Shipping Costs (NRE) in a Competition

Problem: I have a single-award low-price competition where one bidder included shipping (or another non-recurring cost), and another bidder did not. How do I handle this?

The best way to do this is by using the Non-Recurring Price box in the Bid Details pop-up, as shown in the screenshot below.

This is because SpendLogic requires two or more bidders for every line item, which aligns with the FAR. If you include Shipping as a separate line item and one or more bidders did not propose these costs, SpendLogic will either force a non-competitive report or require a multi-award competition.