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• Actual Contract Value Exceeds SAT

  > > C Culham said: > > > So are you saying if under the FAR and a noncommercial product or service and I used SAP for a need under the SAT and all the pricing from all quoters came in twice the value

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• Actual Contract Value Exceeds SAT

  @Vern Edwards 13.003(c) addresses when not to use SAP. 13.003(a) says to use SAP "for all purchases of supplies or services not exceeding the SAT." It doesn't specify the anticipated value.

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• Actual Contract Value Exceeds SAT

  @C Culham Thank you for your response! Yes, it does make sense and is consistent with my thought process.

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• Actual Contract Value Exceeds SAT

  1) The estimated value of the award is below the SAT so Simplified Acquisition Procedures are followed. However, the final award is over the SAT. Does the solicitation have to be canceled and reissued

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > What type of organization are you, e.g., non-profit, state government, institute of higher education? Non-profit

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > C Culham said: > > > My simplistic view - Say I made UAS prototypes now I am asked to make a USV prototype.  What inputs for the USV development change?  I as the vendor may have to augment my la

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > C Culham said: > > > Why is the CO pushing cost analysis as "required"?  You have already said that certified cost or pricing data is not required. Let me rephrase: The CO confirmed that, in my

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > Neil Roberts said: > > > Yes. You appear to already have sub optimal negotiating power because you have no engaged SME to properly estimate hours and so forth  So, keep total partial funding belo

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > C Culham said: > > > What I meant is if one or more of the price analysis techniques are not appropriate for the situation yet one element is then it could be the basis for the reasonableness det

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > Neil Roberts said: > > > You can consider issuing an undefinitized go ahead transaction. You mean like a letter contract? Wouldn't that remove all negotiation power if we determine that the prop

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > C Culham said: > > > So I did not go back and re-read the whole thread but this thought occurred to me.  So price/cost analysis is required.   Your contracting department questions its need.  So 

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > I am confused.  You earlier mentioned you are talking about evaluating a subrecipient which indicates you hold a grant/CA,  however, here you are talking about getting a su

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  @C Culham Yeah...I know. The SMEs are our government customer and they want an innovative solution, but do not have the time/cost knowledge to provide any sort of justifiable estimate. Then we get com

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  @Neil Roberts I like this idea and appreciate your input! In your experience, has that third-party consultant been an allowable cost? Additionally, do you have any recommendations on where to start a

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  @Neil RobertsThe requirement for an advance independent estimate under 2 CFR 200.324 is only required for procurement transactions and therefore doesn't apply to subawards (reference definitions of co

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  [@Retreadfed](/u/retreadfed) 2 CFR 200 is incorporated by reference in two of our awards with two different agencies.

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  [@here\_2\_help](/u/here_2_help) [@Retreadfed](/u/retreadfed) While this is a grant and the FAR doesn't apply, we have been leveraging the FAR to outline our internal procedures for determining cost r

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  [@Retreadfed](/u/retreadfed) I'm not seeing anything in the DODGAR regarding determination of price reasonableness. Am I missing something?

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  [@here\_2\_help](/u/here_2_help) Haha, good question. We are tasked with finding non-traditional partners and small businesses to provide out of the box innovative solutions to government problems. So

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• 2 CFR 200: How to Document Cost Reasonableness for Subrecipients

  [@Retreadfed](/u/retreadfed) I haven't. This is for DoD. Do you have a suggestion on where to start a search for their regulation on this? Our CO handles FAR based contracts and is stumped by my quest

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago