Summary

The Deputy Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC), oversees the Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics (OPAL) operations, which consist of a central office staff and OPAL field activities. OPAL provides comprehensive, strategic acquisition support for VA's highly complex requirements, including strategic Information Technology and medical systems.

Duties

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Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a Senior Management and Program Analyst assigned to conduct special projects, internal management studies, and analyses for programmatic oversight of complex procurement and contracting issues under the Program Advisory Support Service (PASS) Office;
• Provides advisory services to OPAL Leadership on acquisition management and oversight systems, techniques, special relationships, and organizational alignments;
• Utilizes complex analytical techniques to evaluate and analyze agency-wide systems and applications to determine whether the current acquisition systems efficiently accomplish the objectives sought and provide the necessary controls for sound management;
• Coordinates with acquisition and logistics offices in support of highly technical or complex contract support where little, if any, precedence exists;
• Advises on new acquisition and logistics policies that impacts the readiness of OPAL programs and inter-related Other Government Agencies (OGA);
• Conducts oversight into the development of a wide range of the most complex policies and procedures impacting critical processes and functions of the OPAL acquisition program;
• Represents OPAL units on VA-wide and inter-related OGA projects to ensure organizational objectives are achieved with various VA workgroups (e.g., VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)/VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM)) throughout the VA acquisition community; and
• Facilitates as a subject matter expert on legacy and modernization efforts to integrate business requirements and functionality into line-item details and other pertinent briefcase documents (i.e., the VA Supply Chain Master Catalog (SCMC)) for non-expendables contract data and cloud-based momentum applications (i.e., Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS)) for financial and acquisition operations.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST.

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD20276A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period or two year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your one year probationary period or two year trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/27/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Employing mastery of advanced management and organizational principles and practices along with a comprehensive knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting regulations, guidelines and process, and thorough knowledge of Government-wide contracting planning, acquisition, and management process to prepare long-range (i.e., up to five year) and short-range (one year or less) planning guidance in accordance with broad agency program policies and objectives;
  • Utilizing judgment and ingenuity in interpreting the intent of the guides that do exist and in developing applications to acquisition technical oversight to direct complex internal and inter-related Other Government Agencies (OGAs) studies requiring application of advanced analytical and statistical methods and techniques; or
  • Leading, developing, and implementing broad advisory programs based on new or revised acquisition legislation and regulatory initiatives to coordinate project activities with managers, consultants, and business executives across inter-related organizations (i.e., Office of Management and Budget, Office of Inspector General, Government Accountability Office, etc.,) considering a wide range of issues which affect the program (e.g. recommendations affecting major acquisition programs, dealing with substantial expenditures, changing nature and scope of acquisition organizations).

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. No physical demands are required to perform the work.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

• Hold an active Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI);
• Possess four years of Federal program management experience working on complex, critical risk, and mission critical contracts within the agency; and
• Holds an active Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representatives (FAC-COR) Level III from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's (OFPP).

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, DC, Fredericksburg, VA, or Frederick, MD. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420, 5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick, MD 21703, or 10300 Spotsylvania Avenue, Suite 400 Fredericksburg, VA 22408.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration (HRA) at The Fair Chance Act.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR [redacted](u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/[redacted]2-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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