- Position Title
- Purchasing Agent
- Agency
- Agriculture, Rural Development
- Announcement Number
- IMP-PMO-12120368-2023-EP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, September 21, 2023 to Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Rural Development employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Rural Development employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
INSTRUCTIONS: Thank you for your interest in the Loan Assistant/Loan Specialist (Commercial) position. Please complete the following questionnaire and ensure there is alignment between your application and the response provide. Thank you.
2.
Have you read the "Required Documents" section of the vacancy announcement and understand that your resume must include all specific information as outlined, such as 1) personal information that includes name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade for each job on your resume (if applicable); 4) other qualifications and do you understand that failure to submit all required information or legible documents prior to the closing date of the announcement will result in loss of consideration?
3.
Select the following statement that is most applicable to your specialized experience qualifications for GS-07 as stated in this announcement.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Receives contract/procurement requests and review for adequacy and completeness.
5.
Incorporate new or changed contract requirement(s).
6.
Complete simplified purchases.
7.
What types of acquisition/solicitation tools or methods have you used? Select all that apply.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Monitors processing of documents through an automated system.
9.
Which of the following responsibilities have you been assigned as they relate to office equipment/inventory? Select all that apply.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Establish and maintain logs for procurement actions (credit cards, purchase orders, misc. payments, etc…)
11.
Evaluate bids.
12.
When analyzing procurement requests, what did you look for? Select all that apply.
13.
What has been your interaction with stakeholders? Select all that apply.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
14.
Maintains purchase order tracking logs.
15.
Monitors contractor performance and compliance via correspondence and reports.
16.
Which of the following areas have you worked with others to identify, analyze and resolve problems? Select all that apply.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
17.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.