Business Analyst

Extensive knowledge and familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations principles, concepts, and practices, reform initiatives, and policies and procedures, and demonstrated ability to effectively apply these laws, regulations and procedures to determine contracting methods, types of acquisition instruments, business and negotiation strategies, techniques of cost analysis, and determination of contractor responsibility, methods of monitoring the performance of long term contracts and agreements with multiple partners, and contract and agreement administration. Extensive knowledge of contract vehicles to include, independent contractor, commercial item acquisitions, firmed fixed price, and indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, and cost reimbursement. Extensive knowledge of the organization's budgetary process, federal fiscal, funding practices, and legal requirements. Extensive knowledge of common acquisition business and industrial practices. Extensive knowledge of price and cost analysis. Extensive knowledge of requirements sufficient to work with technical representatives in defining needs. Demonstrated writing skills sufficient to draft memoranda and policy papers pertaining to Procurement and/or Directorate policies and procedures. Demonstrated ability to prepare briefings to senior managers on procurement topics. Demonstrated organization and analytical skills. Demonstrated negotiation techniques and skills. Demonstrated customer service and business advisory skills. Extensive knowledge of requirements sufficient to work with technical representatives in defining needs. Demonstrated ability to provide sound advice to subordinates, high level program managers, executives, directors and other acquisition officials pertaining to contracting programs, statutes, procedures, problems, and solutions. Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment to make effective decisions based on the interpretation of contracting regulations and practices which affect various organizational units and at various levels. Demonstrated capability to use initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods or researching trends and patterns to develop new methods, criteria, or proposed new policies. Extensive knowledge of contract price analysis/cost analysis techniques sufficient to perform basic and or complex analysis to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility and contractor performance for all contract types when historical pricing data and precedents are applicable in order to prepare pre-negotiation objectives. Demonstrated ability to write reports and correspondence in clear, concise language and in appropriate form and style to sufficiently document business clearance memorandums, negotiation memorandums, etc. Desired Skills: At least two years of progressively responsible professional contracting experience comparable to next lower level in this occupation. Demonstrated experience in Key COTR Competencies for eighteen months as a Level 2 COTR. Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in any field that includes or has been supplemented by, at least 24 semester hours of coursework in Business Administration, Accounting, Contract Administration, Finance, Law, Purchasing, Economics, Industrial Management, Marketing, Management, Quantitative Methods, Organization and Management. CAT-II or equivalent course from another agency. 24 hours of Program Management training or equivalent. Employee's hired from outside of the Agency may substitute applicable progressively responsible contract management experience for the Agency's Level II Contracting Officer Certification. Certifications/Licenses: Successful completion of the Agency's Level III Contracting Officer Certification Program or equivalent standards (e.g. Certified to Level 3 according to DAWIA, Certified Contracting Officer and are designated procurement) within nine months of assuming the position.