Experience: Applicant must have at least 10 years of federal government contracting
experience and demonstrate experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Contracting procedures, types, and methods, including formal advertising, fixed-price, cost
contracting, and use of special provisions and incentives to enable the buyer to plan and
carry out contracting assignments.
• Industry which furnishes requirements to determine availability of sources and to analyze
the effects on agency requirements of industrial developments, seasonal price trends,
economic factors affecting supply and transportation costs.
• Contract life cycle support ranging from day-to-day administration to program assistance
and acquisition planning, and performance metrics.
• Contract management, and/or project support management.
• Managing level of effort, support services contracts, and coordination of technical and
business management between organizational entities.
• Contracting techniques including management principles ranging from conceptualizing,
planning, design, project development, and understanding of cost, scheduling and control
measures.
• Managing subcontractors and consultants.
• Cost and price analysis techniques to perform a variety of computations relative to labor and
other direct costs, indirect costs, specification requirements and charges for preparation and
dissemination of contract deliverables to determine the best value for the Government.
• Negotiation techniques and skill in devising negotiation strategies to deal with contractors in
resolving such problems as reducing costs, adjusting delivery schedules, and negotiating in
sole source environments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Functional Responsibilities: Responsible for overall business analysis recommendations and
reports for this project. Applicant must have demonstrated ability to ensure reports and
deliverables meet expectations, are of outstanding quality, and interface with senior Department
of Energy and contractor managers. Individual provides expert contracting consultation and
program analytical activities. Reviews project execution regularly (at least quarterly) to ensure
contractual and financial objectives of MA-64 support service contractors are completed. The
position requires an individual with demonstrated evidence of possessing excellent oral and
written communications skills, as well as proven ability to meet deadlines and perform under
pressure in an uncertain environment.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in the
appropriate disciplines, or equivalent with 10 years of specialized experience. Education can
be substituted with proven 10 years of specialized experience.