Job opening: Contract Price/Cost Analyst
Salary: $107 817 - 140 166 per year
Published at: Jan 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Duties
Performs contract cost and price analysis for DLAs most complex procurements, which typically involves the development of theoretical approaches beyond commonly used acquisition strategies, procurement instruments and methods.
Conducts in-depth analysis of proposals to evaluate the reasonableness of proposed contract prices.
Prepares comprehensive recommendations for negotiation objectives concerning cost, profit, and price.
Analyzes forecasted price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future periods.
Performs commercial determination analysis.
Coaches team members in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques, and provides advice on methods, practices and procedures.
Monitors and reports on project status, reviews completed work, and ensures that management expectations, instructions, priorities, deadlines and product quality are followed and achieved.
Requirements
- 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
- Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.
- You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
Qualifications
To qualify for a Contract Price Cost Analyst your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Basic Contracting Requirement A.) A baccalaureate 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.
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. 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:
Working knowledge of business strategies and program or technical requirements sufficient to perform analysis of financial statements and technical capabilities.
Understanding and applying the concepts of quantitative analysis.
Calculating direct and indirect cost rates, material costs and direct labor hours.
Understanding of current industry practices for those commodities managed by supply chains and using it to evaluate the reasonableness of proposed costs and prices.
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
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 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 DLA Land and Maritime
3990 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43218
US
- Name: DLA Land and Maritime POC
- Phone: (614) 692-0313
- Email: [email protected]
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