Cost and Pricing Associate

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

**Please note: U.S. work authorization is required for this position**

Position Summary:

The Cost and Pricing Associate will be an integral member of MSI’s Cost and Pricing Team. The Associate will be responsible for supporting the preparation of Cost Proposals, which includes the proposal budgets and all accompanying financial and required documentation. The preferred location for this role is in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

Responsibilities:

• Provide cost and pricing support on a full range of proposals to include both domestic and overseas opportunities.
• Determine optimal price points for bids and conduct price-to-win analysis.
• Ensure cost proposals meet profitability rates and targets set by the organization.
• Prepare and/or update budget spreadsheet templates for various contracting mechanisms.
• Assess pricing and estimating approaches used throughout MSI.
• Collect cost and pricing data for bids, including in-country cost data, market data for cost line items and ensures accuracy and consistency in how budget data is compiled and presented.
• Utilize and maintain cost and pricing models and narratives, schedules, and technical elements in the development of proposals in accordance with request for proposal (RFP) specifications.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and other MSI staff to ensure that all contract pricing activities comply with company requirements and policies.
• Participates actively in all proposal capture activities, proposal reviews, and post proposal/award reviews.
• Provide capacity development to small and local subcontractors in budget preparation, indirect cost rate or multiplier development, and other supporting documentation.
• Conduct salary, benefits, and allowances negotiations.
• Negotiate with partners and subcontractor organizations to ensure partners’ budgets and cost proposal documentation are compliant with donor and solicitation requirements and that subcontractors have adequate systems to manage donor funds.
• Determine optimal subcontract type depending on subcontractor capacity.
• Prepare justifications and supporting documentation to secure client waivers and approvals for subcontractors, grantees, personnel, etc.
• Prepare consent documents for subcontracts, including collecting and analyzing documentation, and completing competitive processes where required.
• Review client requests for proposals (RFPs) in developing pricing strategies.
• Review draft and final award documents for consistency and compliance of financial and costing data with cost proposals and solicitation requirements.
• Provide analyses and documentation to project implementation team.
• Collaborate with Technical teams, Project Managers, and Financial Management Team (FMT).
• Assess financial implications of teaming, staffing and procurement decisions for bids and post-award implementation.
• Work with Project Managers and Contracts Department in the development of budgets for Contract Modifications.