Contractor Program Manager / Task Lead

CONTRACT INFORMATION Agency: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of the Assistant Administrator (OAA) Place of Performance: Silver Spring, MD (1315 East-West Highway, 20910); telework as authorized Period of Performance: 07/22/2026 – 07/21/2027 (Base); up to 4 years with options POSITION OVERVIEW The Contractor Program Manager (PM) / Task Lead serves as the prime point of contact between the contractor team and the Government. This is a Key Personnel position. The PM/Task Lead is responsible for day-to-day contract management, quality oversight, staffing coordination, status reporting, and issue resolution across all four task areas. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the single point of contact for staffing, quality control, scheduling, status reporting, issue escalation, and invoice support Maintain authority to assign contractor personnel to task areas and resolve performance issues Attend task order kick-off meeting and routine status meetings with CO, COR, and Government stakeholders Prepare and submit monthly status reports by the 5th business day of each month, summarizing accomplishments, deliverables, risks, issues, upcoming work, and corrective actions Develop and maintain the Quality Control Plan; submit within 15 business days of award and update as needed Lead transition-in planning including staffing, access, training, knowledge transfer, and quality control procedures Coordinate personnel changes with COR in advance and ensure knowledge transfer to minimize disruption Ensure all personnel complete required NOAA/DOC training (IT security, records management, privacy, SASH, etc.) within required timeframes Coordinate transition-out activities including file transfer, tracker handover, SOPs, and system access closeout REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Demonstrated experience managing federal government contracts or task orders in a program manager or project lead capacity Experience overseeing multi-function administrative support teams (FOIA, case coordination, travel, administrative operations) Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to interface effectively with senior Government officials Experience preparing and submitting contract status reports, quality control plans, and staffing plans Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Adobe Acrobat Ability to resolve performance issues and escape risks proactively SECURITY & SUITABILITY Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a suitability/public trust determination (Tier 1 or successor) Must obtain all required system access approvals for NOAA/DOC systems Must complete initial and annual NOAA SASH training within required timeframes #J-18808-Ljbffr