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Acquisition Utilization Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Des Moines, IA $75K – $98K Apply by Sep 21, 2026 General Business And Industry ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Healthcare
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Serves as a Medical Center liaison and advisor at the Des Moines VA Medical Center on contract related services focusing on critical facility maintenance and healthcare services, product acquisition and support services required by project managers, program managers, upper management, and stakeholders on all aspects of procurement for a wide variety of items to include specialized facility operation services.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION; YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Conducts analyses and recommends courses of actions to ensure that various clinical and administrative service requirements have addressed considerations such as construction, budgeting, supporting manpower and other factors.
- →Establishes, expedites and reviews consolidation of all procurement packages including unique, emergent and complex requirements to meet timely and technical needs of assigned acquisitions.
- →Reviews procurement documents for accuracy, adequacy, and completeness, and assists subject matter experts as needed to ensure the final documents are acceptable.
- →Develops sole source justifications in relation to cost, limited availability, or unusual nature, when the health care resource need is either unique in the community or is subject to maximum utilization only through specialized resources contracting.
- →Negotiates performance requirements among multiple sites and service lines in order to obtain agreement, standardize enterprise equipment, supply and/or service requirements in support of strategic acquisition plans.
- →Establishes and maintains controls to ensure that contracts are executed in accordance with terms.
- →Advises on all phases of negotiation with the contract specialist/contracting officer for contract modifications, change orders, supplemental agreements and delivery order processes including requirements, definition, justification and approval for service contract extension, method of contracting, evaluation of proposals and all phases of contract administration.
- →Reviews 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.
- →Initiates review of contracts whenever there is overall concern by customers, evaluates for impact and validity, identifies alternatives for remediation/systemic change, ensures corrective actions are taken and adequate response is provided.
- →Recommends contract termination and need to exercise option years of the contract based on contract performance monitors, funds availability, and the need for the continuation of the services being rendered.
- →Uses comprehensive knowledge of contract termination functions to review and analyze settlement proposals, audit reports, technical evaluations, and subcontractor claims to determine allowable costs, proper profit to be allowed, and similar issues and to negotiate settlements.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:00AM -3:30PM.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Driver License is required.
- ✓Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary in nature.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) 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 interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 92c1133c-bced-4d1d-a84c-b34a66c5ef4f
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