Articles Index
To guide clients and potential clients on some concepts, unique to awards funded by the U.S. Government, several free articles and white papers are presented. …
Proposing Travel
When, Where, and How Many? When proposing costs of travel, first, for each trip, project a best estimate for all of the following: The city …
Indirect Rates Defined
What’s in a name? We throw the names of indirect rates around as though everyone in the Government Contracting (GovCon) market understands them the same. …
Overhead versus G&A
Indirect rates (burden) and Indirect Pools often confuse the non-accountant. The bad news is: Your organization can make the Indirect Rate structure very complex. The …
Preaward Survey of the Accounting System
The Government Contracting Officer must determine that a prospective contractor is responsible before awarding a contract. To be responsible, a contractor must have the necessary …
Common Unallowables
Why do Auditors and Reviewers pick apart G&A (or ICR) expenses? What are they looking for? What supporting documents will approve the submission? First, each …
Small Business Indirect Rates
Indirect Rates What are “indirects”? Cost of Goods and Services Sold are direct cost elements. These include: Direct Labor Direct Material Other Direct Costs Direct …
Federal Contracting 101
GovCon Basics New to selling to the federal government? From contract terms and conditions (T’s & C’s) to regulations, the knowledge base can be overwhelming. …
DCAA Compliant Timekeeping
Federal government auditors and analysts (by any job title) perform reviews with many different objectives. Because labor usually costs the most, the processes leading to …
DCAA Compliance, DCAA Review, and DCAA Audit
DCAA Compliance, DCAA Review, and DCAA Audit Oversight is the purview of the federal agency with the most risk. For example, for for-profit companies, this …