Job opening: Contract Price/Cost Analyst
Salary: $86 001 - 111 802 per year
Published at: Jul 10 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duties
Perform price and cost analyses on the various elements of major contractor proposals, reviewing the significant direct and indirect cost elements such as: material, labor, overhead, general and administrative expenses, facilities, and engineering.
Develop and recommend price/cost objectives for negotiations.
Request, coordinate, and integrate into a comprehensive report the various pricing and technical evaluations of cost elements and subcontractors.
Review the contractor forward pricing rate, final overhead rate, and cost impact proposals, conducting an in-depth analytical and judgmental evaluation of the proposal to determine reasonableness, accuracy, timeliness, and completeness
Forecast price trends, economic factors and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods using analytical techniques such as random sampling, cost models, learning curves, and parametric cost models.
Analyze available data such as direct labor hours, the contractors past performance, costs of previous procurement, and/or standards and other techniques in producing like or similar items.
Review and evaluate contract price proposals for adequacy and compliance with laws and regulations, and with the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Security Requirements: Non Critical Sensitive with Secret access
- 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.
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Qualifications
To qualify for a Contract Price/Cost Analyst , your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A: Basic Contracting Requirement: 1.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR 2). 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 "1" above.
AND
B: 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. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
Utilizing contract price and cost analysis techniques and procedures to analyze contractor's proposals and actual costs.
Analyzing direct and indirect rates to ensure compliance with cost accounting standards (CAS) and Federal and Defense Acquisition Regulation (FAR /DFAR) policies and procedures.
Negotiating cost elements and writing/developing pricing reports.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Contacts
- Address PC0000 DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT - COST AND PRICING
3901 A Ave
Bldg 10500
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801
US
- Name: DHRSStaffing DCMA EAST
- Phone: 614-692-6762
- Email: [email protected]
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