This position is at the full performance level as a Procurement Technician located in the Facilities Management Service. The incumbent reports to the Facilities Management Assistant Chief. The incumbent serves as the central point of contact and exchange of information for customers relative to quality assurance, acquisition, budget and contract administration. The incumbent performs a broad spectrum of duties, in this diverse and complex program critical to the Facilities Management Service.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as a technical expert in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), VA Acquisitions Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws and regulations. Works with other Contracting Officers Representatives (CORs), Supply Chain Management staff, and other stakeholders to establish effective acquisition procedures for the Facilities Management Service. The incumbent evaluates the need and/or changes of supplies and services. Independently identifies needed changes to processes and recommends appropriate changes based on findings. Incumbent confers with service contracting officer Specialists (COSs) regarding contract performance and milestones. Assists Contracting with understanding the technical requirements. Incumbent establishes quality controls to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of invoices and determines if payment requests out of the standard cycle are necessary. Performs COR duties for numerous service contracts for the service. Frequently communicates with vendors and personnel in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Contracting, and Facilities Management Service. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday thru Friday, 7:30AM to 4:00PM Compressed/Flexible: No, this is not available. Telework: This position is not authorized for telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Procurement Technician/PD13644O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not approved. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not approved. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/15/2024. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: assisting in verifying ordered products and services; updating and maintaining files; inputting data to an automated database to compile and extract data for reports; and resolving routine discrepancies. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementContracting/ProcurementFinancial Management 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 partly sedentary, and occasionally involves intermediate periods of walking, bending, stooping, lifting, carrying, moving (up to 50 pounds) supplies or equipment, reaching, pulling, and working at a keyboard and monitor. Work areas are generally small and the incumbent may have interruptions by other Facilities Management staff members. The variety of tasks involved, the circumstances under which they must be performed and the nature of Facilities Management operations may from time to time increase the pace of the day-to-day computer-related troubleshooting activities. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Raymond G Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1501 San Pedro Drive, Southeast Albuquerque, NM 87108 US
• Name: Cesar Ruiz Jimenez
• Phone: 562-826-8000 X16245
• Email: [email protected]