Excited to share my conversation with iQuasar LLC on the 5 Steps to Winning a Cost Proposal! We discussed identifying pricing rules, developing competitive pricing strategies, and building accurate labor and material estimates.  

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Here we discuss that the most competitive proposals are not just based on low prices and cutting margins, they are built on a deep understanding of the solicitation requirements and from aligning your pricing strategy to the government’s evaluation criteria from the very start. After that, everything else falls into place. 

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A Talk with Sharee Richardson: 5 Steps to a Winning Cost Proposal - iQuasar LLC

Purpose:

• To create an agile, effective and efficient procurement system by streamlining procurement processes and reducing complexity.

• Executive Order (EO) 14274, mandates the elimination of all FAR Provisions that are:

  • • Not required by statute

    • Not essential to sound procurement

    • Not necessary to protect national and economic security interests 

Certification Background

- CMMC Level 1 Certification is the basic security control level for the Department of

Defense (DOD) which requires a Self-Assessment for compliance.

- Organizations must complete a new self-assessment annually for compliance.

- The Self-Assessment identifies which assets within the Contractor’s and/or

Organization Seeking Compliance (OSC) environment will be assessed and the

details of the assessment.

- It does not require a third-party audit.

- The organization performs the Level 1 self-assessment to demonstrate that its

security meets all 17 Level 1 security requirements.

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