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• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  Thanks @Don Mansfield and @joel hoffman.  Understood, and i'm on board.

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  @Don MansfieldI will have to inquire as to if the contractor meets the definition of nontraditional defense contractor or not, but I had not considered that as a method of making certified cost or pri

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  Hmm I thought we were on the same page there. > > Quote > > > 15.403-4...Unless an exception applies, certified cost or pricing data are required before accomplishing any of the following actions ex

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  Got it, thanks. I appreciate the discussion!

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  > > On 8/13/2020 at 7:54 PM, ji20874 said: > > > > > On 8/13/2020 at 5:10 PM, aordway said: > > > > > > > > That appears to say, and with Don's guidance, that when cost or pricing data is required (

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  @Don Mansfield Thanks. If that is the case, can you expand upon what your initial post was trying to convey? I feel like I am getting mixed messages. My initial question was "Is 15.404-1(a)(3) trying

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  > > On 8/13/2020 at 7:54 PM, ji20874 said: > > > FAR 15.404-1(a)(3):  "**_Cost analysis_** shall be used to evaluate the reasonableness of individual _**cost elements**_ when certified cost or pricin

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  [@Retreadfed](/u/retreadfed) I'm just talking about fair and reasonable price determination. FAR 15.404-1(a)(3) says "Cost analysis shall be used to evaluate the reasonableness of individual cost elem

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  Fair enough. Thanks @Don Mansfield!

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  Thanks @Don Mansfield.  This would be for DOD, so the FAR 15.403-1(c)(1)(ii)(B) allowance could not apply. How does that jive with DFARS PGI 215.404-1(c)(i) where it says "When the contracting office

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Price Analysis when Certified Cost or Pricing Data is Required (FAR 15.404-1(a)(3))

  Can someone help me understand FAR 15.404-1(a)(3)?  It says: "Cost analysis shall be used to evaluate the reasonableness of individual cost elements when certified cost or pricing data are required.

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• What does the SF30 Block 1 Contract ID Code mean?

  [@ji20874](/u/ji20874) Excellent, thank you!

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• What does the SF30 Block 1 Contract ID Code mean?

  On the [SF30 form](https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/amendment-solicitationmodification-contract) used for contract modifications, Block 1 ways "CONTRACT ID CODE", and the instructions for filling out

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• Necessity to Mod Contract Price When There Are Excess Obligated Funds

  > > Don Mansfield said: > > > Prompt payment discounts are a contract term, so I don't think that's analogous. I view the submission of the final invoice for $90 as a constructive waiver of the contr

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Necessity to Mod Contract Price When There Are Excess Obligated Funds

  > > jwomack said: > > > Agencies are required to record obligations (like contracts) only when supported by documentary evidence of a binding agreement that is in writing (31 USC 1501).  **Adjustment

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Necessity to Mod Contract Price When There Are Excess Obligated Funds

  Thanks for your answers. > > Ibn Battuta said: > > > **Question:** If we assume a contract mod IS necessary in this scenario, what is the requirement to get the Contractor's signature on the modific

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Necessity to Mod Contract Price When There Are Excess Obligated Funds

  The guidance our contracts office repeatedly receive is that if you discover a contract has excess funds obligated to it totaling under $1000, do not do a mod to remove the excess funds from the award

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• FPDS-NG CAR "Number of Offers Received" answer for Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Awards

  > > Quote > > > ...In the case of contracts awarded as a result of a Broad Agency Announcement, enter the number of proposals received under the specific announcement... Thanks, I'm glad they though

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• FPDS-NG CAR "Number of Offers Received" answer for Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Awards

  I am curious what you all think is the appropriate answer to the FPDS-NG CAR question "Number of Offers Received" for awards off of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) \[FAR 35.016\].  Although a BAA pr

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• TO POP Extension, executed after base expires

  > > Ibn Battuta said: > > > **Question:** "Is a fair opportunity notice a request to submit offers or quotations to the Government? YES or NO\[?\]" > > > > **Answer:** No, not if we take the word "r

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago