Proposal Pricing Analyst

Summary:

Reviews Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and acts as senior level authority to identify and assist the proposal team in developing staffing solutions and pricing strategies. Works with internal organizations to determine anticipated labor, material requirements, equipment costs, and possible bid strategies. Analyzes estimates against previous cost experience and recommends adjustments. May participate in negotiation of contract pricing, engineering changes, and price resubmissions. Writes the supporting cost narrative and manages the cost volume during price proposal efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Responsible for the preparation of cost and/or pricing spreadsheets and data to support proposals and contract modifications.
* Develops and compiles information from functional elements and ensures that the cost estimates are within the proposed work scope.
* Analyzes estimates of service, material, equipment, and production costs.
* Analyzes answers to RFP / Proposal questions.
* Participates in proposal reviews with management.
* Determines and develops spreadsheet models and templates for a variety of price proposal efforts that include: Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, Time and Material, Time & Labor, and Hybrid type proposal efforts.
* Coordinates and leads the activities involved in the development and revision of cost and/or pricing proposals.
* Ensures compliance with government/customer specifications, company policies, and cost estimating procedures.
* Conducts and participates in proposal management reviews.
* Prepares and completes supporting cost proposal narratives, including coordinating reviews and ensuring compliance with RFP instructions.
* May assist Corporate Accounting in supporting DCAA and DCMA price audit efforts.
* May support Corporate Accounting and Corporate Contracting in the development of pricing pools or in support of forward pricing rate packages.
* Maintains and updates the cost proposal cost binder information.
* Prepares and disseminates information throughout the company regarding contract status, compliance, modification, deviation, negotiation, and termination.
* Demonstrates proficiency with Microsoft applications, especially with spreadsheets.
* Advanced knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), and related federal and state legislation regulations.
* Attends to details and handles multiple tasks independently.
* Excellent mathematical skills.
* Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Education, and Licensure:

Required:

* Bachelor's degree in business, finance, mathematics, or Multidisciplinary Studies.
* Minimum 4 years of experience directly related to Government Contracting.
* Must be experienced in FAR and DFAR requirements.
* Strong computer skills in Word.
* Strong in Excel and have a good understanding of other database software tools.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

* Ideal candidate will have experience with SCA, Davis-Bacon Act, Unions (CBAs).
* Experience in pricing contracts in the US and Overseas.
* Experience in pricing both as a Prime contractor and Subcontractor.
* Experience in detailed and complex pricing for US Government Services proposals in at least two of the following disciplines:
o Program Management and IT Services
o Base Operations Support (BOS/BOSS)
o Administrative Services

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions.

Supervisor Responsibility

* None.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually in an office setting.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Regularly must hear and understand speech at normal room levels.

Travel

None.

Additional Qualifying Factors:

Must have the ability to pass a satisfactory background screening and have positive references and proof of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required.

The Tatitlek Corporation gives hiring, promotion, training and retention preference to Tatitlek shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected Veteran's status or employment.