MGRumbaugh

This came out after the posting, but thought you might find it helpful. GAO developed the Cost Estimating Guide book in order to establish a consistent methodology that is based on best practices and that can be used across the federal government for developing, managing, and evaluating capital program cost estimates.Click this link to download the pdf book (over 400 pages!) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d093sp.pdf Hope this helps! MGR

Another myth is that the technical evaluators can't see the cost proposal. Although some agencies practice this, it's not a FAR requirement.