The Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL) supports America's Veterans and families by delivering acquisition, logistics, and supply chain business solutions that provide better outcomes and harness technology to assure quality support/services for the VA multi-billion dollar acquisition mission. This position is primarily concerned with analyzing, evaluating, and improving the efficiency of and effectiveness of operating acquisition and logistics programs Learn More About This

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Selectees may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A complete application package, i.e., Resume, Transcripts, etc., as required by job announcement.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Pre-employment physical examination/evaluation may be required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/07/2024. 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-11/12/13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9/11/12, respectively. 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. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. 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. AND Specialized Experience (GS-11): You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting in the evaluation and analyses of acquisition and logistics systems and applications to determine whether the current systems efficiently accomplish the objectives sought and provide the controls necessary. Knowledge of the range of administrative laws, policies, and procedures applicable to the administration and programmatic aspects of acquisition and logistics operations and management. Knowledge of the range of administrative laws, policies, and procedures applicable to the administration of a multifunctional government systems and the practices, principles, and behaviors association with the acquisition and logistics marketplace. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify (for GS-11 only) based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related OR Specialized Experience (GS-12): You must have one 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. Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting in the evaluation and analyses of acquisition and logistics systems and applications to determine whether the current systems efficiently accomplish the objectives sought and provide the controls necessary. Applying knowledge of the range of administrative laws, policies, and procedures applicable to the administration and programmatic aspects of acquisition and logistics operations and management. Applying knowledge of the range of administrative laws, policies, and procedures applicable to the administration of a multifunctional government systems and the practices, principles, and behaviors association with the acquisition and logistics marketplace OR Specialized Experience (GS-13): You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Independently conducting evaluation and analyses of acquisition and logistics systems and applications to determine whether the current systems efficiently accomplish the objectives sought and provide the controls necessary. Independently providing organizational leadership with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of acquisition and logistics operations and management. Applying knowledge of the range of administrative laws, policies, and procedures applicable to the administration of a multifunctional government systems and the practices, principles, and behaviors associated with the acquisition and logistics marketplace. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Per Office of Personnel Management General Schedule Qualification Policies, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, human resources director, or official documentation such as SF-52, SF-50 documenting an official detail/assignments, or other comparable documentation). The documentation must indicate whether the employee performed the duties full time or, if part-time, the percentage of times the employee performed the additional duties. To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.

Education

There is no education substitute or requirement for the GS-12 or 13 level.

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.

Contacts

• Address Office of Acquisitions and Logistics 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]