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Contract Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
The purpose of this position is to serve as a Contract Specialist for the US Department of Veterans Affairs with the responsibility for performing professional work involving procurement of supplies and services using procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, VA Acquisition Regulations, Public Laws, and agency policy. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: Contracting Specialist - Total Rewards
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibility includes: The purpose of this position is to serve as a Contract Specialist for the US Department of Veterans Affairs with responsibility for performing professional work involving the procurement of supplies and services using procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, VA Acquisition Regulations, Public Laws, and Agency policy.
- →Some examples of equipment, supplies, and services procured include but are not limited to: medical or facility equipment, medical/surgical supplies, nursing home services, readjustment counseling services, medical services, architect-engineer services, construction, information technology (IT) services to include hardware and software.
- →The incumbent will guide, assist, mentor, and train junior level contract specialists.
- →The incumbent will be required to possess those requisite skills and experience to effectively deal with an assortment of contract issues at a full performance level.When requested by supervisor, incumbent must apply for up to a Level III Contracting Officer Warrant, accept contracting officer warrant, and provide the signatory authority for contracts within their warrant authority.
- →Warrants will be granted based on workload, needs of the agency, and upon recommendation of the supervisor.
- →Incumbent is required to perform all contract work up to the point of contract award.
- →If warranted, incumbent is required to execute their own contract actions and, at the direction of their supervisor, provide signature authority for staff that lack requisite warrant authority.
- →The incumbent performs advanced contract level work less than, equal to, and greater than $1 M.
- →Work Schedule: Tour of Duty is 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- →Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
- →Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework.
- →Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work.
- →Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA Employees that are already subject to the return to in-person work mandate in their current 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.
- ✓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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period or two 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 one year probationary period or two year trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Transcripts: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Transcripts must depict the name of the college to determine accreditation, and your name must also be displayed on the transcripts.
- ✓If qualifying based on a degree, or for positions requiring a degree, the transcript must show the date the degree was conferred.
- ✓If selected, you must provide official transcripts.
- ✓Transcripts should state degree conferred, and have a date.
- ✓Undergraduate transcripts are required to meet the basic requirement for this position; please submit all transcripts.
Benefits
- ★VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.
- ★This position may be authorized for telework.
- ★Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
- ★Receiving Service Credit or 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.
- ★VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service.
- ★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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 671f99d3-54bf-453e-bb77-82f356695752
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