This position is located in the Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics (OPAL), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC). TAC provides acquisition and program management expertise and support for life cycle management of enterprise-wide solutions. The position serves as the focal point in developing, establishing, interpreting and guiding the implementation of acquisition policy and regulatory material throughout TAC.
Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Assist with the writing of local contracting policy, guidance, and procedural documentation for the wide range of contracting functions. Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in converting manual contracting business processes into automated business processes. Analyzes new policies and laws, and apply reviews of procurement documentation.
Reviews procurement packages that are complex and difficult prior to senior executive level signature approval. Resolve complex procurement issues. Work on a team to prepare documentation prior to external audit or inspection. Analyze and evaluates external audit and inspection reports. Perform as an expert with authority to respond to inspection and audit reports.
Develop operating guidance and procedures for the complex issues that arise and uses them as a basis to provide training to staff. Interpret new legislation and provides synopsis to senior level management. Conduct training workforce on Compliance related items. Explain impact of new policies, regulations, and guidance. Defend and explain complex issues with auditors resulting from an audit.
Participate as a member of procurement task forces or chairs these bodies working on high level procurement issues with agency wide impact. Write contracting policies and procedures for use by operational contracting specialists. Write updated policy impact to business processes and informs contracting staff via writing. Assist with VA Form 2268 reviews, as needed. Prepare written contracting material for use in training.
Prepare briefings on complex procurement issues for use by senior procurement officials. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Telework limited to ad-hoc with supervisor approval. Regular and recurring telework is not available. Position Description Title/PD#: Procurement Analyst/ PD44313A and PD44300A Virtual/Remote: This is not a virtual or remote position.
Only current TAC- employees who are already working at a VA-owned or leased space may remain at their current duty location if selected for this position. All other selected applicants, regardless of Agency, will be required to work onsite at one of the specified locations listed below.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
There is no educational substitution for the specialized experience for the GS-12 or GS-13 levels, however you must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements as listed below.
Basic Requirements for GS-5 through GS-12 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.
Basic Requirements for GS-13 and Above Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions.
At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
AND A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.
This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver. 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.
jonell.tomlinson@va.gov · 317-916-3660
This position is with Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $92023 – $163062/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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