Cost Price Analysis Specialist [PR0053A]

Cost Price Analysis Specialist

ProSidian Consulting is looking for a Cost Price Analysis Specialist (Full-Time) in located in The Hanford Eastern Washington (Tri-Cities - Kennewick | Pasco | Richland) Area. to support an engagement for the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) Hanford.

ProSidian Team Members work to provide General Support Services Contractor (GSSC) assistance to support DOE Hanford [which consists of Richland Operations Office (RL), and Office of River Protection (ORP)] in support of the Govt's operations, personnel management, and general administration of regional operations at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington.

ProSidian's work includes supporting requirements for consulting, acquisition support, program/project mgmt., operational/administrative business support, and environmental consulting support. It is also ProSidian's duty to adhere to regulations covering the responsibility to protect classified matter (including documents, material and special nuclear material) in connection with the performance of work under this contract.

FY19-008: PRO Cost/Price Support Candidates shall work to support requirements as a Cost Price Analysis Specialist and provide cost price analysis and support for the Department of Energy (DOE), Richland Operations Office (RL) Procurement Division (PRO). The Cost Price Analysis Specialist shall provide support in the following areas:

• Perform cost and price analyses on the various elements of contractor proposals, reviewing in detail the direct and indirect cost elements for allowability, allocability and reasonableness.
• Maintains contacts and liaison with counterparts in other agencies to keep abreast of policies, techniques, methodology relating to the pricing field. Review and evaluate contract price proposals for adequacy, and compliance with laws, regulations, Cost Accounting Standards, and DOE acquisition policy.
• Request, coordinate, and integrate into a comprehensive pricing report, the various technical evaluations of cost elements (i.e. direct and indirect costs, escalation factors).
• Review and analyze contractor historical cost information to support cost/price analysis and other analysis.
• Review contractor forward pricing rates, final overhead rates, and cost impact proposals, conducting analytical evaluation of the rates and proposals to determine reasonableness, allowability, and allocability of costs and accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of submissions.
• Evaluate and review contractor disclosure statements, accounting changes, proposals, claims, and submissions for those contractors for which DOE-RL is designated as the Government's Corporate or Divisional Administrative Contracting Officer (CACO or DACO). Provide research and recommendations to support DOE-RL in resolving litigation, claims, final indirect rates, and final contracting officer decisions.
• Develop and recommend price/cost objectives for negotiations.
• Prepare Price Analysis Report(s).
• Draft pre and post negotiation memoranda.
• Draft CACO and DACO correspondence.
• Draft other cost price documents.
• Perform other general contract administration functions.

Qualifications

The Cost Price Analysis Specialist shall have consecutive employment in a position with comparable responsibilities within the past five (5) years, Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/Power point) and related tools and technology required for the position.

Work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria. The Cost Price Analysis Specialist shall possess the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, (in business or accounting) or equivalent (six (6) years of relevant experience)
• Relevant experience in one of the following:
• At least three (3) years of relevant federal experience Such as DCAA, 0511 Auditing Series, with a DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Level 1 and / or as Contractor audit support to a federal entity.
• At least five (5) years of accounting experience which includes at least two (2) years in cost/price analysis relating to contracting (federal contracting preferred) dealing with indirect and forward pricing rate structures.
• Knowledge of cost and price analysis principles and techniques, and of business and industry principles and practices,
• Sufficient knowledge to analyze cost elements on a wide range of Hanford prime contract proposals;
• Knowledge of contract change management requirements.
• Sufficient knowledge to allow use of reports from technical, auditors, and other specialists in evaluating costs and establishing negotiation objectives.
• Must have the ability to identify issues, analyze and interpret complex data, and develop solutions to a variety of complex actions.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Sufficient skill to accurately document, report, and present findings in a professional manner.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of programs specifically: Word and Excel. MS EXCEL Sufficient knowledge to develop, troubleshoot, and use complex formula functions and pivot tables | MS WORD Sufficient knowledge to fluently outline, describe in narrative form, and detail cost analysis as a cost and price expert on official memoranda and reports.
• U.S. Citizenship

TRAVEL: Travel as coordinated with the technical point of contact and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer in advance, is allowed, in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

LOCATION: Work shall be conducted at the Department of Energy - Richland Operations Office, The Hanford Site, and Richland, WA.