Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

18049, 73-2 BCA ¶ 10,088 (contractor could have cancelled subcontract earlier and reduced settlement costs but “perfection in contract administration is not one of the tests of the reasonableness of costs”). [21] 2002); see also Stanford Univ. 19] KBR Servs., 57530, 19-1 BCA ¶ 37,205. [20] 20] Teledyne Indus., Geotech Div.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

So, if the solicitation had language or terms that contemplated the possibility of cost volatility (notwithstanding seeking a fixed price), arguably, offerors should have anticipated the issue as a significant possibility for contract administration. 91, 94 (2002) (price increase is not an out-of-scope mod. 160 at 165. [64]

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Additionally, generally, the reasonable costs of preparing, submitting, and negotiating an REA are contract administration costs, and consequently are also recoverable. Which could include overtime costs, or otherwise more expensive labor or materials—perhaps because those things are being obtained on an expedited basis. 122] See P.R.

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