Responsibilities:

Assist with the preparation and adherence with estimating schedules, in coordination with the responsible Government PM, that conform to the requirements of the acquisition timeline for each estimate. 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. Coordinate with IPT members developing the program’s 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.  Ensure O&S estimates include costs by WBS, fiscal year, and appropriation, along with a risk assessment of the program’s cost drivers will be included.  Ensure POEs must be prepared and documented IAW AFI 65-508 and AFMCI 65-201.  Ensure POEs pass Government Cost Chief review and an annual Cost and Economics Division (AFLCMC/FZC) Sufficiency Review.  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.  Provide status of the efforts related to this cost repository during Program Management Reviews (PMRs).  Ensure system meets applicable electronic records management (ERM) requirements with appropriate file plan, structure and disposition statements.  Ensure repository shall be intuitive and easy to use, leveraging the latest in document management systems technology (e.g. SharePoint).   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, develop recommendations, and communicate results to the US Government, and defend until final awarding of a contract by the selection authority.  Provide direct support to RFP development and participate as a member of the source selection team by reviewing and documenting results of the source selection process.  Develop and brief Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and Government Estimates of Most Probable Cost (GEMPC).  Assist in the development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs and other financial documents.  Assist with assessing the risk associated with the current versus proposed forces and related support programs, providing requisite capabilities which meet critical needs within a balanced program, weighting by mission area needs.  Examine the balance between mission area needs, such as force structure versus support, and the balance between current and future capabilities.   Assist in the Government’s process to integrate operational requirements with projected fiscal, manpower, and materiel resources, to include balancing readiness and sustainability, force structure, infrastructure, and modernization requirements to ensure a warfighting capability for today and the future.   Assist in the development of the program’s initial Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) and assist in updates required throughout the program’s lifecycle and ensure that the CARD contains information sufficient to prepare a life cycle cost estimate, using DoDI 5000.02 for guidance.   Be able to use 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.   Provide financial results, schedule results, and predictions to the program office leadership, as required/requested.   Assist the program offices in performance analysis of CPRs, CSSRs, CFSRs, and CCDRs.    Train integrated baseline teams, surveillance review teams, and multifunctional IPTs on EVM and analysis techniques.   Assist in Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) by assessing the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) to include scope, management, risks, and corrective actions.   Evaluate and report the status of total program cost, schedule, and performance, as well as program unit cost and unit cost breach information.  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 direct cost estimating and analysis assistance to the Government’s formal Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) process that compares the merits of different military systems being considered for acquisition.   Have previous experience with Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) ® and have previous experience with other estimating tools such as: PRICE “TruePlanning” parametric modeling, Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO), and Oracle Crystal Ball, as well as Air Force maintained databases such as Air Force Total Ownership Cost (AFTOC) and Reliability and Maintainability Information System (REMIS).  This list of computer systems and databases is not all-inclusive. Maintain the integrity of listed financial databases such as REMIS by assisting with reconciliation and Basis of Estimate (BOE) information within the database.    Support the 1537s, mandatory Cost and Software Data Repository (CSDR) requirements for all programs.  Provide support for Procurement Documents (PDOCs), Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Documents (RDOCs), the Capital Investment Report, Government Accounting Office (GAO) and Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) reviews and audits, Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), award fee plans, award fee boards, MARs, and CCaRS, should cost analyses, and cost capability analyses.

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