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Purchasing Agent

United States Coast Guard - ABILITY Job Fair
New Orleans, LA Other
POSTED ON 6/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/11/2026
This vacancy is for a GS-1105-7, Purchasing Agent located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, BASE NEW ORLEANS PROCUREMENT and CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT -S in NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana.

Qualifications:

To qualify at the GS-07 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

  • Managing the complete procurement lifecycle reviewing purchase requests and Independent Government Estimates (IGEs), developing accurate work statements, soliciting quotes, evaluating proposals, awarding contracts, and administering purchase orders
  • Experience performing price or cost analysis to determine price reasonableness and using negotiation techniques to secure the best possible terms and pricing for the government on pre-award and post-award actions.
  • Using government commercial purchase cards, blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), simplified acquisition procedures (SAP), delivery orders against existing Federal Supply Schedules, and open-market purchases.
  • Conducting market research to identify potential suppliers and utilizing socio-economic programs, including Small Business Set-Asides (e.g., woman-owned, SDVOSB, 8(a) contractors): Evaluating offers to determine the best value for the government based on price, delivery, and past performance.
NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education:This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.Employment Type: OTHER

Salary : $50,460

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