Contract Specialist (TCF Trainee)
Contract Specialist (Technical Career Field (TCF) Trainee) / PD# 16032-A Knowledge will be gained of basic procurement procedures and techniques to carry out recurring assignments that involved the use of the sealed bid method that will be gained of negotiated procurement procedures, and the laws, regulations, and precedents governing procurements by this method, to perform developmental assignments or segments of large procurement actions. Skill in solving practical problems relating to transportation, commodity usage, interchangeabilities, and pricing matters as they relate to the development of specifications or to contract administration involving product quality. Trainee will obtain knowledge of Logistics support at a healthcare facility. Trainee shall be knowledgeable and capable of providing good customer service. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Time-in-grade:
Applicants who are current Federal employees or who have held a GS grade anytime in the past 52 weeks must also meet timein-grade requirements. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4 level. Basic Requirements for GS-5:
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR, At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. TCF is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions. The TCF career fields represent those technical fields where VA-specific knowledge and experience is desirable for success in the field. Individuals selected follow a formal training plan for 2 years during which they are trained, coached, and supervised by a preceptor. Preceptors are selected annually, through an extensive application process, for their technical expertise, their commitment to training and the suitability of their facility as a training location. Selectees will be required to sign Training, and Continued Service Agreements. RECENT GRADUATES:
Selectees will be required to sign Training, Continued Service and Participant Agreements. Trainees will remain in the hiring grade (GS-5) for one year after hire regardless of time in grade or qualifications at a higher grade level. For more information on TCF Intern opportunities please visit:
http:
//www.vacareers.va.gov/VACAREERS/students-trainees/technical-field.asp. Additional information on the qualification requirements are outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's website at http:
//www.opm.gov/qualifications.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Applicants who are current Federal employees or who have held a GS grade anytime in the past 52 weeks must also meet timein-grade requirements. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4 level. Basic Requirements for GS-5:
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR, At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. TCF is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions. The TCF career fields represent those technical fields where VA-specific knowledge and experience is desirable for success in the field. Individuals selected follow a formal training plan for 2 years during which they are trained, coached, and supervised by a preceptor. Preceptors are selected annually, through an extensive application process, for their technical expertise, their commitment to training and the suitability of their facility as a training location. Selectees will be required to sign Training, and Continued Service Agreements. RECENT GRADUATES:
Selectees will be required to sign Training, Continued Service and Participant Agreements. Trainees will remain in the hiring grade (GS-5) for one year after hire regardless of time in grade or qualifications at a higher grade level. For more information on TCF Intern opportunities please visit:
http:
//www.vacareers.va.gov/VACAREERS/students-trainees/technical-field.asp. Additional information on the qualification requirements are outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's website at http:
//www.opm.gov/qualifications.
- Department:
1102 Contracting - Salary Range:
$33,949 to $44,130 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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