Statement of Qualifications -
1. Describe your experience developing, administering, and managing formal solicitations, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations for Bids (IFBs), and Requests for Qualifications (RFQs). In your response, explain the methods and quality-control measures you used to ensure the Scope of Work, technical requirements, and pricing tables were clear, accurate, grammatically correct, and free from ambiguity. Additionally, describe your role in the evaluation process, including development of evaluation criteria, coordination with evaluation committees, documentation practices, and support provided for award recommendations or determinations.
2. Provide an example of a time when you analyzed a contracting, procurement, or purchasing issue, identified risks, inefficiencies, or compliance concerns, and recommended or implemented a solution. Describe your analytical approach, the stakeholders involved, and the outcome of your actions, including any measurable improvements achieved.
3. Describe your experience interpreting and applying contracting laws, procurement regulations, policies, and internal procedures in a public or private sector environment. Include an example where your knowledge and application of applicable requirements ensured compliance, mitigated risk, resolved a policy-related issue, or improved organizational accountability.
Statement of Qualifications -
4. Describe your experience providing training, technical assistance, or guidance to staff, departments, vendors, or stakeholders on procurement and contracting processes. Include examples of the topics covered, communication methods used, and how you ensured complex procurement requirements, policies, or procedures were understood and consistently applied.
5. Describe your experience administering purchasing and procurement-related programs, including implementation or oversight of purchasing methods, internal controls, delegated purchasing authority, and purchasing card (CalCard/P-Card) programs. In your response, explain the procedures or controls you used to ensure compliance, accountability, proper documentation, reconciliation, spending limits, fraud prevention, and adherence to organizational policies and audit requirements.
