Health System Specialist

Duties
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• Contract Management: Establishing, administering, and providing technical oversight for all health service and support contracts. This includes developing contract requirements, statements of work, and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs).
• Contract Surveillance: Monitoring contractor performance, tracking contract burn rates, conducting audits, and initiating corrective actions or deficiency reports to ensure compliance with contract terms.
• Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and technical liaison between the MTF, contracting offices, and contractors.
• The incumbent will provide updates to leadership, assess the acceptability of deliverables, and assist in resolving technical issues.
• Performing comprehensive program reviews of contract packages, providing strategic recommendations on service contracts to enhance internal capabilities, and ensuring all program objectives are met effectively and economically.
• Exercising supervisory responsibilities over the Contracting department.
• Serving as the Mission Partner Identity, Credential, and Access Management system (MPAS) point of contact to manage Common Access Card (CAC) acquisition for contract employees.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position has mandatory seasonal Influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal Influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• This position has been designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations, the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes monitoring contractor performance (i.e. tracking deliverables, reviewing invoices and documenting performance issues, assisting with the development of contract requirement packages (i.e. drafting Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, or Independent Government Cost Estimates), conducting analysis of contract requests or proposals; and utilizing procurement and financial systems (i.e. Wide area Workflow, General Fund Enterprise Business System, or Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Hospital Administration, Public Health Administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in contracting..

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advance Leave Accrual and Advanced In-Hire MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.