Contract Price/Cost Analyst
What you'd do
See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. DCMA Location Negotiable upon Selection. This job will close when we have received 150 applications, which may be sooner than the closing date. This is not a remote work position. See DCMA Location List, not all locations may be available.
Major duties
Serves as a subject matter expert for evaluating the validity of prime and subcontractor assertions that items and/or services included in proposals meet the regulatory definition of commercial items. Serves as a subject matter expert in all areas of contract cost and price analysis including direct labor, direct material, other direct costs, overhead bases, overhead pools, and profit calculation. Provides advice and guidance to contracting officials within DCMA and DoD Buying Activities. Leads large, multi-functional, ad hoc teams to review complex high dollar value multi-year pricing proposals containing items and/or services asserted by prime and subcontractors as commercial. Conducts market research to assess the validity of contractor and subcontract assertions of commerciality and determine reasonableness of offered prices for commercial items and/or services. Creates tools such as cost models and databases that can be used to develop independent Government positions and cost realism analyses. May serve as a warranted contracting officer for making Commercial Item Determinations.
What you need to qualify
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 education 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. AND B. Contracting Officer Requirement: at least 2-years experience in contracting or related positions. AND C. 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-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 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: Experience with commercial acquisition procedures, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and/or commercial business and industry practices. Performing market research, pricing/cost analysis, administering contracts, subcontract management, commercial item determinations, supply chain management, negotiation support and/or other procurement role/functions in support of acquisitions. Interfacing and briefing Sr. Leaders across the organization, within Industry, and leading teams to complete assigned tasks/mission requirements.
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