Senior Acquisition Specialist

Location
New Orleans LA

Availability
Contingent

GCC Technologies, founded in 1997 with headquarters in Oakland, Maryland, is a fast growing service-disabled Veteran owned Small Business and HUBZone company with an outstanding record of performance providing more effective and efficient acquisition, business process, administrative and security services to multiple federal agencies. GCC was recently ISO certified under ISO 9001:2015.

GCC Technologies is sourcing applicants for Acquisition Specialists to support their client The Department of Veteran Affairs. We are looking for Senior Level Acquisition specialist to remotely support several different regions consisting of: Houston TX, New Orleans, Alexandria , Shreveport LA, Biloxi, Jackson MS Fayetteville, Little Rock AR Pensacola FL

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Regional Procurement Office - Central (RPO-C) Network Contracting Office 16 has a need for Contract Support Services to assist with various procurement requirements.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) recent years - within the last seven (7) years - relevant

experience in conducting comprehensive and complex acquisition support services with an

extensive knowledge of the FAR, Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), and all

other applicable regulations and policies.

• Must reflect documented experience of pre- and post-award acquisition processes and activities along with related training and certifications.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or at least twenty-four (24) semester

hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law,

contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods,

and organization and management. A

• Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C Level I, II, or III), FAC-C (Professional), or DAWIA Level III in Contacting certification or courses leading to certification, or demonstration of the completion of commercial courses equivalent to certification.

Duties:

Construction/Architect-Engineering (AE) Specialized Experience Requirements.

• Ability to apply the required knowledge of laws, regulations, and procedures to the act of

properly issuing and administering a construction contract in accordance with Federal

acquisition laws, regulations, and best business practices.

Have knowledge of construction and AE contracting request and develop construction/AE solicitation packages in accordance with FAR, VAAR, and agency policies and procedures. Familiar with FAR Part(s) 14, 15, 36, and 43. Unless otherwise approved by the VA any SCS (who

meets the 5 years' general experience requirement) who will be specializing in

construction/AE requirements must also have the following experience: (1) 3 years of

• experience in developing AE solicitations and administrating AE contracts and

modifications; (2) 3 years of experience developing construction solicitations and

administering construction contracts and modifications all within the guidelines set

forth

Complex service contracts (such as Health Care Contracts)

experience requirements.

• Have in-depth knowledge of FAR 13/15. Familiarity with medical language.
• Any SCS (who meets the 5 years' general experience requirement) who will be specializing in

Complex service contracts must also have the following experience: 5 years of

experience developing complex service solicitations and administering complex service

contracts and modifications all within the guidelines set forth.

Leasing and Specialized experience requirements:

• Be familiar with Real Property Leasing, utilities contracts, sharing of space and other non-medical agreements.
• (Selling/sharing agreements, revokable licenses, interagency agreements), and hotel

services for Veterans using procedures outlined in the FAR, VAAR, General Services

• Acquisition Manual (GSAM), General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), public
• laws, and agency policy. Unless otherwise approved by the VA any SCS (who meets the

5 years' general experience requirement) who will be specializing in Leasing and

• Specialized Contracts must also have the following experience: 2 years of experience

developing real property/lease related solicitations, contracts and modifications all

within the guidelines set forth.

• Possess excellent time management and writing skills.
• Ability to collaborate with customers and stakeholders on performance requirements

among multiple sites and service lines to obtain agreement, standardize enterprise

equipment, supply and/or service requirements in support of strategic acquisition

plans.

• Ability to refine and improve source selection evaluation criteria.
• Ability to make suggestions by analyzing difficult contracting issues and identifying

alternative courses of action to satisfy specialized requirements and solve a variety of

contracting problems.

• Ability to conducting gap analyses and understanding of cost elements which go into

the production, management or delivery of a healthcare resource service or product.

• Ability to provide advisory support and prepare procurement packages for review in

accordance with customer requirements and in compliance with VA policy and

procedures, to include federal and state laws and regulations.

General IT Systems and Applications: The following IT systems and applications are utilized for

these positions. All candidates must have a working knowledge of these systems and websites:

• MS Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, and Edge
• SharePoint
• Adobe Acrobat
• Google Chrome
• Government contract writing systems
• System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
• Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)
• FPDS-NG (Federal Procurement Data System)
• GSA eBuy/GSA Advantage!
• Small Business Administration (SBA.gov)

English Language Requirement: The Contractor shall ensure all personnel performing under this

contract are able to read, write, and speak English fluently. All personnel must have the ability to

effectively communicate orally via telephone and MS Teams communications as well as via email

communications.

U.S. Citizenship: All contractor personnel performing under this contract shall be U.S. citizens.

GCC Technologies LLC is an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, on-the-job injury, sexual orientation, political affiliation or belief. Employment decisions are made without consideration of these or any other factors that employers are prohibited by law from considering. Any discriminatory action can be a cause for disciplinary action.
GCC Technologies LLC also prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate applicants with a disability, upon request, and will also ensure reasonable accommodation for employees with a disability. VETS encouraged to apply.