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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 5 hours ago

Purchasing Agent

Cape Coral, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$45K/yr - $59K/yr

1+ years exp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Purchasing Agent for the Prosthetics & Sensory Aid Service at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center. The role involves performing medical supply purchasing and inventory management to support clinical services for Veterans, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and maintaining vendor relationships.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform technical level purchasing support adhering to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR), Veteran Health Administration (VHA), and Prosthetics directives and handbooks, Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) policy and station memorandums to acquire Veteran specific medical equipment, supplies and services based on a medical provider's clinical assessment and evaluation of the Veteran's medical condition

Submits Acquisition Plans and Procurement Packages for stock and veteran specific needs to the Network Contracting Office and uploads quotes, bids, invoices, consults, and other important documents to Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS)

Verifies Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and Bradstreet information and ensures each vendor is in System for Award Management (SAM) and in good standing with the government to do business with

Verifies accountability of all prosthetics expenditures in both the purchase menu and the prosthetics program and associate all obligations to the individual veteran

Ensure the services provides are documented not only as the type of service, but the duration

Complex purchasing: requires irregular research, analysis, collaboration and many other steps to ensure both best value and the most appropriate devices are purchased for the Veterans

Routine purchasing: includes routine purchase orders on established contracts or through established vendor resources using regular significant research, analysis or collaboration

Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Telework: Ad-Hoc only Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD11208T Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Qualification

Purchasing supportInventory managementFederal Acquisition RegulationsDatabase utilizationVendor managementComputer skillsContracting/ProcurementTechnical competenceCommunication

Required

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 01/13/2026

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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5

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

Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade

If you are currently serving in a Hybrid Title 38 position - your SF-50's must reflect you have been in the position longer than one year

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization

Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 1) Maintaining regular contact with vendors - contractors - medical center professionals and staff 2) Makes purchases involving specialized requirements and/or commercial requirements. 3) Utilizing a variety of databases and computer systems to maintain accurate accounting of all actions. 4) Examines incoming procurement requests for completeness. 5) Experience maintaining computer security and access to files

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication, Computer Skills, Contracting/Procurement, Technical Competence

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)

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: Work is primarily sedentary when conducting purchasing functions for PSAS - however while conducting inventory management functions - may work comfortably in a warehouse environment - sitting - standing - walking - bending - lifting - carrying - retrieving and managing inventory

Prolonged periods of working at a computer terminal is required

Ability to retrieve equipment from a storage room is required

Climbing associated with stocking of equipment and other items in storage areas is necessary

May carry/lift items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds

Normal safety precautions are adequate

The work involves moderate discomfort when visiting sites away from the office

At times the employee may be required to wear protective clothing when visiting the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Fabrication Laboratory

Often - walking between the main medical center and other parts of Prosthetics to conduct professional duties