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 escalate 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