments, and closeouts.
 Perform cradle-to-grave contracting on purchases for supplies and services with
aggregate values under $20M.
 Through September 29 of Fiscal Year 2021 independently completed and signed
approximately 213 purchase order, delivery order, BPA Call, Contract, or Modification
actions totaling approximately $20.76 million.
 Through September 29 of Fiscal year 2021, served as reviewer and signing contracting
officer for unwarranted buyers on a total of 275 actions totaling approximately $8.85M.
 Facilitate in the processing of ratification actions.
 Reduce outstanding unliquidated obligations within the Southeast Area.
 Proficient in the Integrated Acquisition System (IAS), Acquisition Tracking System
(ATS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Invoice
Processing Platform (IPP), GSA e-Buy, Contract Opportunities (Formerly FBO), NASA
SEWP, USBank Access Online (AXOL), SAM.gov, and Microsoft Office Programs.
 Maintained CPARS records, as a CPARS Focal Point, such that the SEA AAO had few to
no overdue CPARS actions.
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 Knowledgeable on Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Agricultural Acquisition
Regulations (AGAR), and Research Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area Policy
as well as statutory provisions, policy and procedures, and related interpretations of
policies and procedures established by the Office of General Counsel (OGC),
Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other judicial entities.
 Solicited, Issued, and Administered Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ)
Contracts for Architecture and Engineering (A/E) Service with $45M contract ceilings.
 Solicited, Issued, and Awarded Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ)
Department-Wide contract for Laboratory Equipment, Supplies, and related Services in
the with Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc, the contract has a $13.5M contract ceiling.
 Administered Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Acquisition and Personal
Property/Fleet Support Services for Department-wide use.
 Maintains FAC-C III Certification.
 Maintains $20M warrant authority in all areas of procurement.
 Interprets contracting/acquisition laws and policies to plan and carry out long-term
pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions; providing acquisition planning
sufficient to develop and implement plans to procure multiyear contracts for
equipment, systems and/or services, including construction and A/E; providing advice
and/or assistance to customers on procurement services, policies, and/or strategy
issues.
 Performs market research/analysis to determine availability of the requirement;
analyzes market trends, commercial practices, conditions, and technological advances
and determines the sources to be solicited.
 Determines appropriate method of procurement, contract type, and reviews
procurement requests to determine whether the requirement should be set aside for
small businesses, actively solicited to small business socioeconomic considerations, or
8(a) sole source pursuant FAR 19 based on market analysis.
 Documents decisions and justifies basis for award, obtain all required business
clearances.
 Performs oversight of proposal evaluations and analyzing results, including reviewing,
receiving, and evaluating proposals to determine the acceptability of offers based on an
analysis of financial and technical information.
 Manages all contract administration to include critical review of proposed changes;
ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions; resolving delays and disputes;
and ensuring contract completeness in preparation for contract closeout.
 Evaluates contractor performance for compliance with terms and conditions of
contracts and ensure timely submission of technical progress reports and performance
metrics; document contractor’s performance in Contract Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS).
 Builds and maintains relationships with internal and external customers to facilitate the
timely delivery of supplies, equipment, and services; serves as a primary point of
contact concerning contractual matters including compliance of the small business
concerns to ensure maximum success of contractor performance.
 Trains Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Interns to provide
acquisition support to contract specialists and facilitate contract closeouts on legacy
contracts
 Participate in hiring panels for new 1102s to various Area Administrative Offices
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 Train incoming Contract Specialists on procurement procedures at the SEA AAO level
including providing one-on-one coaching and mentoring to teach and provide contract
specialists and purchasing agents with proper training on the FAR, AGAR, and REE
Mission Area policies, directives, and procedures.
 Obtained Federal Acquisition Certification – Contracting Officer’s Representative (FAC-
COR) Level I Certification
 Completed all required training for FAC-Program Manager (Entry) Certification
 Maintain area-level project, and award, status reports for leadership
 Serve as acting Section Head in the absence of the section head.

USDA Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Business Service Center/SEA AAO

1001 Holleman Drive EAST, College Station, TX 11/2017 – 05/2019
Contract Specialist Full-Time (40 hrs./week) GS-1102-12
Supervisor: Cindy J. Cose Permission to Contact: Yes

 As part of the Eastern (and previously Western) Business Service Center, as well as the
Southeast Area, Area Administrative Office provide research locations and
administrative offices in the Plains Area, Southeast Area, Midwest Area, Northeast Area,
Pacific West Area, and the Eastern and Western Business Service Centers procurement
support to obtain required research tools, supplies, and services necessary to facilitate
Agency’s mission fulfillment
 Extensive experience in the procurement of services, supplies, commercial items,
negotiated procurements, Federal Supply Schedule purchases, simplified acquisitions,
construction contracts and architect and engineering (A-E) procurements.
 Prepare documentation for processing requisitions including solicitations, purchase
orders, contracts, payments, and closeouts
 Perform cradle-to-grave contracting on purchases for supplies and services with
aggregate values under $5M
 Perform Pre-Award and Post-Award functions on purchase orders, delivery orders, and
contracts between $5M and $12M
 Proficient in the Integrated Acquisition System (IAS), Acquisition Tracking System
(ATS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Invoice
Processing Platform (IPP), GSA e-Buy, FedBizOpps (FBO), NASA SEWP, USBank Access
Online (AXOL), AXON and Microsoft Office Programs
 Maintained CPARS records, as a CPARS Focal Point, such that the service center had few
to no overdue CPARS actions.
 Knowledgeable on Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Agricultural Acquisition
Regulations (AGAR), and Acquisition Policy and Oversight Branch (APOB) Research
Education, and Economics Mission Area Policy as well as statutory provisions, policy
and procedures, and related interpretations of policies and procedures established by
the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other
judicial entities.
 Solicited, Issued, and Administered Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for
Acquisition and Personal Property/Fleet Support Services for Department-wide use
 Obtained Federal Acquisition Certification – Contracting (FAC-C) Level III Certification
 Obtained $20M warrant authority in all areas of procurement
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 Trained Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Interns to provide
acquisition support to contract specialists and facilitate contract closeouts on legacy
contracts

USDA Agricultural Research Service, Western/Eastern Business Service Center

1001 Holleman Drive EAST, College Station, TX 09/2015 – 11/2017
Contract Specialist Full-Time (40 hrs./week)
10/2016 – 11/2017 GS-1102-11
Previously (09/2015 – 10/2016) GS-1102-09
Supervisor: Cindy J. Cose Permission to Contact: Yes

 As part of the Western (and Eastern) Business Service Centers provide research
locations and administrative offices in the Plains Area, Southeast Area, Midwest Area,
Northeast Area, Pacific West Area, and the Eastern and Western Business Service
Centers with procurement support to obtain required research tools, supplies, and
services necessary to facilitate Agency’s mission fulfillment
 Extensive experience in the procurement of services, supplies, commercial items,
negotiated procurements, Federal Supply Schedule purchases, simplified acquisitions,
construction contracts and architect and engineering (A-E) procurements.
 Prepare documentation for processing requisitions including solicitations, purchase
orders, contracts, payments, and closeouts
 Perform cradle-to-grave contracting on purchases for supplies and services under
$150,000
 In Fiscal Year 2016 independently completed and signed approximately 120 purchase
order actions totaling approximately $2.5 million
 Perform Pre-Award and Post-Award functions on purchase orders, delivery orders, and
contracts between $150,000 and $1.2M, largely in the area of construction and architect
& engineering contracts
 In Fiscal Year 2016 performed pre-award and post-award functions for approximately
100 contract actions totaling over $10 million
 Proficient in the Integrated Acquisition System (IAS), Acquisition Tracking System
(ATS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Invoice
Processing Platform (IPP), GSA e-Buy, FedBizOpps (FBO), NASA SEWP, USBank Access
Online (AXOL), AXON and Microsoft Office Programs
 Reduced the backlog of overdue CPARS records for contracts that were issued by
contracting officers that separated from the agency
 Knowledgeable on Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Agricultural Acquisition
Regulations (AGAR), and Acquisition Policy and Oversight Branch (APOB) Research
Education, and Economics Mission Area Policy as well as statutory provisions, policy
and procedures, and related interpretations of policies and procedures established by
the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other
judicial entities.
 Obtained FAC-C I and FAC-C II Certification
 Train Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Interns to provide
acquisition support to contract specialists and facilitate contract closeouts on legacy
contracts
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USDA Agricultural Research Service, Eastern/Western Business Service Center

1001 Holleman Drive EAST, College Station, TX 05/2012 – 09/2015
Contracting Intern (Student Trainee) Full-Time (40 hrs./week) GS-1199-04
Supervisor: Cindy J. Cose Permission to Contact: Yes

 Supported the Eastern and Western Business Service Centers in providing research
locations and administrative offices with required procurement support to obtain
research tools and supplies
 Prepared documentation for processing requisitions including purchase orders,
contracts, payments, and closeouts
 Performed cradle-to-grave contracting on purchases under $25,000
 Performed Pre-Award and Post-Award functions on purchase orders, delivery orders,
and contracts between $25,000 and $700,000
 Trained Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Interns to provide
acquisition support to contract specialists

EDUCATION
Teachworthy
Educator Preparation Program Candidate Currently Enrolled
Business and Finance (6-12) Exam 276 Passed Nov. 2021
Teachworthy has advised that they can provide a Statement of Eligibility (SOE), if required.

The Bush School of Government and Public Service 05/2015

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
Master of Public Service and Administration (M.P.A) – Management Track
Concentration: Government Planning and Development
 Served as Capstone Leader – Capstone Advisor: Dr. Joanna Lahey
o Led a team of 6 other members in year-long research project
o Liaison between MPSA Department Head and Team
o Responsible for project & resource management
 Earned Dean’s Leadership Certificate

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX 08/2013

Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and Agricultural Economics
 Century Scholar Member/Ambassador
 Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society Member

CERTIFICATIONS
$20M Level IIIA Warrant 05/2018
Federal Acquisition Certification – Contracting Officer’s Representative
(FAC-COR) Level I 12/2020
Federal Acquisition Certification – Contracting (FAC-C) Level III 08/2017
FAC-C Level II 05/2016
FAC-C Level I 09/2015
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Bush School of Government and Public Service
Dean’s Leadership Certificate 05/2015

REFERENCES

Name Email Relation Permission to

Contact
Cindy J. Cose Cindy.Cose@usda.gov Supervisor Yes

Creager H. Creager.H.Davis@gmail.com Colleague Yes

Davis
Jason Robbins Jason.Robbins@usda.gov Contract Contact me
Specialist first
(Colleague)
Trisha Vigil Trisha.Vigil@usda.gov Supervisory Contact me
General Engineer first
(Colleague)