Procurement Analyst

Summary

The VA Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) provides dedicated acquisition and program management expertise and support for life cycle management of enterprise-wide solutions in information and technology (IT) to its customers across the VA enterprise. Its largest customer and business partner for the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT). This position reports to the Chief of the Plans/Training/Analysis Division under the TAC Operations Service located in Eatontown, NJ.

Duties

• Develops organizational procedures to implement
• Federal contracting policy, VA Senior
• Executive policy and guidance, and
• Head of the
• Activity (HCA) procedural documentation and best practices for a wide range of
• Technology (IT) contracting functions.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert IT converting manual contracting business processes into automated business processes.
• Analyzes new procurement policies and laws, and interprets changes for senior management prior to issuing updates to contract specialists for implementation in TAC organizational "OPS Alert!".
• Utilizes 1102 expertise to resolve complex procurement challenges and coordinate with the OALC Office of Procurement for VA policy guidance.
• Develop operating guidance and procedures for the complex issues that arise and uses them as a basis to provide training to the the Acquisition Workforce.
• Interpret new legislation and provides synopses for senior level management, contracting staff, and interns.
• Conduct training of interns and acquisition workforce.
• Explain impact of new policies, regulations, and guidance to all levels of the workforce in varying modes of communication..
• Participate as a member of VA-policy-led procurement task forces, or chairs these bodies working on high level procurement issues with agency-wide impact.
• Write implementation procedures to abide by new and existing contracting policies that can be put into practice operational contracting specialists.
• Manages the Technology Acquisition Desk Book and writes updated policy impacts to business processes and informs contracting staff via writing and training.
• Prepare written contracting material for use in training.
• Prepare briefings on complex procurement issues for use by senior procurement officials.
• Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
• Position Description Title/PD#: Procurement Analyst/PD GS-12 PD# 44313-A and PD GS-13 PD#44300-A Physical Requirements: This work is primarily sedentary 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

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
• In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
• The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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.

Required Documents

• Documents Accepted: Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certification Proof of Marriage Status
• Resume Separation Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Documents Required: Resume
• Transcript Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes
• All necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information.
• Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
• Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply.
• Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
• Applications are accepted online.
• Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.