Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: The position is located in the Army Contracting Command in Orlando, Florida. ACC-Orlando is a $2 billion acquisition agency and a contracting center of excellence focusing on customer satisfaction, innovative and flexible business practices. Responsibilities Serves as a Senior Cost/Price Analyst responsible for performing complex cost, price, and financial analysis in a procurement office. Analyzes contractor's projected estimated costs for reasonableness, reviewing in detail the direct and indirect cost elements of material, labor, overhead, general and administrative expenses. Provides detailed documentation on the contractor's methodology for arriving at the proposed cost of each element and recommends agreement or disagreement with the proposed amount. Prepares cost/price analysis report of findings, recommendations, and conclusions reached. Establishes the pre-negotiation pricing position, the final negotiation objectives, and/or conducts the final price negotiations. Monitor contractor's policies, procedures, and practices for estimating, forecasting, managing, and controlling contract costs. Evaluates contractor responsibility, analyzing the contractor's past performance, costs of previous procurements, and/or standards and other techniques in producing like or similar items. Evaluates the contractor's experience, production, and technical ability on current and previous orders as to manufacturing, tooling, engineering, research and development, overhead, general administrative expenses, and profit. Investigates the adequacy and soundness of the firm's credit and financial position, which requires an evaluation of financial statements, commercial credit reports, and loans and/or lines-of-credit to establish the contractor's financial capability. Forecasts price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods using analytical techniques such as random sampling, computerized cost models, statistical graphs, learning curves, and improvement curves. Evaluates the effects on the cost of multi-plant operations, fluctuating production volume, engineering, tooling, preproduction costs, compensation, pensions, and purchasing practices. Provides support to the contracting workforce providing clarification and research of FAR, DFARs and AFARs, technical support on analysis techniques and reviewing and explaining contractor Excel workbooks Develops and provides training to the workforce on various topics, for example, FAR changes and requirements, and Cost/Price analysis techniques. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. ALL CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST ATTACH A CURRENT SF-50 FOR CONSIDERATION. WITHOUT A SF-50, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE. Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package, which includes your bachelor's transcripts even if you have a Master's degree. Basic Requirement (IRO)for Contract Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. (Official Transcripts must be submitted with conferred date.) OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. In addition to the basic education requirement listed above, you must also meet the specialized experience requirement listed below: Specialized Experience: In order to qualify for this position, an applicant's resume must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1). Utilizing expert knowledge and interpretation of Federal law, departmental, agency, and local regulations, policies and procedures for cost and price methodology. 2) Examining and analyzing complex cost proposals submitted by contractors in connection with initial proposals, contract changes, and final settlements on contracts; 3). Establishing the pre-negotiation pricing position, the final negotiation objectives, and/or conducts the final price negotiations; 4). Monitoring contractor's policies, procedures, and practices for estimating, forecasting, managing, and controlling contract costs; 5). Evaluating contractor responsibility to analyze the contractor's past performance, costs of previous procurements, and/or standards in producing like or similar items. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/Procurement Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving This is a DOD Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for the demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. For example, acquisition jobs in level NH-III of broad banding encompass the traditional GS-12 through GS-13 grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified job classification, streamlined hiring processes, and expanded developmental opportunities. Acquisition Back To Basics: This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position IAW DODI 5000.66. Selectee must meet position requirements for (Contracting Professional-C) certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty. Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Basic Education Requirement (IOR) for Contract Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. (Official Transcripts must be submitted with conferred date.) **You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package, which includes your bachelor's transcripts even if you have a Master's degree. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Contracting Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Relocation or Recruitment incentive may be authorized for this position, if in the best interest of the Federal Government and approved by the command. You will be required to undergo a background investigation leading to the successful adjudication of eligibility for a Secret Security clearance. Compressed/Flexible Schedules: The Army Contracting Command offers multiple work schedules to include: Max flex, Flex tour, Compressed 10's, and Compressed 5/4/9. Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.