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Why File: A Request For Equitable Adjustment

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It comes across as less adversarial (think of the difference between “Could you please” and “I demand”) and so can help preserve a good relationship (or even help mend a strained one) while still getting the whole cost issue sorted. This was the finding in Tip Top Const., Donahoe, 695 F.3d 3d 1276, 1281 (Fed.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7 According to Deltek’s 2022 Government Contracting Industry Study , in 2021, “[m]edian profit margin was higher (15%) compared with what has been observed since 2012 (6-10%).” [10]

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

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8] That is, lending out money for a longer time period increases the return—because more can be done with the money, and an investor demands a better yield for the prolonged risk and opportunity cost of the longer commitment. [9] 12] Conversely, because demand is dropping on the shorter term T-bills, the U.S. treasuries. [13]