Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serves as a Contract Price/Cost Analyst with the Army Contacting Command-Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. #ACC-DTA

Duties

Provides negotiation services relative to the cost or price of ancillary contractual issues concerning submitted proposals to the Commander, Program Offices and Contracting Officers. Evaluates acquired technical and/or professional support service findings and recommendations. Serves as senior technical analyst responsible for analyzing, monitoring, and coordinating projects for the Pricing Division. Reviews direct/indirect cost elements and cost of money factors for the division. Provides analysis of contract’s in areas such as: direct labor hours, pas performance, and cost of previous procurement. Performs technical evaluations of contractor’s proposals for the organization. Performs detailed analysis of the individual cost elements of a contractor’s proposal. Serves as a technical team leader on cost studies/reviews for the organization. Provides advice and analytics relative to the cost or price of ancillary contractual issues to the Commander, Program Offices and Contracting Officers.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Contracting Professional within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Must file a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE, Form 450, upon entry onto the position and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. ***You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package*** Basic Requirement for 1102 series: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: One year of specialized experience which includes:1) Applying cost and price techniques with business and industry principles and practices to analyze cost elements on a wide range of contract types, proposals, modifications, or terminations; 2) Preparing contract negotiations; 3) Analyzing contractor's projected estimated proposal cost for reasonableness; AND 4) Reviewing significant contractor-proposed direct and indirect elements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education cannot be substituted for experience. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Advanced Cost and/or Price AnalysisContracting/ProcurementOral CommunicationProposal Evaluation (Contracting by Negotiation)Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W6QK5A ARMY CONTRACTING CMD-DETROIT DO NOT MAIL Warren, MI 48397 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk