Acquisition Cost/Price Estimating

Abstract

Contract pricing is a term which covers three sequential areas. First is the analysis of each firm's price by using the techniques of cost and/or price analysis. Second is the establishment of a prenegotiation goal (total cost plus profit or fee: or total price) to be used during the actual negotiations with each company. Third is the actual negotiation and agreement on a contractual arrangement (price and contract type) which comes as close as possible to the prenegotiation goal, considering both the additional information gained during negotiations and the ability and willingness of both parties to come to an agreement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109205

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Laughlin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Operations Research
  • Procurement
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design