Contract Price/Cost Analyst

Defense Contract Management Agency • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

The Contract Price/Cost Analyst performs price and cost analyses of major contractor proposals, including significant direct and indirect cost elements such as materials, labor, overhead, general and administrative expenses, facilities, and engineering. The analyst develops and recommends price/cost objectives for negotiations and coordinates pricing and technical evaluations into comprehensive reports.

The role includes evaluating contractor forward pricing rates, final overhead rates, and cost-impact proposals for reasonableness, accuracy, timeliness, and completeness. It also forecasts price trends, economic factors, and production efficiencies using analytical techniques, and reviews contract price proposals for adequacy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).

This is a GS-12 position. Applicants must meet the basic contracting requirement and have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent. The position requires a baccalaureate degree unless the stated DoD/military contracting-service exception applies. Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level. The position requires DoD Acquisition Contracting Foundational certification within required timeframes and 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years. It is a non-critical-sensitive position with Secret access, and appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must meet the basic contracting requirement: a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, unless covered by the stated exception for qualifying DoD civilian or Armed Forces contracting personnel who held specified contracting authority on or before September 30, 2000.
• One year of specialized experience directly related to the position; for GS-12, experience must be at the GS-11 level or equivalent.
• Specialized experience includes using contract price and cost analysis techniques to analyze contractor proposals and actual costs.
• Specialized experience includes analyzing direct and indirect rates for compliance with CAS and FAR/DFAR policies and procedures.
• Specialized experience includes negotiating cost elements and writing or developing pricing reports.
• Must meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for GS positions, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Must provide transcripts to support educational claims; unofficial transcripts are acceptable at application time.
• Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Licenses must be current at the time of application.
• Foreign education used to meet qualifications must be evaluated as equivalent to accredited U.S. education or receive full credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Position requires DoD Acquisition Contracting Foundational certification within required timeframes.
• Must achieve 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
• Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks are grounds for removal.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service.
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial or probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Perform price and cost analyses of major contractor proposals, including significant direct and indirect cost elements.
• Develop and recommend price/cost objectives for negotiations.
• Request, coordinate, and integrate pricing and technical evaluations of cost elements and subcontractors into comprehensive reports.
• Review and evaluate contractor forward pricing rate, final overhead rate, and cost-impact proposals for reasonableness, accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.
• Forecast price trends, economic factors, and production efficiencies for future accounting periods using techniques such as random sampling, cost models, learning curves, and parametric cost models.
• Analyze data including direct labor hours, contractor past performance, costs of previous procurement, and standards or other techniques for producing like or similar items.
• Review and evaluate contract price proposals for adequacy and compliance with laws, regulations, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level