Supervisory Acquisition & Utilization Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Ohio; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Supervisory Acquisition Utilization Specialist to oversee contract pre-award and post-award activities across VA Healthcare System lines, supporting a broad catchment area.

The role directs a team of Acquisition Utilization Specialists and Purchasing Agents and requires liaison work with clinical and support services. Responsibilities include supervising contract lifecycle activities from requirements development to performance evaluation, and

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the Federal Service.
• Experience serving as a team lead or senior specialist directing supply chain planning and contract-related services.
• Experience in pre-award to post-award contract administration and preparing procurement documents.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team including Acquisition Utilization Specialists and Purchasing Agents.
• Serve as liaison and advisor on contract-related services for clinical, healthcare, facility, and environmental services.
• Manage pre-award to post-award activities and monitor contract performance.

Skills

Contract management

Team leadership

Acquisition planning

Contract negotiations

Job description

The Supervisory Acquisition Utilization Specialist renders expert contract pre-award & post award expertise to all Administrative & Clinical Service lines within the VA Healthcare System (HCS) and supported catchment area. Serves as a liaison & advisor on contract related services focusing on critical clinical and healthcare services, facility & environmental services, product acquisition & support services; and supervises a minimum of 3 Acquisition Utilization Specialists & 4 Purchasing Agents. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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.

Selective Placement Factors (SPF)

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or contracting/management experience preferred.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal Service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Supervisory Acquisition Utilization Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: serving as a team lead or senior specialist assisting with the direction and control of supply chain planning; handling contract related services, product acquisition, and procurement of items in a healthcare environment; overseeing contracts from pre-award to post-award; preparing procurement packages including development of requirement documents (e.g. performance work statements and objectives, cost benefit analysis, sole source justifications, etc.); developing and analyzing reports to make recommendations on acquisition and contracting issues; participating in negotiations throughout all phases of contract administration; and monitoring expenditures and reporting on deviations from contract terms. This position requires some degree of specialized knowledge and experience of logistics support activities in areas of acquisition management, contracting, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations.

Physical Requirements:

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.

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/.