Price​/Cost Analyst

Position: Contract Price/Cost Analyst

Summary

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Summary

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Duties

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• Exercises expertise in contract cost and price analysis for the most complex procurements, which typically involve development of theoretical approaches that extend existing methods of procurement instruments
• Prepares pre- and post-award price and cost analyses of contractor proposals and establishes pre-negotiation pricing position.
• Analyzes forecasted price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods.
• Conducts in-depth analysis of proposals to evaluate the reasonableness of proposed contract prices.
• Prepares comprehensive recommendations that significantly affect the content, interpretation, or negotiation objectives concerning cost, profit and price, and provides advice on cost and price matters.
• Prepares formal in-depth cost analysis reports, which set forth the recommended negotiation positions and form the primary basis for final negotiation.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty:
  Flexible
• Security Requirements:
  Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
  Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status:
  Yes
• Selectees are required to have a REAL  other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). more information.
• Financial Disclosure Requirement:
  Required
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Contract Price/Cost Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

• Basic Contracting Requirement:
  
  A.) A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR
  
  B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A)" above.
• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Contracting Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-13 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
  
  Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Calculating direct and indirect cost rates; material costs; and direct labor hours.
• Extensive background knowledge of the concepts of Quantitative Analysis.
• Demonstrated familiarity with business strategy and program or technical requirements sufficient to perform analysis of complex financial statements and technical capabilities.
• Contracting knowledge of current industry practices for those commodities managed by Supply Chains to evaluate the reasonableness of proposed costs and prices.
• Applying and adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to investigate, analyze, and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of a variety of contract types
• Applying knowledge and use of Defense procurement and/or contracting laws, regulations, and policies

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated:
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

FOREIGN

EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the…