Federal Procurement Regional Manager

State of Utah Office of the Governor•Salt Lake City, UT

3d•$31 - $34•Hybrid

About The Position

The Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) is seeking a Federal Procurement Regional Manager for the APEX Accelerator program. This role involves providing assistance to Utah businesses in pursuing federal, state, and local contract awards. The position requires working two days a week in Utah County for one-on-one counseling, training, and government contracting assistance to clients in Utah, Wasatch, and Juab counties. Additionally, the role involves one to two days a week in Salt Lake providing administrative support to the program.

Requirements

Ability to learn government procurement and explain procurement concepts to clients.
Strong customer/client relations skills.
Basic understanding of government contracting and business/economic development.
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in business administration, economics, public administration, political science, or related degree.
Self-motivated, results-oriented, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Valid Driver's license.
Ability to travel.
Ability to work some evenings.

Responsibilities

Provide procurement counseling assistance to businesses and help them prepare to enter the defense and government industrial base, including assistance with System for Award Management registration, Capability Statement development, Strategic Marketing Plan development, and Small Business Certifications.
Promote subcontracting opportunities for underrepresented small businesses.
Provide training to clients on Mentor-Protégé Programs, Cybersecurity compliance requirements, Foreign Own, Control and Influence (FOCI), and Government Innovation Programs (e.g., Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer grants).
Connect innovative businesses to Government Innovation Programs.
Develop relationships with and market the Utah APEX Accelerator program to business associations, innovation laboratories, technical colleges, and universities to facilitate the entry of companies' innovative products and technologies into the defense and government supply chain.
Assist clients with successful bid preparation, including responding to RFQ/RFPs.
Create Bid-Match client profiles to identify solicitation opportunities.
Deliver presentations about the APEX Accelerator program to various audiences.
Provide general office management support.
Manage the event registration page on APEX’s client relationship management system (CRM).
Process invoices for payment.
Manage the weekly client email communique.
Assist in the coordination of APEX training sessions, workshops, and events.