Contract Price/Cost Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Acquisition Directorate (AD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS).

The AD provides end-to-end support services for all matters relating to acquisition and procurement and provides operational IT services for the business operations specialist appointed within Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) and the and the Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer (ODCMO), Washington Headquarters Service (WHS), and Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA).

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A.

A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

AND B: Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions.

At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

In addition to the BASIC REQUIREMENT listed above, you must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below: You may qualify at the NH-03 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-2 or equivalent grade level (generally GS-5-11) in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability in: Evaluating the validity of prime and subcontractor assertions items and/or services; Determining the reasonableness of offered prices for commercial items and services; Assesses agency cost and pricing capabilities for commercial item acquisitions; Developing training plans to address identified gaps.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Major Duties:

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Responsible for a complete range of government contracting activities, such as acquisition planning/negotiation, proposal evaluation, and contract cost and price proposal evaluation.

Provides advice and guidance to contracting officials within WHS/AD.

Conduct market research to assess the validity of contractor and subcontract assertions of commerciality and determine the reasonableness of offered prices for commercial items and/or services.

Creates and or advises on available tools, such as cost models and databases which can be used to develop independent government positions and cost realism analyses.

Advises the Director, Enterprise Acquisition Policy & Strategic Initiative (EAPSI) on the soundness and quality of contract price/cost analysis reviews, and when determined, recommends and prepares changes in policy and procedures to improve the quality of commercial item analyses.