Junior Cost & Price Analyst

Nakupuna Companies; Washington; On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nakupuna Companies is seeking a Junior Cost & Price Analyst in support of the DoS Bureau of Global Acquisitions. A bachelor’s degree and at least one year of federal acquisition experience are required, with an active Secret clearance.

The role involves evaluating cost proposals, verifying pricing data, assessing indirect rates, and supporting cost realism analyses to enable best‑value contracting. The compensation range is $75,000 to $90,000 annually in USD, in the Washington area.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of federal acquisition experience.
• Cost/price analysis experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cost Estimating System Evaluation: assess whether the contractor's estimating system yields proposals aligned with disclosed accounting practices and historical cost data.
• Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data Verification: verify data accuracy, completeness, and currency.
• Indirect Rate Realism Assessment: compare proposed indirect rates with established provisional and historical rates.
• Direct Labor and Material Cost Realism: evaluate labor hours and material costs against history and market pricing.
• Cost Realism Report and Source Selection Support: prepare a cost realism analysis report and support best value tradeoffs.

Skills

Federal acquisition

Cost/Price Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Nakupuna Companies is seeking a Junior Cost & Price Analyst in support of the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Global Acquisitions (GA). DOS has a robust Acquisition Program with an average annual spend portfolio of $12 billion executed through approximately 25,000 contract transactions and $4.7 billion executed through approximately 1,200 federal assistance (grants) awards supporting a diverse mission set. GA reports to the Undersecretary for Management and has three organizational elements to include Acquisition Management Directorate (GA/AM), Acquisition Policy Directorate (GA/AP), and Federal Assistance Directorate (GA/FAM).

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Cost Estimating System Evaluation Assess whether the contractor's estimating system produces proposals consistent with disclosed accounting practices and historical cost experience.
• Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data Verification Verify data accuracy, completeness, and currency.
• Indirect Rate Realism Assessment Compare proposed indirect rates to established provisional, FPRA, FPRR, and historical rates.
• Direct Labor and Material Cost Realism Evaluate proposed direct labor hours and material costs for realism against historical performance data, labor norms, and market pricing.
• Cost Realism Report and Source Selection Support Prepare a cost realism analysis report documenting methodology, and cost element adjustments for each offeror, and provide technical support to the CO for best value tradeoff analysis.

Skills/Qualifications

• At least one (1) year of experience in Federal acquisition
• Cost/Price Analysis federal experience preferred

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.

Clearance Requirements

This position requires an active Secret security clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Physical Requirements

The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation

• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer.

The Nakupuna Companies use a market-based compensation strategy to ensure that our employees are compensated within applicable market ranges commensurate with multiple factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and position location. The projected compensation range for this position is $75,000 to $90,000 (annualized USD). The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Nakupuna Companies' total compensation package for employees.