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    OBXtek

    Information Technology

    Indirect Rate Specialist

    DC, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time5+ yrs experience$90k – $96k / yearPosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Responsibilities

    OBXtek is seeking several Indirect Rate Specialists. The specialist will provide expert guidance on the procedural, legal, and operational requirements for negotiating and setting provisional and final indirect rates for contractors and grantees, ensuring compliance with USAID and U.S. Government regulations. This is a hybrid, full-time role in the Washington DC area, working closely with Contracting Officers (COs) and Agreement Officers (AOs), legal counsel, technical offices, and partners.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Support the review, analysis, and negotiation of provisional and final indirect cost rate proposals, ensuring allowability, allocability, and reasonableness in accordance with federal cost principles.
    • Prepare negotiation objectives and conduct in-depth cost/price analyses, including review of expense pools, allocation bases, and business volume forecasts.
    • Maintain NICRA official files; ensure accuracy and completeness of documentation in agency systems.
    • Coordinate with auditors, legal counsel, and other functional specialists to resolve audit findings and recommendations related to indirect costs.
    • Provide technical guidance to USAID COs and AOs on indirect cost rate application and compliance.
    • Monitor provisional indirect rate performance, perform trend analysis, and recommend adjustments as needed.
    • Support policy development and interpretation on cost principles, indirect rates, and related areas.

    Work on-site 3 days/week

    Salary range $90,000 to $96,000 annually

    Qualifications

    • At least 5 years of direct experience reviewing and negotiating indirect rates for a USG department/agency.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
    • FAC-C Professional, CFCM, CPA, or CGFM.
    • Contract requires candidates with no USAID experience.
    • Capability to quickly assimilate new information and become proficient in topics for which they may not have knowledge, e.g. Government to Government, Title II, Interagency Awards, and Public International Organizations.

    Security Clearance

    Public Trust

    Company Information

    Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People…Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers’ knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

    We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.

    As a government contractor, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMC Level 2, CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

    OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    OBXtek

    OBXtek Inc. OBXtek is an award winning Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing information technology and management services to the federal government. As the prime contractor on over 85% of its work, OBXtek is a leader in its field and has a robust corporate infrastructure that provides support for all of its programs. OBXtek has realized exceptional growth over the last four years and has been awarded prime contracts with 10 federal agencies. This growth is a result of providing customers with successful project execution and quantifiable results, responsive customer service, timely recruiting, quality assurance/quality control and competitive pricing.Solid Financial Resources and low Employee Turnover (5%)

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