Notice ID: 36C10D24Q0117
The VBA Office of Human Capital Services (HCS) has a current need for professional support services to assist with The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act) hiring effort, provide human resource (HR) activities, and provide both HR and Background Investigation support services. The Contractor shall provide qualified experts to provide this support with a team of seasoned HR Specialists, Administrative professionals, and Security Specialists with subject matter expertise in both Title 5 staffing and USA Staffing systems.
The Contractor shall work with HCS staff members to review and process job announcements, process referral lists, assist in the entire hiring process, and process security investigations (all aspects). The Contractor shall provide the following HR, Administrative, and Background Investigation support services:
- Acknowledge recruitment requests received and consult with VBA’s HCS staff regarding position requirements.
- Analyze position information to update or develop job analysis (JA) information for use in creating the appropriate online assessment, which shall be used for candidate screening and rating and shall be in conjunction with USA Hire assessments. The announcement and assessment used can also be combined with additional types of assessments (e.g., structured interviews).
- Verify candidates’ claims of eligibility under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP).
- Review documentation and adjudicate Veterans’ preference prior to assignment of preference on the final referral list.
- Verify minimum qualification requirements for all candidates referred for consideration. Minimum qualifications are determined by closely reviewing the candidates’ supporting documentation (i.e., resumes and/or transcripts) and verifying that they possess the minimum level of education and/or experience.
- Perform quality reviews of all candidates to be referred, to ensure the candidates’ final ratings accurately reflect their possession of the critical competencies for the specific position. Adjust ratings where appropriate to ensure high-quality referral lists.
- Issue competitive, merit promotion, excepted service, and/or non-competitive certificates/referral lists electronically, in accordance with merit system principles and delegated examining procedures. These lists may include category rating certificates and non-traditional certificates such as direct hire authority referrals, where applicable.
- Audit returned certificates and send disposition notices to non-selected candidates.
- Maintain examining case files, including job analysis documentation, in accordance with VBA’s records retention schedule.
- Respond to inquiries from stakeholders regarding staffing actions…
The period of performance is a base year of twelve months, plus four (4) 12-month option years.
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