Cost AnalystEstimator, Senior

General Summary:

FMS Cost Analyst Estimator (Mobility): prepare and adhere to estimating schedules in coordination with the responsible Government PM that conform to the requirements of the acquisition timeline for each estimate.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop Program Office Estimates (POEs) from an estimating procedure which specifies the expected dollar cost to perform a stipulated task or to acquire an item.
• Interface with IPT members developing the programs technical baseline perform data collection and analysis and document results.
• Assess all current and future program efforts and estimate their costs continuously adjust POEs whenever there is a program change and produce objective realistic life cycle cost estimates in an effective and timely manner.
• Document brief and reconcile the results of the estimates which will include development procurement sustainment / operations and support (O&S) and where applicable disposal costs reflecting the program Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) / Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs or technical baseline for all other Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs.
• Develop maintain and provide on-going sustainment of a directorate cost data repository.
• Receive review catalog store and retrieve all cost reports cost data and completed cost estimates.
• Develop life cycle cost estimates to include Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) production and sustainment phases of programs.
• Perform excursions major and minor to an existing program cost estimate that might include a program restructure/re-baseline the insertion of new capabilities or technology quantity changes significant funding reductions/additions and others as required.
• Analyze weapon system contractor proposals.
• Assist in the development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs and other financial documents.
• Assist in the development of the programs initial CARD and assist in updates required throughout the programs lifecycle.
• Utilize WInsight or other Government-provided software to coordinate work scope schedule and cost goals to objectively measure progress and evaluate weapon system contractor contract performance reporting data.
• Assist the program offices in performance analysis of CPRs CSSRs CFSRs and CCDRs.
• Assist in Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
• Use the PMB throughout the life of a project to facilitate and maintain mutual understanding of:
  • The scope of the PMB consistent with authorizing documents;
  • Management control processes;
  • Risks in the PMB associated with cost schedules and resources; and Corrective actions where necessary.
• Provide inputs to program documentation including inputs for the identification and development of program requirements and/or cost schedule technical and program risks. These efforts shall include: program management plans; program baselines; WBSs; program risk assessments; standard program reviews; and/or reports including SARs MARs and DAES reports.
• Support the Governments process to evaluate and report the status of total program cost schedule and performance as well as program unit cost and unit cost breach information.
• Support the Government process to evaluate and report actual program problems warning of potential program problems and describing mitigating actions taken or planned.
• Provide direct cost service support during acquisition milestone decision points for MAIS programs and MDAPs ACAT II ACAT III non-ACAT programs and Clinger-Cohen Act compliance.
• Participate in ORI exercises as an IPT member working in the development of the cost estimate and associated documentation.
• Provide economic analyses when called upon to assist the Government in developing decisions among competing alternatives and systematically examining and communicating costs benefits and risks of various alternatives IAW AFMAN 65-506.
• Provide direct cost estimating and analysis assistance to the Governments formal Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) process.
• In recognition of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 and other Air Force cost analysis initiatives such as the Non-Advocate Cost Assessment (NACA) the Contractor shall provide ancillary assistance to the acquisition program office as well as the outside Government cost agencies such as OSD CAPE AFCAA and the Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis (PARCA) organization as required / requested.

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