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: This position is within the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command. Their mission is to provide World Class products and logistics support. This position will exercise full range procurement analyst service

Duties

Evaluates the reasonableness of contractor's proposed prices through cost and price analysis by using accounting, auditing, forecasting techniques, improvement curves, and regression analysis. Analyzes cost for allowability, allocability and reasonableness. Analysis Contractor's projected estimated costs for direct and indirect cost elements. Reviews advisory, technical and audit reports as well as input from other cost/price analysts on cost elements and sub-factors. Provides cost breakdowns and supporting rationale, including cost models, to determine applicability and price/cost reasonableness. Serves as a consultant on Source Selection Evaluation Board for evaluation of cost proposals for contracts. Act as functional/technical expert and sought out by other for advice and assistance. Establish customer alliances, anticipate and fulfill customer needs; translate customer need to programs projects. Reviews technical and audit reports on various cost elements, such as engineering, start-up-labor and escalation factors to determine the reasonableness of the various cost elements. Evaluates the contractor's experience, production and technical ability on current and previous orders. Reports findings, recommendations and conclusions. Forecasts price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods using analytical techniques . Evaluate and determine admissibility of proposed cost elements for firm fixed price and cost type contracts. Recommends cost limitations to be imposed and the reasonableness of profit or fee utilizing the weighted guidelines approach, if appropriate. Integrates and implements solutions to diverse, highly complex problems across multiple areas and disciplines. Anticipates problems, develops sound solutions and action plans to ensure program/mission accomplishment. Forecasts price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods using analytical techniques.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The position is Non-Critical Sensitive (2) requiring a Secret security clearance or the incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Acquisition Back To Basics: This is an Army Acquisition, CONTRACT PRICE/COST ANALYST Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for (Contracting Professional-C) certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty.
• The duties of this position require 10% temporary duty (TDY) travel

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and specialized 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, which includes your bachelor's transcripts even if you have a Master's degree.** **Basic Requirement (IOR)for Contract Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. (Official Transcripts must be submitted with conferred date.) 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. OR In addition to the basic education requirement listed above, you must also meet the specialized experience requirement listed below: Specialized Experience: In order to qualify for this position, an applicant's resume must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1. Developing mathematical cost models to evaluate cost; 2. Present cost or price analyses during negotiations; and 3. Evaluating cost and price analysis by using accounting and auditing data, forecasting techniques, and regression analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/ProcurementInfluencing/NegotiatingPlanning and EvaluatingReasoning This is a DOD Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for the demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. For example, acquisition jobs in level NH-III of broad banding encompass the traditional GS-12 through GS-13 grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified job classification, streamlined hiring processes, and expanded developmental opportunities. Acquisition Back To Basics: This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position IAW DODI 5000.66. Selectee must meet position requirements for (Contracting Professional-C) certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty.

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-W6QMAA US ARMY MSN AND INSTALL CONTRACT CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk