U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 12 hours ago
Acquisition & Utilization Specialist
Boise, ID
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$62K/yr - $97K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Acquisition & Utilization Specialist to serve as a liaison and advisor on contract-related services focusing on critical clinical and healthcare services. The role involves overseeing procurement activities, developing policies, and ensuring compliance with federal regulations while providing training and support to contracting officers.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develops procedures - policies - and supporting artifacts to ensure procurement activities are consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) - VA Acquisitions Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws and regulations
Conducts analyses and recommends courses of actions to ensure that vision clinical and administrative service requirements have addressed considerations such as construction - budgeting - supporting manpower and other factors
Provides training to the facility Contracting Officers on procurement policies and new processes and procedures related to procurement
Establishes - expedites and reviews consolidation of all procurement packages including unique - emergent and complex requirements to meet timely and technical needs of assigned acquisitions
Develops and conducts presentations/recommendations to leadership and other stakeholders to explain regulations and procedures
Negotiates performance requirements among multiple sites and service lines in order to obtain agreement - standardize enterprise equipment - supply and/or service requirements in support of strategic acquisition plans
Establishes and maintains controls to ensure that contracts are executed in accordance with terms
Advises on all phases of negotiation with the contract specialist/contracting officer for contract modifications - change orders - supplemental agreements and delivery order processes including requirements - definition - justification and approval for service contract extension - method of contracting - evaluation of proposals and all phases of contract administration
Monitors quality assurance surveillance plans to ensure that contracted services meet the expectations and needs of the facility
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet Time-In-Grade and Specialized Experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement - 02/18/2026
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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement
For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7
For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9
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
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
GS-9 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade - GS-7 - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: assisting with contract related services - product acquisition - and procurement of items in a healthcare environment; overseeing contracts; preparing procurement packages; developing and analyzing reports to make recommendations on acquisition and contracting issues; participating in negotiations with other officials throughout all phases of contract administration; and monitoring expenditures and reporting on deviations from contract terms
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
OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience
To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree - or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree - or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position
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OR - Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed progressively higher-level graduate education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience - as described above - which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level
The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position
NOTE: If you select this option - you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application
Education cannot be credited without documentation
GS-11 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade - GS-9 - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: handling contract related services - product acquisition - and procurement of items in a healthcare environment; overseeing contracts including pre-award and post-award; preparing procurement packages with unique - emergent and complex requirements including development of requirement documents (e.g. performance work statements and objectives - cost benefit analysis - gap analysis - sole source justifications - past performance - market research - etc.); developing sole source justifications; developing and analyzing reports to make recommendations on acquisition and contracting issues; participating in negotiations with other officials throughout all phases of contract administration; and monitoring expenditures and reporting on deviations from contract terms
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
OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience
To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. - if related - that provided the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position
One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study
If that information cannot be obtained from the school - 18 semester hours will be considered as satisfying the one (1) year of full-time study requirement
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OR - Combination: An equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience - as described above - which meets the total qualification requirement for the GS-11 grade level
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Work is primarily sedentary in nature
Requires occasional travel to conduct inspections of contract facilities or motor vehicles providing contracts for healthcare resources to ensure joint commission and safety requirements are met
Work is performed primarily in an office setting with adequate lighting - heating - and ventilation
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