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  1. My company submitted a proposal to a prime contractor responding to a competitive RFP. The prime was awarded the contract and we therefore received the subcontract. We're nearing completion of the EMD phase of the program but at the prime's request will need to push out the date for LRIP. In an effort to keep the production lines hot the prime has requested a proposal for the production of spares. This is not necessarily a govt requirement at this time and not in the original scope of the competitive award. The prime intends to add this order on the same subcontract but is requesting cost and pricing data (which we would never give to anyone but the govt). Question is, how can the prime put this order on the same subcontract when its not part of the govt order? If is turns out to be part of the govt order, why would we be required to submit cost and pricing data (which we would send directly to the government) if our award was part of a competitive procurement?
  2. The company I work for is proposing an IDIQ contract. I'm not the pricer but it seems that the way we're pricing this thing is not appropriate for IDIQ. The previous company I worked for was able to create an IDIQ pricing table which while somewhat convoluted, allowed the buyer to compute the unit price at the time each order was placed in accordance with a base price escallated by order year and applied discount based on quantity ordered .... does anyone have a template like this or know where I can find one? I'd like to share it with our pricing team.
  3. The customer indicated that some of the specifications were not "required" but "desirable". This particular specification was not priced in our proposal.
  4. Also, is the action considered "in scope", since it's technically still in the Performance Spec even though we didn't bid to it? It is a DoD contract and yes, our proposal is incorporated into the contract by reference.
  5. Thanks. I'd actually found that document as well in my research. I plan to follow your guidance on this issue.
  6. What is the appropriate way to allocate costs for proposal preparation in this instance? The RFP for the contract I have identified certain performance specifications as tradeable. We bid this competitive proposal without bidding one of the specifications identified as such. We won and at kick-off, the customer indicated that the particular specification should not have been identified as tradeable. My company is in the process of preparing a proposal for this portion of the spec which is also included in the contract's statement of work. I am confused about how the costs to prepare this proposal should be allocated. I know that typically when you receive an RFP you are not allowed to charge the government for proposal preparation and it's charged to B&P. Would this be handled in this manner? Would we submit as an ECP? Are ECP preparation costs chargeable to the program? Is this considered an unsolicited proposal? Is this an REA? Are those costs chargeable to the program? Please advise.
  7. That's what we're trying to do. I contacted the KO to ask if we could change the CLIN to reflect qty 24 at the lower dollar value, versus qty 1 at the higher dollar value for invoicing purposes. I'll let you know what happens.
  8. Ok yes, I do see 32.501-3, we may be in trouble. This is going to cause a serious cash flow issue as we will already be operating at $0 profit.
  9. Thanks for the feedback and yes, we are a large company. Yes 52.232-1 is included in the contract. I read the clause as requiring the CONTRACT VALUE to be $2.5. No where in the clause is there a requirement for the PBP-eligible value to be $2.5 million. The FFP clause is for EVMS and monthly reporting. There is a monthly deliverable which is the report. While we are a large company, not having the PBP will present a cash-flow problem for invoicing on a contract for which we are already substantially invested.
  10. Need help please I have a contract with both FFP and CPFF CLINs. The majority are CPFF and the entire award is in excess of $10 million. I was hoping to get agreement for Performance Based Payments for the FFP CLINs which are just shy of $2 million so we're not waiting until the end of the PoP (2 years) for payment. The contracting officer tells me that because the FFP CLINs are less than $2.5 million we're not eligible for PBPs. He cited 32.104 of the FAR which clearly indicates that the "contract price" should be $2.5 million or more. I'm confused by his determination.
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