Practical Application of GSA CALC Tool
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The CALC tool searches awarded hourly rates on GSA professional services schedules to help with market research and price analysis for federal contracts. It shows actual ceiling prices awarded to various vendors for different labor categories based on factors like education level, years of experience, location, business size, and schedule. Users can enter search criteria online to view results and download data for analysis to help prepare bids, quotes, and contracts or see competitors' pricing.
Practical Application of GSA CALC Tool
- 1. Practical Application of CALC Tool Robert E. Jones
- 4. Safety Check
- 5. What is the CALC Tool? The CALC (Contract Awarded Labor Category) tool searches awarded hourly rate prices on the eight GSA professional services schedules.
- 6. How Can CALC Help Me? The CALC tool was built to assist with market research and price analysis for labor categories on Federal Government contracts.
- 7. What are the Rates? The tool shows actual ceiling prices awarded to various vendors at the master contract level, on the eight GSA professional services schedules. Note: prices paid may be different due to discounts.
- 8. Who Can Use CALC? Anyone! Great for: Contracting officers Primes Subcontractors
- 9. How Can the Data Be Used? Market research Price analysis (price reasonableness) To prepare a bid, quote, or schedule contract To see what your competition is doing
- 10. Pros Lots of data – good cross section Awarded rates Commercial competition implied
- 11. Cons Labor categories not homogeneous Labor categories not clear and unique Top level prices may not reflect the work you are researching
- 12. How Do I Use the Tool?
- 14. Enter Desired Labor Category
- 16. Select Range Years of Experience
- 21. See Contract and Contact Info
- 22. See Contractor’s Price List
- 23. See Detailed Labor Description
- 25. Analyze Results in Excel
- 26. Questions?
- 27. Contact Robert E. Jones, CPCM, Fellow Robert@leftbrainpro.com (614) 56-4415