Sylvester K. Williams
Procurement Manager II at Virginia Department of General Services- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Virginia Contracting Officer(VCO)
Virginia Institute of ProcurementAug, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)
UPPCC - Universal Public Procurement Certification CouncilJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Virginia Contracting Associate(VCA)
Virginia Institute of ProcurementApr, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Certificates in Procurement Management-World Bank Regulations
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)Jul, 2013- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Virginia Department of General Services
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United States
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Procurement Manager II
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Jul 2022 - Present
Responsible for developing solicitations and managing statewide contracts that are utilized by state agencies and public entities for the procurement of mission-critical supplies and services, and collaborating on addressing challenging key procurement issues and strategies. Provide timely, accurate, and responsive procurement support through the establishment of highly complex procurements and the management of statewide and single agency contracts that promote “best value” concepts. Provide guidance to agencies, public bodies, and suppliers on the application of eVA, the Virginia Public Procurement Act, Vendors Manual, and the APSPM, and also provide instructional training for the Virginia Institute of Procurement. Providing research, analysis, and evaluation support on procurement issues/information, making recommendations/decisions, and performing market and contract analysis.
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Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Procurement Officer
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Dec 2019 - Jul 2022
Commonwealth of Virginia • Provides purchasing and contracting support to Central Office, Its Facilities and Community Services Boards(CSBs). • Leads contracting activities for major divisions within the Agency and providing technical assistance and training to contract administrators. Assist procurement staff, manage workloads, and support their assigned procurement activities and manage assigned procurement initiatives through the entire procurement life cycle. • Ensures staff follows the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA), the Agency Procurement Surplus Property Manual(APSPM) and the Agency policies and procedures for procurements. • Reviews and provides feedback to procurement staff’s solicitations, modifications, contracts prior to posting and/or contract execution. • Informs and includes the end user in the selection process on all solicitations. • Handles all communications with end users and vendors in a professional manner. Degree to which is in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations outlined in the VPPA, APSPM, DBHDS’s DI 810 (ADM)07, PAS desktop procedures, and VITA’s IT Procurement Manual. •Ensures all procurement documents are placed in the appropriate subfolders as outlined in the “Procurement File Setup” form. • Purchase procedures: Process procurements using the following procurement methods: Mandatory Sources, Single Quote/Quick Quote, Unsealed Bidding, Unsealed Request for Proposals, Gov’t-to-Gov’t (MOA), Competitive Sealed Bidding and Competitive Negotiation, Sole Source and Emergency. • Drafts procurement documents using the appropriate template/boilerplate. • SWAM Initiative, Executive Order 35 (2019). Assist and directs non-SWAM vendors to SBSD’s website. Documents the procurement file justifying any small purchases awarded to or issued to non-SWAM vendors. Seeks increased participation of certified SWAM vendors
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Virginia Department of Military Affairs
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Procurement Officer
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May 2019 - Sep 2019
Commonwealth of Virginia • Provided support to Commonwealth Challenge Program Administrator in the areas of procurement and general administration. • Prepared solicitation documents and post same to the Virginia Business Opportunity(VBO) page/Sourcing and Contracting page in the e-Virginia Procurement platform. • Provide technical support during evaluation of bids or proposals. • Reviewed contract award documents for accuracy. • Developed contracts folders and kept all folders up-to date. • Provide weekly updates of ongoing projects to my supervisor. • Tracked contract renewals and developed renewal packets and performed requested contract modifications or extensions when justified by the business owner/end user. • Used the micro purchase card for small dollar purchases and reconciled all expenditures and invoices on a monthly basis producing a report. • Worked with contract administrators and other administrative staff to resolve invoice issues. • Required to follow all administrative best practices and procedures during the discharge of my duties.
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Civil Service Agency-Liberia
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Liberia
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Procurement Specialist
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Mar 2012 - Aug 2015
• Supervised the day-to-day activities of the procurement process at the agency and ensured compliance with rules and procedures. • Prepared procurement plans, and get approval for plan execution • Prepared solicitation documents, advertised contracts, received bids, opened bids, and made recommendation for evaluation panel to be setup. • Reviewed contract award recommendation documents and advised Procurement Committee members. • Provided advice on the bidding process at every step along the way leading to contract award. • Served as senior procurement officer on two donors funded projects (Civil Service Reform Project and the Public-Sector Modernization Project). Leading the processes for the hiring of consultants, the procurement of goods and related services and making sure that value for public expenditure is achieved. Regularly updated stakeholders on the implementation and challenges associated with projects. Did contract execution evaluation according to the contract documents. • Prepared memo and related contract documents to finance department for the processing of payments to consultants, contractors, and other service providers. • Reviewed contract renewals, modifications and advised end user on the way forward.
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Education
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The George Washington University School of Business
Master of Science in Government Contracts, Public Procurement -
University of Liberia
Graduate Diploma, Public Procurement -
University of Liberia
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
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