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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 responsibilities include: 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.
- →The incumbent will be assigned the most complex and sensitive contracts of the agency which include contracts valued over $5 million and multi-facility/regional contracts.
- →Other unique requirements include intra/interagency agreements, sharing agreements, contracts under the selling authority, contracts with affiliates, research and development, and real estate leases.
- →Guide, assist, mentor, and train Contract Specialists.
- →Aid requiring activities in performing market research, reviewing specifications and statements of work, and approving acquisition milestone plans.
- →The incumbent will ensure that specifications and statements of work are prepared in a manner which adequately describes the Government's requirements without restricting competition.
- →Performs a complete review of recommended sole-source requirements and conducts necessary market analyses to test the noncompetitive assumptions of requisitions.
- →Responsible for advertising all applicable requirements and preparing the solicitation document using agency contract writing systems for issuance, insuring regulatory and legal sufficiency, and promoting maximum competition.
- →Conducts public bid openings, reviews bids and determines responsiveness and responsibility of low bidder in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements when using sealed bidding.
- →Conducts negotiations for competitive and noncompetitive procurements.
- →Conducts cost and/or price analysis of offerors' proposals.
- →Reviews auditors' reports for adequacy of analysis while considering all information in developing an overall pricing negotiation strategy.
- →Prepares detailed price negotiation memoranda, outlining in writing the details of negotiations with contractors in competitive and noncompetitive negotiations.
- →Serves as contract administrator on awarded contracts.
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
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