FAR 15 Cost Proposals, Cost Analysis, and Negotiations

Understanding the federal government's contracting process in a sole source environment

Created by: John Lehman
Cost/Price Analyst

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the federal government's contracting process in a sole source environment
• Build an adequate proposal and cost volume
• Understand the cost analysis techniques the federal government will use to evaluate a proposal
• Identify the role of a Buying Command in the contracting process
• Understand the role the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) in the acquisition process
• Understand how the federal government calculates profit and fee rates
• Understand the process of negotiating with the federal government

Requirements

• No experience required.

Target audience

• Beginners in federal government contracting
• Prime contractors
• Subcontractors