Mid-Level Cost & Price Analyst

Na Ali'i Consulting & Sales, LLC. • ,

4d • $120,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Nakupuna Companies is seeking a Mid-Level Cost & Price Analyst to support the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Global Acquisitions (GA). The DoS has a robust Acquisition Program with an average annual spend portfolio of ~$12 billion executed through approximately 25,000 contract transactions and $4.7 billion executed through approximately 1,200 federal assistance (grants) awards supporting a diverse mission set. GA reports to the Undersecretary for Management and has three organizational elements: Acquisition Management Directorate (GA/AM), Acquisition Policy Directorate (GA/AP), and Federal Assistance Directorate (GA/FAM).

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience, with at least 3 years of direct cost/price analysis and/or auditing experience in federal government contracting.
• Experience in CAS administration, evaluating cost allowability under FAR Part 31, accounting system reviews, developing pre-negotiation objectives and supporting negotiations of provisional billing rates, final indirect cost rates, and FPRRs/FPRAs.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to build cost comparison tables, verify arithmetic in contractor-submitted rate schedules, and construct basic indirect rate calculation worksheets from provided contractor data.
• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university in a business related field such as accounting, business, or finance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze each major cost element --direct labor, materials, subcontracts, other direct costs, and indirect costs --for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness under FAR Part 31 and FAR 15.404-1.
• Confirm proposed direct labor rates align with established compensation policies and that proposed indirect rates are consistent with provisional billing rates, FPRA rates, or FPRR rates.
• Evaluate the prime contractor's analysis of subcontractor proposals, assess make-or-buy decisions, and recommend whether subcontract costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable.
• Assess whether the contractor's estimating system produces proposals consistent with disclosed accounting practices and historical cost experience.
• Verify data accuracy, completeness, and currency of Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data.
• Assess each offeror's proposed costs for realism and consistency with requirements and technical approach and document the assessment for CO use.
• Compare proposed indirect rates to established provisional, FPRA, FPRR, and historical rates.
• Evaluate proposed direct labor hours and material costs for realism against historical performance data, labor norms, and market pricing.
• Prepare a cost realism analysis report documenting methodology, and cost element adjustments for each offeror, and provide technical support to the CO for best value tradeoff analysis.

Benefits

• The Nakupuna Companies use a market-based compensation strategy to ensure that our employees are compensated within applicable market ranges commensurate with multiple factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and position location.

What This Job Offers

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