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Associate Executive Director Technology Acquisition Center
Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction · Posted 70 days ago
About the Role
The Associate Executive Director for the Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is the advisor to the Deputy Principal Executive Director for Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC);and other key officials within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on matters pertaining to acquisition planning, procurement, and contract administration in connection with acquiring IT supplies, equipment and services required.
What You'll Do
- →The Associate Executive Director is responsible for the operational execution, oversight, compliance, direction and support of all acquisitions within the Technology Acquisition Center (TAC).
- →The Associate Executive Director provides leadership and direction to support VA Information Technology (IT) acquisitions.
- →The Associate Executive Director provides leadership and direction to the TAC to ensure efficient and effective contracting activities and maintain compliance with Federal and agency regulations, policies, directives and operating procedures.
- →Oversees the development of contract actions having high-level significance and notably national in scope.
- →Studies and evaluates the acquisition program and recommends policies to maintain an effective and efficient operation.
- →Recommends policies, plans, and strategies for acquisition planning, procurement, and contract administration in connection with acquiring IT supplies, equipment and services required.
- →Manages the development of strategic IT contract actions that have high-level significance and notability and are national in scope.
- →Acquisitions consist of highly complex IT services and commodities; strategically sourced and enterprise-wide contracts.
- →Evaluate the effectiveness and economy of the procurement activities under his/her control.
- →Leads a program of quality control to assure that the TAC procurement program is carried out in accordance with generally accepted procurement criteria established within the Federal Government.
- →Serves as the Head of Contracting Activity for the TAC.
- →Responsible for conducting analyses of procurement data to develop acquisition strategies leveraging V A's, as well as other government agencies, buying power.
- →Manages the strategic planning, operational improvement, and integrated performance management functions for the TAC.
- →Maintains observation over the development of reporting mechanisms for critical operational and transformational metrics to gauge progress on strategic and operational initiatives and high-level progress reports, initiating corrective actions when necessary to reach stated goals.
Requirements
- ✓This position has an education requirement.
- ✓Applicants must possess or be eligible for Level Ill FAC-C certification in accordance with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) FAC-C Certification Standards or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).
- ✓Applicants who currently possess or are eligible for Level II FAC-C certification and can achieve Level III certification according to VA or DAWIA standards within eighteen months from the date of appointment to this position will also be considered.
- ✓Please indicate in your application your level and source (VA, DAWIA) of certification or eligibility for certification.
- ✓Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions.
- ✓At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. and B.
- ✓A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
- ✓Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.
- ✓This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met.
- ✓However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
- ✓With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver.
- ✓If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
- ✓If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.
- ✓An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6111a091-ed17-4841-a25c-31e01218187e
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