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Contract Pricing: Defense Contractor Cost Estimating Systems

NSIAD-88-7 Published: Jan 05, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed selected contractors' practices to determine whether they were developing and proposing accurate and reliable estimates for negotiating noncompetitive Department of Defense (DOD) contracts.

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Cost analysisDefense cost controlDefense procurementDepartment of Defense contractorsMilitary materielNegotiated procurementProcurement regulationsEngineeringLabor costsContracting officers