Contract Price/Cost Analyst (Keystone)

This Contract Price/Cost Analyst (Keystone) position is with Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) in Phoenix, AZ. See Additional Information section below for important information regarding this job. Key duties: • This is an entry-level (developmental) career ladder position in the Pricing Division of the Cost and Pricing Command. • Support price and cost analysis by interacting with senior analysts on the team to become familiar with performing price and cost analyses on various elements of contractor proposals. • Observe and participate with senior analysts to gain basic knowledge in the forecasting of price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods. • Gain an understanding of requesting, coordinating, and integrating the various technical evaluations of cost elements into a comprehensive pricing report. • Become familiar with proposal compliance principles and policies and the requirements for evaluating contract price proposals for adequacy and compliance with laws and regulations, and with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). • Acquire essential knowledge of contractor forward pricing rate, final overhead rate, and cost impact proposals. • Observe cost monitoring efforts that maintain the accuracy of the Forward Pricing Rate Agreements/Recommendations. • Attend and complete required training as outlined in the Training Plan to include Acquisition Workforce Back to Basics requirements. • Complete administrative actions such as submission of required training forms, and actively participate in mentoring/counseling activities to improve knowledge, skills, and abilities. Qualifications: To qualify for a Contract Price/Cost Analyst (Keystone) position your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR 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 "1" above. AND B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Knowledge of commonly used federal statutes, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and DCMA policies and procedures applicable to acquisition, contract principles, policies, regulations, and procedures Knowledge of general contract price/cost analyst procedures, and the laws, regulations, precedents, and basic business and industry principles governing pricing Familiarity with a limited range of basic statistical, accounting, analytical principles and techniques, and related business and industry operations and practices Knowledge of standard contract price/cost methods pertaining to the performance of contract price/cost analysis functions Skill in effective oral and written communications and in solving practical problems relating to pricing matters OR C. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: 1 full academic year of graduate education, law school, or superior academic achievement. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.