What is included in a technical proposal? What is included in a cost proposal?
Most ID/IQ contracts require potential contractors to provide written and sometimes oral proposals to explain various aspects of the work to be done. Whether written or oral, the contractor’s technical proposal covers, as one would expect, their technical approach to the task order requirements and the logistics of the project, including hardware, software and teaming arrangements. Contractors also must indicate their potential conflicts of interest. The contractor’s cost proposal usually must include key personnel, labor hours and labor categories, other direct costs, risks, period of performance, government-furnished property, government-furnished equipment, government- furnished information, hardware, software, turnkey systems, security clearance status, travel, shipping, maintenance, installation costs, warranties and other details. This sounds like a lot of information, but it can often be provided in a two- or three-page document. Some contracts give customers the option of choos
