PROCUREMENT ANALYST

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Procurement Analyst/Price and Cost Analyst responsible for the review or acquisition requirements and contracting actions for a large variety of supply and service contracts.

Duties

• Provides expert guidance in the formulation of the Performance Work Statement and associated data requirements. Participates in government/contract discussions. Prepares briefs, provides advice, and makes recommendations to senior staff officials, senior technical management personnel and program/project managers concerning the acquisition process by means of the formal Acquisition Request (AR) and by providing updates on changes affecting procurement status, executive orders, policies, and regulations. Forms general guidance, develops organizational procurement policy as well as administrative procedures pertaining to the acquisition or complex research and development, operations and maintenance and mission equipment.

Qualifications

This is a GG-12 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence personnel System (DCIPS). The GG-12 duties for the "Professional" work category are at the "Full Performance" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-12 level. The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job. In order to qualify, you must meet the basic requirements defined in 10 United States Code (USC).This standard implements requirements contained in Title 10, United States Code, Sections 1723 through 1733, as amended by Section 861(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) and implemented on a policy exception basis by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment memorandum, Exception to 24 Semester Hours Requirement for Contracting Positions, effective and dated August 2, 2020, which removed the statutory requirement for contracting professionals to complete at least 24 semester credit hours (SH) (or equivalent) of study from an accredited institution of higher education. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Examples of creditable experience include: Knowledge of procurement statutes, executive orders, policies, and regulations to write operating procedures implementing policy, to interpret procurement regulations and policy for the Center and to identify and analyze procurement issues and assess the impact on the Center and servicing agencies procedures. Extensive knowledge of pre-award and post-award practices, sufficient to conduct studies of problem areas and develop standard methods and operating procedures. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Conversant on a wide range of Federal contracting laws, executive orders and federal and agency regulations sufficient to perform price and cost analysis. Knowledge of private industry business practices and market conditions applicable to price and cost analysis for complex procurements 2. Knowledge of a broad range of price and cost analysis techniques, methods, and regulatory and statutory requirements, to enable analysis of a wide range of contractual pricing arrangements and incentives related to services in the pre and post award process. 3. Knowledge of instructional methods and techniques and ability to train and instruct others on acquisition processes, laws, regulations, and policies. Ability to evaluate audit reports, regulations, and other relevant material as a basis for developing organizational guides or procedures. 4. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, measuring data and interpreting policies and regulations. Ability to prepare briefs and reports with findings, courses of action and recommendations, as well as maintain templates and training tools. Ability to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of proposed and/or implemented recommendations and policies. 5. Skillful in oral communications sufficient to present sensitive recommendations to higher authorities; to obtain compliance with policies from subordinate activities; to represent the department or agency on task forces. Skillful in written communication, sufficient to develop and publish departmental regulations. develop training curricula, and other pertinent organizational material. 6. Ability to develop and implement comprehensive action plans to solve problems; to apply regulatory and statutory precedents found in governmental contracting case law to specific contracting situations to ensure that legally binding contracting officer solutions are consistent, justifiable and will be upheld by appellate courts or boards; to properly apply funding rules associated with the obligation of multiple types of appropriations. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONT.: Position is designated special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. Drug Testing: This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a dear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety. Employee must meet, or be capable of meeting Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position; the APDP level required specifically for this position will be identified locally. Emplovee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/15/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13058092 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. 4. Return Rights: Per AFI 36-1101 - DCIPS employees have no statutory right of return to the previous position, unit, or geographic location. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.