Contents Covered:Intermediate Cost Proposal Workshop

Reading the RFP

• Section B
• Section C - Section H
• Section I - Section K
• Section L
• Section M
• Submitting Questions to the Government
• Summarizing the RFP for Management

Source Data Identification and Acquisition

• Labor Category Decisions
• Establishing Labor Rates
• Identifying Labor Hours
• Gathering Other Direct Costs (ODCs)
• Considering Other Rates and Factors

Basis of Estimates (BOE)

• Defining a BOE
• Identification of BOE Methodologies
• Selection of Appropriate Methodologies by Element
• Presentation of BOEs

Applying Indirect Rates

• Indirect Rate Discussion
• Actual, Provisional, Forward-Pricing, and Impacted Indirect Rates
• Development of Impacted Indirect Rates
• Determination of Proposed Indirect Rates
• Discussion of Ceiling Indirect Rates
• Common Issues Regarding Indirect Rates

The Proposal

• Building the Internal Model
• Writing the Narrative
• Internal Analysis
• Finalizing the Government Model
• Quality Assurance Approaches
• Color Team Reviews

The Audit

• Initial Risk Evaluation
• Audit File Preparation
• Relationship to Estimating System
• Common Issues

Introduction to Advanced Topics

• Teaming (prime/ sub)
• Contracts with Competitive Task Orders
• International Performance
• Indirect Rate Pool Strategies
• Contractors vs. Employees
• Joint ventures
• Low Price - Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Awards