Policy Changes Needed at Defense Contract Management Agency to Ensure Forward Pricing Rates Result in Fair and Reasonable Contract Pricing

Abstract

We reviewed Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) forward pricing rate policy and practice for indirect rates for compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR) a nd D oD p olicy. D CMA forward pricing rate policy covers the 353 contractor locations where DoD contracting officers use DCMA forward pricing rates to negotiate at least $70 billion in Government sales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 09, 2014
Accession Number
ADA610333

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Arlington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Indirect Costs
  • Information Systems
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Records Management
  • Training

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.