CONTRACT PRICE/COST ANALYST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a CONTRACT PRICE/COST ANALYST in the ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER.

GS-13: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Contracting cost and price analysis principles, procedures, and techniques to analyze the negotiation of various cost elements on a wide range of complex contract proposals autonomously; 2) reviewing price and cost for complex service contracts involving significant contract changes and rigid timelines without supervision; 3) translating or presenting data to reflect the effects on the cost of multi-plant operations, production volume engineering, tooling, and a variety of business practices; and 4) Analyzing reports of auditors and evaluating contractor's cost estimating and accounting systems independently; and 5) provide presentations of cost analysis results consisting of senior contracting personnel.

NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume.

GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting with contracting cost and price analysis principles, procedures, and techniques to analyze the negotiation of various cost elements on a wide range of complex contract proposals; 2) collaborating with team members to review price and cost for complex service contracts involving significant contract changes and rigid timelines; 3) Aiding with the presentation of data to reflect the effects on the cost of multi-plant operations, production volume engineering, tooling, and a variety of business practices; and 4) Assisting with random sampling and regression analysis to develop a pricing position.

NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will provide technical authority to evaluate price, cost, and financial data of proposals submitted to determine price reasonableness and develops recommendations for pricing objectives for existing contracts.
• You will serve as the chief price negotiator for senior contract management.
• You will participate on source selection teams, solicitation/contract review boards, special cost analysis teams, integrated product teams, and special projects.