• Job Description

  Req#: 803793100
  This position is located within one of the service organizations of the National Acquisition Center (NAC), National Contract Service. The incumbent performs the full range of contracting or contract administrative duties related to the life cycle of contracts.
  
  Duties
  
  
  This is a bargaining unit position.
  
  The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they applied. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
  
  VA Total Rewards
  
  Work Schedule: Mon- Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available
  Telework: Not applicable. This is a remote position
  Duty Location Status: Will work remotely from home
  Position Description Title/PD#: Contract Specialist/ PD44084A, PD44083A, and PD44082A
  Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
  Financial Disclosure Report: Required
  Physical Demands: The work is sedentary in nature.
  
  This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-09. At the GS-11 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-12. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.
  
  Major Duties:
  
  
  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.
  • Participation in the Seasonal Influenza Prevention Program for VHA Health Care Personnel (HCP) is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs HCP.
  • All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Pre-employment physical examination/evaluation may be required.
  • Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/15/2024.
  
  Individual Occupational Requirement:
  
  Basic Requirements: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
  
  Education.: To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
  
  Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12.
  
  You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
  
  Specialized Experience GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience of various contracting methods, and contract types, and contract administration principles, policies, regulations, and procedures to administer contracts that are routine and recurring in nature. Along with skills of how to put results of reviews performed by price/cost analysts, auditors, or technical specialist to use and have oral and written communications skills. Skill to use of negotiation techniques to conduct award and post-award negotiations such as supplemental agreements or settlement actions. Experience in the cost and price analysis techniques to prepare proposals against previous history, actual expenditures, and established rates to determine a negotiation position.
  
  OR
  • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree
  OR
  • Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level (Transcript Required).
  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 experience applying various contracting methods, contract types, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements. Experience in pre-solicitation and solicitation principles, requirements, and processes. Established skill of business and industry practices sufficient to evaluate and monitor contractors' performance, and provide direction and leadership as the Government's principle representative. Skills in oral and written communications. Experience of customers purchasing practices, equipment review processes, distribution, processing, and payment requirements and cycles. Skill in the use of negotiation techniques to conduct award and post-award negotiations such as supplemental agreements or settlement actions. Established experience of cost and price analysis techniques to prepare proposals against previous history, actual expenditures, and established rates to determine a negotiation position.
  
  OR
  • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Graduate Education
  OR
  • Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level (Transcript Required).
  
  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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Exceptional skills of various contracting methods, contract types, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements. Expert experience of and skill in the use of negotiation techniques to conduct award and post- award negotiations such as supplemental agreements or settlement actions. Skills in oral and written communications. Skill in the use of negotiation techniques to conduct award and post- award negotiations such as supplemental agreements or settlement actions. Experience in of cost and price analysis techniques to prepare proposals against previous history, actual expenditures, and established rates to determine a negotiation position. Professional skill of a wide range of services and commodities, contracting strategies, and contract regulations and laws in conducting meetings, negotiations, and guidance to management officials, contract administrators. Prudent knowledge of cost and price analysis techniques to prepare proposals, and established rates to determine a negotiation position. Proven experience using results of reviews performed by price/cost analysts. Skill to apply the pre-solicitation and solicitation principles, requirements, and processes.
  
  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/.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with integrating life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 1700 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.

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