DESCRIPTION:1. Provide cost estimates for NASA RFPs for fixed price TOs for various contract Methodsof Implementation (MOIs) including Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ),NASA direct, Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineer Requirements (SABER) contract,Small Task Order Construction Contract (STOCC), Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA),and other Government managed institutional contracts.2. Prepare cost estimates in accordance with KSC-SPEC-G-0002, Specification forCompiling Construction Cost Estimates.Page 11 of 193. Provide Fact Sheets initiating Change Orders that document the description, reason forchange, and cost and schedule impact to the project as necessary. For changes whose valueexceed $150K, use the Technical Evaluation Report Template and the guidance in theTechnical Evaluation of Sole Source Contractor Proposals Guide.4. Use the most current R.S. Means database for line items of each individual constructiontask in preparation of cost estimates. Select line items that most accurately and completelyrepresent the work being accomplished in a fixed price TO scope. If an item is notincluded in R.S. Means CostWorks, the item shall be considered a Non-Price Item (NPI).Separately identify and price all NPIs using appropriate wage rates.5. Maintain proficiency in the most current Unit Price Book (UPB) by RSMeans CostWorksincluding the following list of cost data publications: Assemblies and Cost Data, BuildingConstruction Cost Data, Concrete and Masonry Cost Data, Electrical Cost Data, HeavyConstruction Cost Data, Interior Cost Data, Mechanical Cost Data, Plumbing Cost Data,Site Work & Landscape Cost Data, Square Foot Costs, Commercial Renovation CostData, Facilities Construction Cost Data, and Facilities Maintenance & Repair Cost Data.6. Base estimates on quantities of individual work elements; knowledge of associated nonpriced tasks and items; performance times; and design sketches and submittals.7. Review and prepare detailed cost estimates for budgeting and all phases of projectexecution (e.g. pre-design, design, procurement, construction, and closeout).8. Assist the Government in preparing for negotiations of approved changes, new workmodifications, claims, dispute resolution and final decision making by the CO.9. Provide analyses to determine why individual project bids may have varied from theestimated cost. Budget estimates shall be developed using all relevant standards, policies,and site conditions.10. Perform cost estimating data collection, processing, visualization, and presentationtasks.RequirementsBachelor’s Degree and 7 years of Cost or Schedule Analyst experience from which at least 5 years were supporting construction activities; OR Vocational/technical or military certification and 12 years' cost and schedule experience from which at least 9 years were supporting construction activities; OR High School Diploma and 17 years' cost and scheduling experience from which 13 years were supporting construction activities. At least 5 years' experience with Primavera P6 scheduling software (or equivalent software) is required.
