Purchasing Agent

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-1105-9, Purchasing Agent located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, BASE ALAMEDA PROCUREMENT and CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT -S in ALAMEDA, California.

To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-08 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Specialized experience must include the following: Awards and executes purchase orders and contracts, utilize full range of simplified acquisition procedures, negotiates, understand delivery schedules, prepare, issue and evaluate solicitations, develop terms and conditions for a variety of services and supply orders, prepare statement of fact relating to mistakes in quotes and protest before and after award.

Administrating purchase orders and/or delivery or task orders that require monitoring and oversight to resolve complex and non-complex issues (i.e., invoice/payment issues, cancellations, terminations or purchase order modifications) and coordinating/discussing these or similar problems with contractors, vendors, and various Agency or activity personnel.

Performs procurement functions to determine and utilize the most economical means of providing procurement support to our mission partners.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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, religious, 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. Major Duties:

You will serve as a Purchasing Agent and be responsible for the acquisitions and purchases up to the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) by simplified acquisition procedures of supplies; services, equipment; technical and maintenance services; and other support services for LOG-94 Regional Contracting West, including PACAREA units Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Reviewing all procurement requests and analyzing for adequacy, completeness, clarity, funding, and justification for other full and open competition and making determination methods of procurement.

Determining markets and solicits sources for procurements in unprecedented or rare markets, such as specialized equipment or specially manufactured equipment and supplies, negotiating for unusual services/supplies/equipment primarily in support of US Coast Guard.

Investigates, analyzes and determines the validity of the procurement and actions of the procurement personnel in accordance with applicable regulations, and negotiates an equitable resolution with the contractor.

the requisitioner and that they are correct and complete.

Appling a wide range of technical methods, principles, and practices to negotiate and award purchase orders for rare and non-standard items or services.

Performing price analysis, including review of complete cost and pricing data to determine reasonableness.