JOB REQUIREMENTS: Duties This is a non-bargaining unit posit This is anopen continuous announcement open until 3/22/2024, until all positionsare filled or Direct Hiring Authority Expires. It will be used to fillimmediate and future vacancies for this agency. There will be multiplecut-off dates with the first being 30 days after the initial openingdate of 1/22/2024. Additional 30-day cut-off dates will be establisheduntil all vacancies have been filled. The first 200 qualified andeligible candidates who applied will be considered for referral to theselecting official. Additional 200 candidates will be referred every 30days or sooner based on the TAC\'s hiring needs and/or the TAC\'s HiringManager\'s request. This position is eligible for 100% remote or up tomaximum telework. For remote, selectee must reside within a 50-mileradius of a VA facility. For telework, selectee must reside within thelocal commuting distance of our Eatontown, NJ office. This position isbeing announced as both as remote and telework. VA offers acomprehensive total rewards package: Work Schedule: Monday - Friday -8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Telework:Available, if selected applicant does not choose remote. PositionDescription Title/PD#: Contract Specialist/ PD44208ARelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change ofStation (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: RequiredPhysical Demands: Work is generally sedentary with no special physicaldemands. Incumbent may be subject to stress due to changed requirements,short deadlines, limited information, and uncontrollable workload peaksMajor Duties: Ensure the technical evaluation factors and award criteriaare clearly stated in the request for proposal. Conduct market analysesto test the noncompetitive assumptions of requisition. Issuesolicitations for contracting requirements that lack historicalprecedent. Analyze contracting requirements for suggesting revisions tothe statement of work or specifications. Determine the competitive rangefor negotiated solicitations. Develop contracting milestones withinestablished time frames. Perform cost or price analysis to review costbreakdowns or determine reasonableness. Explore new or innovativecontracting approaches when lacking meaningful cost and priceinformation. Plan procurements by identifying large-scale subsystems,components, equipment, and services to be acquired by contract. Preparesolicitation and award synopses using electronic... For full infofollow application link. The United States Government does notdiscriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex(including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, politicalaffiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, geneticinformation, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation,parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. *****APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/D62F8D96CA7B4B0D