CLC056 Analyzing Contract Costs
lesson 6 - Requesting Field Pricing Assistance RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP
Introduction
Welcome to Requesting Field Pricing Assistance!
You might be wondering, "How will the
information in this lesson help me in my job as a
contract specialist?"
As a contract specialist, you are not alone when
it comes to determining whether the proposed
costs from an offeror are fair and reasonable .
You can and should request proposal analysis
assistance .
This lesson presents information on what
assistance is available and how it impacts the
way that contracting officers make decisions on
financial, payment, and negotiation issues
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Binder with spine text that reads:
Requesting Field Pricing Assistance. A sticky note is on the front of the binder that reads: As a contract
specialist, you will often need to request field pricing assistance when determining a proposal’s
reasonableness.
,CLC056 Analyzing Contract Costs
lesson 6 - Requesting Field Pricing Assistance RESOURCES 1 PRI NT I HELP
Obj ectives
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Identify the various types of audits
• Identify situations in which an audit should
be requested
• Identify the process for requesting an audit
and the key players involved with the
process
Sound good? All right, let's get started.
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lesson 6 - Requesting Field Pricing Assistance RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP
Overview - Ty pes of Assistance
The proposal you receive is the offeror's
estimate of what the contract is going to cost.
This estimate is normally based on a combination What types ofproposal
of technical information, accounting information, analysis assistance are
and judgment.
available to me?
What do you d o if you do not have the
expertise to a ccura tely evaluate the
reasonableness of the proposal? Not to
worry! Technical and accounting assistance is
available to help you evaluate a proposal.
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