Pricing Specialist

Position Purpose:

To prepare compliant cost proposals

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working with the Business Development Team and Opportunity Owner/Technical staff to prepare compliant, responsive, price-competitive cost proposals.
• Preparing a cost proposal by analyzing RFP requirements; identifying questions for submittal; and preparing the proposal cost volume and proposal cost spreadsheets / following a defined Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), including labor hours, subcontractors/consultants, materials, ODCs, and travel.
• Assisting with cost-related information in Instruction to Offeror (ITO) for proposed subcontractors.
• Developing cost templates for proposed subcontractors.
• Developing target rates for proposed subcontractors. This includes analyzing competitor pricing/historical data with market expectations/RFPs to verify target price for bids.
• Working with Procurement staff to obtain quotes for proposed materials (Bill of Materials) or services.
• Preparing and presenting cost estimates to management for "Green Review".
• Reviewing Cost Section of Quotes prepared by Technical Staff.
• Ensuring adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations, Truthful Cost or Pricing Data, and SigSci policies and procedures with regard to cost proposal preparation, review, compliance, submission, updates/revisions, and negotiations.
• Supporting audit requests, fact-finding, negotiation discussions, and the program budget baseline process.
• Maintaining and updating internal cost proposal data/information.
• Balancing portfolio as a Pricing Specialist to a limited number of projects.
• Assist other projects as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• MS Excel (Advanced) and MS Word (Intermediate)
• ProPricer is preferred
• Salesforce is preferred
• Shipley proposal process knowledge is preferred
• Demonstrated experience in Government cost/pricing proposal development
• Working knowledge of FAR, DFARs and other Government procurement regulations as they pertain to bid/costing proposals
• Working knowledge of all various contract types, including Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, Time and Materials (T&M), and ID/IQ contracting
• Able to work in a face-paced, changing work environment with ease and can prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands
• Flexibility to work alternate schedules, including evenings and weekends, to accommodate schedules
• Interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization; team player
• Independent and proactive work approach
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Deliver quality work within stringent deadlines

Education/Experience:

A four-year college degree with a minimum of five (5) years of Government/commercial cost/price proposal and quote preparation

Certificates and Licenses:

None

Clearance:

Current, active DoD clearance (SECRET) is preferred. Must be able to submit required paperwork and obtain a security clearance

Working Conditions/ Equipment:

Sit and work for long periods of time at a desk/computer

Occasional travel (<10%)

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.