Purchasing Agent

The Purchasing Agent conducts purchasing for the VA Western Colorado Health Care System, and supported catchment area, under the micro-purchase threshold and must have knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), VA Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws. The Purchasing Agent purchases various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of the government purchase card for micro-purchases.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/14/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Specialized

Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• experience performing clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement;
• procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of an organization;
• working with medical staff to determine procurement needs and priorities;
• resolving a variety of shipment, payment, or other discrepancies in support of procurement programs and operations;
• purchasing various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of a purchase card;
• and assembling and/or summarizing information from files and documents as required to create reports utilizing automated computerized supply/inventory management systems and Microsoft Office software programs such as MS Word and Excel.