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Analysis
Presented by Edmund K. Kowalski
Cost Analysis
Evaluates the separate cost elements, profit, and facilities capital
cost of money (if proposed).
Used to evaluate/determine any or all of the following:
cost and/or price reasonableness
cost realism
most probable cost and/or price
Section 2
Defining Costs
Performing a Cost Analysis
Examples: Proposed Price by
Major Cost Element
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d ir e c t m a te r ia l
ra w m a te ria l
p u rc h a s e d p a rts
s ta n d a rd c o m m e rc ia l
ite m s
s u b c o n tra c ts
b u r d e n (O /H )
e n g in e e rin g
m a n u fa c tu rin g
fie ld s e rv ic e
IL S
m a te ria l
h a n d lin g
G&A
F C C M (C O M )
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m a n u fa c tu rin g
fie ld s e rv ic e
IL S
m a te ria l
h a n d lin g
G&A
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Indirect Costs
Labor Categories
Labor Rates
Labor Hours
Raw material
Purchased parts and/or
assemblies
Subcontracts
Miscellaneous material
Discounts, Scrap, Inventory
Shrinkage, & Freight-in
Material Handling
Fringe Benefits
Overhead (or burden)
G&A Expenses
Profit or Fee
Cost of Money
Escalation
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What are the solicitation requirements for the contractor and the
government?
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Rate
1%
2%
5.00
2.00
3.36
3%
4%
Base
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101
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Amount
100
1
2
103
25
12
37
1
2
100
50
5%
193
1%
202
150
193
10
202
2
Unit Price
Quantity
204
2
Total Price
409
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Hours
1%
2%
5
6
11
5.00
2.00
3.36
3%
4%
100
101
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38
100
1
2
103
25
12
37
1
2
100
150
50
5%
193
1%
202
300
193
10
202
2
Unit Price
Quantity
204
2
Total Price
409
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(3)*(4)
Rates:
(7)
100%
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(5)*(6) (5)+(6) (7)*(8) (7)+(8) (8)*(9) (8)+(9) (11)*(12) (11)+(12) (13)*(14) (13)+(14)
1.00%
Base
CLIN/SLIN
Labor Category
WGT Lbr Rate
Automotive Mechanic
40% 1.00
Metal Body Repairman
20% 2.00
Elec Tech/Mechanic
30% 3.00
Fuel/Elec Sys Mechanic 10% 4.00
0001AA Composite
(6)
Composite
L Rate Esc
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
2.00%
Adj
LR
FB
3.00%
ST
O/H
4.00%
ST
1%
(16)
(17)
(15)*(16)
Est
Est
Labor Total
Hours Price
G&A
TC
Profit
LLR
0.04
1.10
0.01
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2002
2003
90
5
90
5
108
6
2
3
2
3
3
3
100
100
120
25
4
30
4
35
4
Total Labor
100
120
140
360
Labor O/H
ODC
S/T
G&A
Profit/Fee
COM
10
5
215
20
15
5
10
5
235
20
15
5
10
5
275
20
15
5
30
15
725
60
45
15
Total Price
255
275
315
22 845
Material
Direct Material
Handling
Shrinkage
Shop Supplies
Scrap
Total Matl
Total
320
Labor
Labor Rate
Labor Hours
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FAR 15.404-4(c)(4):
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Profit-Miscellaneous
FAR 15.404-4(c)(5). The contracting officer shall not
require any prospective contractor to submit breakouts or
supporting rationale for its profit or fee objective but may
consider it, if it is submitted voluntarily.
FAR 15.404-4(c)(6). If a change or modification calls
for essentially the same type and mix of work as the basic
contract and is of relatively small dollar value compared to
the total contract value, the contracting officer may use the
basic contracts profit or fee rate as the pre-negotiation
objective for that change or modification.
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PGI 215.404-76(2):
PGI 215.404-76(4):
Contracting offices outside the United States and its outlying areas
are exempt from reporting.
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Section 3
Source Selection:
- Price Reasonableness
- Cost Realism
- Completeness
Cost Realism Analysis
Cost Realism
Defined in the FAR
Completeness
No FAR definition
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Audit Tracking
Contract Audit Follow Up (CAFU)
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Section 5
Field Pricing Support
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Qualifications/requirements:
Formal proposal request
Formal contractor proposal in a structured/auditable format
Minimum 30 to 45 day request processing time
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Technical Analysis
[FAR 15.404-1(e)]
Evaluation performed by personnel having specialized
knowledge, skills, experience, or capability in engineering,
science, or management on proposed material types and
quantities, labor, processes, special tooling, facilities,
reasonableness of scrap and spoilage, and other factors in
the proposal in order to determine the need for and
reasonableness of the proposed resources.
At a minimum:
examine the types and quantities of material (kinds and
quantities evaluation)
and the need for the types and quantities of labor hours and the
labor mix (skill and category)
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Sources of Accounting
Principles & Standards
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP)
Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
FAR Part 31 Contract Cost Principles
and Procedures
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CAS Coverage
Two types of CAS can be applicable, depending on the
dollar value of previous awards and current acquisitions.
Full coverage:
coverage comply with all CAS in effect on the contract
award date and with any new standards.
Modified coverage:
coverage requires contractor to comply with four
standards
CAS 401, Consistency in estimating, accumulating, & reporting costs.
CAS 402, Consistency in allocating costs incurred for the same
purpose.
CAS 405, Accounting for unallowable costs.
CAS 406, Cost accounting period.
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FAR Appendix B
Contains the actual CAS
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Conclusion
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Management/Cost Accounting
System
Contractors have to manage their organizations,
products/services, and contracts
There needs to be a system in place to determine
whether the service, product, or contract
Is on schedule for completion
Is at its budgeted cost
And if not
Why not?
What is being done to correct the situation?
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