As the Acquisition and Utilization Specialist, you will serve as a project manager for VISN-level consolidated procurements, as lead Contracting Officer Representative (COR) over VISN-wide projects engaging facility Point of Contacts to oversee cost, schedule and performance metrics, and as liaison and advisor by providing acquisition advice regarding contract related services focusing on critical clinical and healthcare services, product acquisition, and support services within VISN 4.

Duties

Position Description / PD#: Acquisition & Utilization Specialist / PD02232-A Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm The incumbent will perform the following duties as a regular recurring part of the job: Acquisition:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement (09/21/2023). 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS11. 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 announcement. In 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below. In addition to the time in grade requirement above, you may qualify based on your experience for the GS-11 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Handling contract related services, product acquisition, and procurement of items in a healthcare environment Overseeing contracts including pre-award and post-award Preparing procurement packages with unique, emergent and complex requirements including development of requirement documents (e.g. performance work statements and objectives, cost benefit analysis, gap analysis, sole source justifications, past performance, market research, etc.) Developing sole source justifications Developing and analyzing reports to make recommendations on acquisition and contracting issues Participating in negotiations with other officials throughout all phases of contract administration Monitoring expenditures and reporting on deviations from contract terms. OR, Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. In addition to the time in grade requirement above, you may qualify based on your experience for the GS-12 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Developing procurement packages to include drafting the requirements as well as all needed documentation (e.g. performance work statements and objectives, cost benefit analysis, gap analysis, sole source justifications, past performance, market research, etc.) for submission to contracting Conducting analyses of contractor performance to help determine contract compliance and support the exercise of options Providing acquisition and assistance agreement advice regarding contract related services focusing on critical clinical and healthcare services, product acquisition, and support services Monitoring the procurement process from pre-award to final delivery of requirements and contract close-out and/or follow-on procurement packages as needed Drafting policy manuals/guidance/tools, acquisition plans, source selection plans, security documentation and model contracts as required Reviewing 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 Preparing reports or briefs, contract data for meetings, inspections, audits, and in-progress reviews Education: There is no education substitution for experience at the GS-12 grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationContracting/ProcurementControl of FundsTechnical Competence 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: The work is typically sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required, such as carrying printouts, books, etc. The work may require overnight travel away from the assigned duty station. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

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. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VISN 4 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, PA 15215 US
• Name: Erika Dowell
• Phone: (216) 225-8132
• Email: [email protected]