Julian Bargas

Experience

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  ECC 409th CBS, sRCO Livorno

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2011

  Office Chief

  Served as the office Chief at Livorno, Italy. Warranted Contracting Officer. Exercise all collateral duties associated with the position of Contracting Officer. Prepare and manage annual contract plans and schedules. Direct organizational activities for the Contracting Office. Responsible for all supervisory activities and management responsibilities. Business Advisor: responsible for providing professional technical expertise to other stakeholders. Assist staff of 6 with all pre-award and post-award actions related to construction, services, supply and AE contracts. Responsible for development of local procedures and policy. Responsible for conducting training for office and Contracting Officer Representatives (COR). Provide Field Ordering Officer training for customers. Provide GPC refresher training for all installation cardholders and Billing Officials. Perform Reviewing Official duties for all CPARS, ACASS and CCASS evaluations. Manage the office budget and perform billing official duties. Show less

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  496th Air Base Squadron, LGC

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2015

  Administrative Contracting Officer

  Serve as a senior warranted contracting officer; to act as final authority on all contracting matters regarding the Spain Base maintenance Contract (SBMC), a contract that satisfies and supports all operation requirements of the 496th Air Base Squadron mission in one major consolidated, complex contractual vehicle that includes diverse and complex support to Air Mobility Command aerial port mission, EUCOM and CENTCOM mission support, AEF rotation, Air Force Space Command satellite tracking mission, the NASA space shuttle alternate landing site mission as well as operation support to Navy Exchange, Dept of Defense Dependents Schools and Air Force Office of Special Investigation (OSI). Provide business advice to the customer and perform all preaward and postaward functions on all other contracting matters related to the operation support of Moron Air Base (AB, Zaragoza AB Spain, using a wide range of contracting methods and types, and to insure compliance with all US and Spanish applicable governing laws and regulations. Final authority on all approvals for contractor travel, material purchases over $5K and determination of all Corrective Action Reports issued by the CORs. Approving authority for all above and beyond actions and modification up to $150K. Responsible for chairing Performance Status Review meetings and managing the entire COR program. In the absence of the Chief of the Base Contracting Office assumes all duties and responsibilities of that position. Show less

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  US Army Corps of Engineers

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

  Contract Specialist

  Serves as a contract specialist responsible for the planning, development, evaluation and negotiation of contracts and modifications. This includes competitive and sole source negotiated contracts (RFP), competitive bid (IFB), A-E contracts, indefinite delivery contracts, delivery orders, etc. Pricing arrangements include cost plus fixed fee, cost plus award fee, fixed price, unit price and other pricing arrangements. Contract types include construction, design, services and supply. Participates in procurement planning meetings with technical, legal, audit, user representatives, and others to discuss and plan procurement actions, reviews technical specifications for conformance with existing procurement policy requiring edits or rewrites as necessary. Prepares RFP, IFB or other contractual arrangements as needed including special clauses. Prepares acquisition plans, justification and approvals and determination and findings in support of proposed acquisitions. Show less

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  Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Jackson

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2018

  Senior Contract Specialist

  Serves as Senior Contract Specialist responsible for performing the full range of pre-award and post-award functions in contracting, price and/or cost analyses, administration and termination for the installation including tenant activities. Organizations and activities serviced; typically include diverse mission needs and requirements representing more than one command channel, frequent revisions or updates of existing missions resulting in new or changed requirements, and occasional additions of new missions. Performs the development, justification, coordination, and completion of a large number and variety of procurement transactions from time of receipt to award of contract. Contracts range from firm fixed-price contracts, with well-defined and well-precedented requirements, to the more complex fixed-price and occasional cost-reimbursement contracts requiring specialized provisions, frequent price changes, urgent delivery requirements. Performs the full range of assigned contract administration functions to include negotiation of contract modifications and delivery orders. Show less

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  20th Contracting Squadron

  Feb 2018 - now

  Acquisition Flight Chief