OMG - you guys are awesome! I'm going to try to shed some light
FROM VERN:
What was the contract pricing arrangement? Fixed-price? Cost-reimbursement? Time-and-materials? Other?
>> Cost Plus Fixed Fee
How, exactly, was the term "start date" used in the contract? Please provide a verbatim quotation from the contract.
Since the answer to your question might turn on the contractual meaning of "start date," I need to know what it means, contractually. I need a quote from the contract.
>> The one that's wrapping me around an axle. The only thing I can say is that we're using "start date" as the date agreed to by my company and the buyer upon which costs for labor, material and ODC can start being collected in support of the work agreed to in the contract. I know that probably sounds vague, but I don't have the contract or the SOW to provide anything more specific or clear.
You said the costs were "invoiced" before the contract start date. Was the invoice submitted before the "start date" or was the invoice submitted after the "start date" for costs incurred before the "start date"?
>> Correction: Costs were collected prior to CLIN start date; the invoice was submitted after the "start date" for those costs. The invoice was submitted within the period of performance.
FROM Here_2_Help:
"...the answer is "you won't find what you're looking for" because they don't exist."
>> And that's fine too. If the only thing I can go on is 205-32, then so be it. If I can provide support that demonstrates these costs as being necessary to comply with the proposed contract delivery schedule, then I don't have to worry about any setbacks. If I can't find any support, then - well, I'll have to fall on my sword.
But you have my sincere thanks for responding so quickly and so accurately. If any other thoughts come to mind, don't hesitate to toss them into the mix.
For now, stay warm & drink hot chocolate!