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PURCHASING AGENT (TEMP) (TITLE 32)

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UT USPFO For Utah

Draper, UT (In Person)

$58,029 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 3 weeks ago (Updated 2 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/15/2026

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Job Description

PURCHASING AGENT
(TEMP) (TITLE 32) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units USPFO, Purchasing and Contracting, Draper, UT Summary This Nional Guard position is for a
PURCHASING AGENT
(TEMP) (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D2272000 and is part of USPFO loced in Draper, UT with the Utah Army Nional Guard. The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is Mr. John B Merlette Jr. . Priority given to those who are current military members of the Utah Army Nional Guard.
TEMP APPOINTMENT
Learn more about this agency Summary This Nional Guard position is for a
PURCHASING AGENT
(TEMP) (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D2272000 and is part of USPFO loced in Draper, UT with the Utah Army Nional Guard. The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is Mr. John B Merlette Jr. . Priority given to those who are current military members of the Utah Army Nional Guard.
TEMP APPOINTMENT
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/27/2026 to 05/26/2026 Salary $50,460
  • $65,599 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Draper, UT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
  • 1 Year.
Temporary appointments may be termined or extended in accordance with regulory guidance, funding and management's discretion. Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) 1105 Purchasing Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number
UT-26-067-AR-12947838
Control number 866855500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This is a Title 32 excepted position. This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vaced during the job bid process. This vacancy priority is those who are current military members of the Utah Army Nional Guard. Military membership in the UTARNG is required. Applicants must be willing and eligible to immediely enlist in or transfer to the Utah Army Nional Guard. Duties Help This is a Nional Guard Dual Stus Technician position requiring military membership, compible military skill assignment, and classificion. The primary purpose of this position is to assist in the procurement of standard or specialized service; supply; and/or construction items, services, and/or merials primarily through formal advertising, or through limited use of negotiion techniques .
MAJOR DUTIES
This is NOT an all-inclusive list. Performs detailed review of purchase requests for specialized supplies, equipment, services, or commercial requirements in terms of adequacy, consistency, unrestrictiveness of specificions or descriptions, compliance with administrive requirements, and certificion of funds. Reviews purchase request for specialized requirements such as components needed for repair, specialized equipment such as engineering equipment, or alterions and repairs to roads and buildings. Reviews specificions outlined by customer to ensure informion pertaining to the performance period, contractor's obligions, and products expected, etc., are clear and adeque. Evalues possibilities of substituting an "equal" item in order to expand competition by checking commercial calogs, contract files, and listing of firms offering particular goods, and through informal contracts with sales representives and buyers from other federal activities. Contacts requester concerning discrepancies and ambiguities and assists in resolving unusual problems. Determines procurement source and method. Obtains or develops source list of responsible contractors. Coordines with Small Business Specialists. May be required to conduct extensive search to initially loce potential suppliers when buying specialized items. Determines procurement methods based on procurement history, estimed cost, urgency of need, proprietary considerion, availability of competitors, and applicable directives. Solicits oral or written quotes. Calls vendors to get oral quotes when delivery is urgent or items are well known. Issues amendments as required involving specificions, delivery procedures, or time frames to encourage vendor response. May have to tend technical review committees, pre-award conferences, and walk-through for service or construction purchases. Consults with supervisor on unusual situions. Receives and reviews formal bids and quotes. Review quotes for price reasonableness and determines if requirements for competition have been met. Evalues quotes in terms of price, item, discount, transportion, costs, and delivery time and determines offer most advantageous to the government. Negoties with vendors on a variety of issues, such as price breaks for items ordered before a sale de, accelered delivery, reduction of service charges, and similar agreements. Prepares award documention and performs post award follow-up. Selects and uses the approprie method to confirm or place the order primarily by using a purchase order or may occasionally use a delivery order on purchases against an established contract; a blanket purchase agreement for contracts negotied and agreed to in advance for repetitive needs; and government credit card procedures when applicable. Maintains accure purchase informion in the procurement automed system on purchasing informion. Codes and inputs revised unit prices, purchase description changes, revised delivery des, and cancellion da so th accure informion is available to users. Reviews computer output products to ensure accuracy. Distributes and suspenses products as approprie. Takes approprie corrective action to correct invalid da. Performs other reled duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Compible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective de of placement . This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
Military Rank:
Enlisted Compible Military Assignments:
MOS:
36B, 42A, 51C, 92A, 92Y, 92Z Nional Guard Membership is required. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Pending analysis, you may be required to complete a new 1-year probionary period when moved to this position
IAW CNGBI 1400.25.
Must possess a valid ste driver's license to opere government motor vehicles. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Medical screening completed upon selection for hire. Soldiers who accept a technician position may be termined from the Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). Potential for Incentive Pay. May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments. Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified informion in accordance with regulions to reduce potential compromise. The incumbent must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position. The incumbent must meet the continuing acquisition educion requirements IAW DoDI 5000.66paragraph E2.2.8. In accordance with the Ethics in Government Act, 1978, incumbent is required to file an OGE Form450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and required to file annually. The incumbent must obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance. Qualificions
  • Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.
  • Must include beginning and ending des of employment sted as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs.
full time credit.
Specialized Experience:
Have least 1 year as a
GS-1105-06
  • Must submit SF 50 to valide claim
  • OR Have experience using a variety of purchasing procedures to acquire supplies, services, furniture, and equipment.
Experience with awarding and signing routine purchase contracts. Experience applying previously acquired procurement training to make open market awards for supplies and services.. Educion Only educion in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience for GS-5 positions. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).
MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES
Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). Are advised to meet with educion specialist to review contract. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion.
Cegory Ring:
Your applicion evalued and red under Cegory Ring selection procedures. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your qualificions conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candides assigned to a quality cegory.
The quality cegories are:
1.
Highly Qualified:
Candides in this cegory possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for this position. 2.
Well Qualified:
Candides in this cegory possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for this position. 3.
Qualified:
Candides in this cegory meet the minimum educion and/or experience requirements for this position. Your ring based on both your entire applicion package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please note th if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, your cegory ring can and adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities, or you may lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE
Credit given for approprie unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indice clearly the nure of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.
Resume:
Resumes are limited to two-pages, informion. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include: Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019
  • 08/2022) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions.
Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement. When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of educion/ certificion/license and provide any required documention such as transcripts, and/or details (type and de) of certificions and/or licenses.
Educion informion should include:
Name of school/institution Completion de Degree type Cumulive Grade point average (GPA) When relevant , include: Current Security Clearance Job-reled training Language skills Organizions and affiliions Professional publicions Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.) Helpful Hints for Creing a Two-Page Resume Prioritize most relevant and recent experience. Use concise, results focused language. Align language from the job announcement. Focus on demonstring skills and competencies. Remove outded or unreled experience 2. Other supporting documents : Applicable documents required for qualificion, educion, or certificion as sted above. Must provide transcripts for educion requirements if applicable. Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947838 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions, and other position requirements listed in the JOA. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion. Resumes must include Relevant Work Experience (Job Title, Employer, Start & End Des, Number of hours worked per week). After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Shaun Harris Phone 801-432-4315 shaun.b.harris.civ@army.mil Address
UT USPFO
For Utah 12953 S Minuteman Dr Draper, UT 84020 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.
Resume:
Resumes are limited to two-pages, informion. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include: Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019
  • 08/2022) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions.
Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement. When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of educion/ certificion/license and provide any required documention such as transcripts, and/or details (type and de) of certificions and/or licenses.
Educion informion should include:
Name of school/institution Completion de Degree type Cumulive Grade point average (GPA) When relevant , include: Current Security Clearance Job-reled training Language skills Organizions and affiliions Professional publicions Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.) Helpful Hints for Creing a Two-Page Resume Prioritize most relevant and recent experience. Use concise, results focused language. Align language from the job announcement. Focus on demonstring skills and competencies. Remove outded or unreled experience 2. Other supporting documents : Applicable documents required for qualificion, educion, or certificion as sted above. Must provide transcripts for educion requirements if applicable. Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947838 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions, and other position requirements listed in the JOA. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion. Resumes must include Relevant Work Experience (Job Title, Employer, Start & End Des, Number of hours worked per week). After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Shaun Harris Phone 801-432-4315 shaun.b.harris.civ@army.mil Address
UT USPFO
For Utah 12953 S Minuteman Dr Draper, UT 84020 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/27/2026 to 05/26/2026 Salary $50,460
  • $65,599 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Draper, UT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
  • 1 Year.
Temporary appointments may be termined or extended in accordance with regulory guidance, funding and management's discretion. Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number
UT-26-067-AR-12947838
Control number 866855500

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