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Summary

The Supervisory Acquisition & Utilization Specialist acts as a liaison and advisor on contract-related services with a focus on critical and healthcare services facilities and environmental services product acquisition and support services. This role provides expert guidance on contract pre-award and post-award matters to all Administrative and Clinical Service lines within the VA Healthcare System (HCS) and its supported catchment area.

Duties

These duties include work associated with contract planning implementation oversight and close outs and may include Contracting Officers Representative (COR) responsibilities. Acts in the capacity of Supply Chain Management (SCM) leadership during anticipated and unanticipated absences with total departmental responsibility. This position supervises a minimum of three Acquisition Utilization Specialists. Duties and responsibilities include but are not be limited to the following :

• Develop acquisition and procurement metrics that identify business objectives and goals;
• Perform cost containment strategies ensuring the effectiveness quality and economy of operations;
• Participate in the development of acquisition and procurement education and training documentation;
• Evaluate business practices and develop acquisition strategies for the planning of life-cycle management in order to support the medical facilitys mission;
• Conduct short mid and long-term advanced planning for expendable items and durable medical equipment;
• Develop performance work statements and objectives cost benefit analysis gap analysis sole source justifications past performance quality assurance surveillance plans (QASP) market research independent government estimates evaluation criteria options funding delivery schedules lead times and reporting requirements;
• Review procurement documents for accuracy adequacy and completeness and assist service line managers as needed to ensure the final documents are acceptable;
• Manage review and develop sole source justifications in relation to cost limited availability or unusual nature based on health care resource needs;
• Review contracts work directives and other ordering instruments to extract schedules of deliverable items and services and maintains records of performance and delivery against those schedules;
• Assist in the development of procurement documents to ensure conformity to requirements including sole source justifications government estimates evaluation criteria options funding delivery schedules and lead times;

Supervisory Statement : A one year supervisory probation period may be required for this position.

Work Schedule : Monday-Friday 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Position Description / PD# : Supervisory Acquisition & Utilization Specialist / PD99867A

Requirements

Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider :

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02 / 09 / 2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11.

The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note : Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Drivers License : A current valid state-issued Drivers License is required for this position.

NOTE : We cannot accept photographs therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested you will be required to provide a copy of your current valid state-issued Drivers License.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below :

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position :

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements : Work is primarily sedentary in nature. Requires occasional travel to conduct inspections of contract facilities or motor vehicles providing contracts for healthcare resources to ensure Joint Commission and safety requirements are met.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration / Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA / OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.

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Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Eclipse,Bus Driving,General Employment,IT Service Management,Financial Accounting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 89508 - 116362