Program Manager - USGS Mid-Continent Federal Science & Technical Support Services

Position: Program Manager — USGS Mid-Continent Federal Science Technical Support Services Contract Proposal Clearance: Must pass federal background investigation (FISMA / DOI personnel screening). S. 108 and government approval.

Occasional domestic; potential international travel in support of task orders Role Overview Inalab is seeking an experienced Program Manager (PM) to serve as the named Key Personnel lead for the USGS Mid-Continent IDIQ contract proposal. The PM will support non-personal science and technical services across the National Wildlife Health Center, Great Lakes Science Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, and Upper Midwest Water Science Center. The PM owns end-to-end contract performance — from staffing and task order shaping through delivery, financial tracking, and client relationship management — and is the single point of accountability between contractor staff and the government.

Requirements

into priced, scoped, and resourced task orders.

are met.

; determine appropriate contractor support categories, level of effort, schedule, and cost; deliver written analyses to the CO and TOM. Participate in task order negotiations, offering counter-proposals and technical/cost justifications. Ensure all work is performed in accordance with contract terms, statements of work, FAR clauses, and DOI/USGS policy.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, science, engineering, IT, or related discipline (Master's preferred). Minimum 8–10 years of progressive program/project management experience, with at least 5 years managing federal services contracts (IDIQ experience strongly preferred). Demonstrated experience as named Key Personnel on a federal contract, or equivalent prime-contractor PM responsibility.

Working knowledge of the FAR (especially Parts 7, 15, 16, 52) and federal task order management lifecycle. Proven track record managing geographically distributed staff (multi-site or multi-state) across multiple skill categories. Experience preparing task order pricing, basis-of-estimates, and counter-proposals; comfort negotiating with Contracting Officers.

Strong financial acumen — labor-category burn tracking, EAC/ETC analysis, ODC management, and FAR-compliant invoicing. Database / tracking-tool fluency sufficient to design or administer a contract personnel and task order tracking system. Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce executive-level monthly status and cost reports.

S. federal background investigation and complete required training (FISMA, security awareness, ethics).

Preferred Qualifications

PMP certification (Project Management Professional) — note: PMP is required for the separate Technical Project Management labor category and is highly valued in this role. Prior experience supporting USGS, DOI, NOAA, USDA, EPA, or comparable science-mission civilian agency.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Task Order Management Serve as the primary liaison between contractor staff and the USGS Task Order Manager (TOM) and Contracting Officer (CO); ensure contract objectives and operational