Acquisition Utilization Specialist

BDR Solutions, LLC (BDR) supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solution delivery start with understanding each client's end-state and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency's organization to improve and enhance business and technical operations and deployments.

Position Overview:

The Acquisition Utilization Specialist serves as the primary liaison between program offices, contracting activities, and logistics.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing procedures, policies, and supporting artifacts to ensure procurement activities are consistent with FAR, VAAR, and other federal procurement laws and regulations.
• Serves as a key integrator, partnering with the Network Contracting Activity (NCA), VA Health Care System leadership, clinical service lines, CORs, logistics, and other stakeholders to design, coordinate, and execute acquisition strategies aligned with mission and regulatory requirements.
• Provides training on new processes/procedures related to procurement for the client.
• Expedites and consolidates procurement packages, including complex and emergent requirements, to meet technical and timeline needs.
• Leads development and review of procurement documentation, including PWS objectives, market research, IGCEs, analyses, justifications, evaluation criteria, funding, schedules, and reporting requirements.
• Develops sole source justifications in relation to cost, limited availability, or unusual nature, when the health care resource need is unique in the medical community.
• Develops and delivers briefings, presentations, and recommendations to VA Health Care System senior leadership and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides guidance and instruction on new or revised procurement regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Develops, analyzes, and maintains local and regional procurement reports to support leadership decision-making.
• Prepares reports, briefs, and contract data for meetings, inspections, audits, and in-progress reviews; presents recommendations to senior management officials.
• Leads facility-wide procurement actions assigned through the Facility Equipment Committee in support of the three-to-five-year strategic acquisition plan.
• Negotiates and aligns performance requirements across multiple sites and service lines to support enterprise standardization of equipment, supplies, and services.
• Submits approved funding requisitions into the Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS) or equivalent system to support facility contract requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5+ years of progressively responsible experience in federal acquisitions or healthcare procurement, such as:
• Developing/processing procurement packages (PWS/SOW, IGCE, market research, QASP, evaluation criteria).
• Coordinating with Contracting Offices (e.g., NCA) and program offices/CORs.
• Conducting cost-benefit and gap analyses, and developing sole source justifications.
• Working with eCMS (or comparable federal contract management systems).
• Demonstrated experience training CORs and stakeholders on procurement policies/processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Public Administration, Health Administration, Finance, or a related field. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu.
• Ability to analyze clinical/admin requirements for acquisition impacts (construction, budget, staffing, lifecycle, sustainment).
• Strong MS Office skills (Excel for IGCEs and spend analysis; PowerPoint for leadership briefings; Word for procurement documents).
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust or equivalent background investigation.

Preferred Skills:

• Prior VA/VHA experience or work with large health systems/DoD MTFs.
• Experience with enterprise standardization initiatives (equipment/supplies/services).
• Advanced pricing/cost analysis coursework or certifications.
• Familiarity with clinical technology lifecycles, capital equipment planning, and Equipment Committee governance.
• Experience presenting to HCS senior leadership and external stakeholders.

This position is contingent upon contract award. Employment is not guaranteed and will proceed only if the associated contract is awarded and funded.

In addition, U.S Citizenship is required. Select applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

BDR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.