Acquisition specialist Jobs in Detroit, MI

Acquisition & Utilization Specialist

Duties include:

• Coordinates with Network Contracting Activity (NCA) and VA HCS leadership, clinical service customers, Contracting Officers Representatives (CORs), logistics staff, and other stakeholders to develop and execute acquisition strategies.
• Conducts analyses and recommends courses of actions to ensure that various clinical and administrative service requirements have addressed considerations such as construction, budgeting, supporting manpower and other factors.
• When established guidelines are unclear or conflicting, develops local policies, procedures, SOPs, and associated training materials ensuring they align with federal procurement laws and regulations.
• Provides training to the facility CORs on procurement policies and new processes procedures related to procurement within the Federal government.
• Establishes, expedites, and reviews consolidation of, all procurement packages, including unique, emergent, and complex requirements, to meet timely and technical needs of assigned acquisitions.
• Independently develops performance work statements and objectives, cost benefit analysis, gap analysis, sole source justifications, past performance, quality assurance surveillance plans (QASP), market research, independent government estimates, evaluation criteria, options, funding, delivery schedules, lead times, and reporting requirements.
• Reviews procurement documents for accuracy, adequacy, and completeness, and assists service line managers as needed to ensure the final documents are acceptable.
• Develops sole source justifications in relation to cost, limited availability or unusual nature, when the health care resource need is either unique in the medical community, or is subject to maximum utilization only through health care resources contracting, and identifies other alternative sources that exist within the local, regional or national geographical areas.
• Develops and implements processes and procedures as changes are made to the VHA Procurement Manual. VA may enter into health care resources contracts (agreements) for the acquisition of health care resources with any health care provider or other entity, group of individuals, corporation, association, partnership, State or local Governments or individuals.
• Works collaboratively with clinical chiefs, healthcare professionals at affiliates or within the community to discuss clinical needs to develop health resources, direct sharing agreements with military treatment facilities (MTFs), and Department of Defense (DoD) organizational components.
• Develops and conducts presentations/recommendations to VA HCS senior leadership as well as other internal and external stakeholders.
• Furnishes instructions and explanations on new regulations and procedures.
• Develops and analyzes local and regional reports. Makes presentations / recommendations to senior management officials regarding the contracting support of the facility. Prepares reports or briefs, contract data for meetings, inspections, audits and in-progress reviews.
• Directs facility-wide procurements as assigned through the facility Equipment Committee in support of the three to five year strategic acquisition plan.
• Reviews facility procurement documents for accuracy, adequacy, and completeness. Submits funding 2237 to the Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS) or equivalent system to cover requirements for facility contracts.
• Manages all tactical/operational responsibilities from procure to pay pertaining to the designated contracts.
• Prepares and processes requisitions and procurement packages to the NCA for award for facility wide fund control activities
• Monitors the procurement process from pre-award to final delivery of requirements.
• Participates in negotiations as necessary.
• Recommends subsequent modifications/changes, settlement of claims and disputes, and termination for convenience.
• Reviews contracts, work directives, and other ordering instruments to extract schedules of deliverable items and services, and maintains records of performance and delivery against those schedules.
• Provides regular support in composing Requests for Information (RFIs) or Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Coordinates with legal counsel to resolve unique situations that may impact procurement actions.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7am-4:30pm

Telework: ADHOC telework may be available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD99810S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized