DCMA Commercial Item Group: Evaluating Price; Other Transactions (OTs)
DCMA Commercial Item Group: Evaluating Price; Other Transactions (OTs)
Summary
An informational reference from the DCMA Commercial Item Group titled "Evaluating Price; Other Transactions (OTs)," citing the 2018 DoD OTA Guidebook's direction that the Government team determine price reasonableness and exhaust other means before requesting cost information. It lists considerations for evaluating price in an OT, organized into Price Forces (e.g., competition-driven pricing, budget-fulfillment perception), Price Considerations (alternatives analysis, price-to-value/"Price-Walk," total-cost-of-acquisition, time/value), and alternative resources. It expressly states it is not agency policy and does not bind a Contracting/Agreement Officer. Relevant to price reasonableness determinations in OT awards.