Karen Stein
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Can I upload a modified Price Analysis Report to SpendLogic?
Problem: I conducted my price analysis and downloaded my Price Analysis Report (PAR) to make some edits to the Conclusion. Can I upload the revised PAR to SpendLogic? Unfortunately, the ability to ...
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How do I include a miscellaneous (ODC) charge into my price analysis?
Problem: I have a non-competitive FFP proposal in which the cost is mostly labor and travel. However, there is an additional line item for "miscellaneous/postage/printing" charges. Where do I put t...
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Teleworking and Work Location in a Labor Rate Analysis
Teleworking (or remote work) has become commonplace in government contracting since the pandemic. Prior to the coronavirus, teleworking on a government-funded contract was rare and required prior ...
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How do I make the "Remove Part" warning/error go away?
I am writing a competitive price analysis and received a warning to "Remove Part". How do I make this error go away? As the warning states, you must have two or more valid bids in order for competi...
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What is the Independent Cost Estimate (ICE) Analysis method?
An Independent Cost Estimate (FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(v)) is a bottoms-up estimate of a price based on known data. This should be an unbiased estimate free from any influence from the potential supplier...
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Where do I put mileage when conducting a travel analysis?
Problem: An employee will be driving to and from a location. I need to analyze the mileage as part of my travel analysis. Where do I put that in the travel module? 1. Acquire the start and end loc...
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Updated Mileage Reimbursement Rate (Effective 01/01/2023) - Travel Analysis
Effective January 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service increased the mileage reimbursement rate to 65.5 cents/mile. Be sure to use the correct mileage rate when performing your travel analysis. No...
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Can I use GSA pricing as a valid market comparable in a price analysis?
GSA schedules are not to be used as a sole basis for comparison when conducting market research. (Refer to DoD Class deviation memo 2014-O0011 and CPSR Guidebook)
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I need to do a price comparison of labor categories. How do I do that?
SpendLogic conducts a market-comparable analysis of labor rates and calculates a fair and reasonable rate based on education, experience, place of performance, and other factors. To ensure you calc...
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RFQs for multiple parts were sent to multiple suppliers (competition). Only one supplier submitted a quote for all the parts and the others quoted some of the parts. What methodology do I use now?
You can use Competition as your price analysis methodology if the supplier submits a quote for all the parts. For any parts that were bid on only by one supplier, you can break out those parts into...