Contracting Officer, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia Area
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Pete LaVerghetta’s Summary
Broker, build, maintain, monitor and champion agreements between DSCP and National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH) vendors for Subsistence items.
Award and administer storage and maintenance contracts for various large, complex and unique pieces of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) that are in use at vendor's plants.
Administer National Allowance Pricing Agreements (manufacturers rebates) for Subsistence prime vendors selling food service items for use at military installations worldwide.
Award and administer Information Technology services contracts for data mining of Subsistence prime vendor data.
Analyze requirements to determine best solicitation method and contract vehicle for items, supplies and services assigned to the Subsistence Strategic Materials Sourcing Group (SMSG).
Perform the full range of pre- and post-award contracting actions. This includes acquisition planning, solicitation preparation, proposal evaluation, contract award, and contractor performance evaluation.
Seven years experience on very large-scale SAP R/3 ERP implementation with more than four million SKUs.
Five years awarding, maintaining and administering $50 million dollar plus contracts for Meals, Ready to Eat (MRE).
Pete LaVerghetta’s Specialties:
Purchasing, acquisition, training, logistics, supply chain management, procurement, procurement management, program management, ERP implementation, solicitation, negotiation, source selection, FAR, SAP R/3, Crystal Reports, NIB, NISH, EDI, SRM, CRM
Pete LaVerghetta’s Experience
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Contracting Officer
DSCP
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Responsible for brokering, building, maintaining, enforcing, policing and monitoring agreements between DSCP and National Industries for the Blind/National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NIB/NISH) vendors for Subsistence items.
Responsible for storage and maintenance contracts for various large, complex and unique pieces of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) that are in use at manufacturing facilities.
Responsible for National Allowance Pricing Agreements (manufacturers rebates) for Subsistence prime vendors selling food service items for use at military installations worldwide.
Responsible for Information Technology services contracts for data mining of Subsistence prime vendor data.
Analyze requirements to determine best solicitation method and contract vehicle for items, supplies and services assigned to the SMSG. This includes acquisition planning, solicitation preparation, proposal evaluation, contract award, and monitoring contractor performance. -
Trainer
DSCP
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
September 2003 — September 2007 (4 years 1 month)
Classroom instruction. Developed, implemented, delivered measured and monitored training packages to 1,000 end users.
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Business Proccess Analyst
DSCP
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
October 2000 — September 2003 (3 years)
Seven years experience on one billion dollar plus Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation. One of the largest SAP R/3 roll-outs ever. Design, test, implement, deploy, training, troubleshoot and program management of the ERP system replacing legacy software Standard Automated Material Management System (SAMMS) and Defense Integrated Subsistence Management System (DISMS).
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Contract Specialist
DSCP
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
July 1990 — October 2000 (10 years 4 months)
Contract Specialist responsible for all pre-award and post-award actions on large dollar value highly visible long term contracts for Meals, Ready To Eat Individual (MRE).
Performed market research, performed acquisition planning, developed performance work statements and statements of work, contract award, proposal evaluation, negotiating, presentation briefings, coordinated with quality control personnel, implemented Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), worked with inventory managers, had extensive vendor contact, worked with members of my Commodity Business Unit (CBU), worked as a team player, was proactive. Solicited requests for proposals and requests for quotes, using best value source selection procedures.
Pete LaVerghetta’s Education
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Temple University
B.A. , Mass Communications/RTF , 1986 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Golden Key National Honor Society
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Pete LaVerghetta’s Interests:
Cycling
Pete LaVerghetta’s Groups:
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Temple University Alumni Association
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