Re:Nelson testifies cost-plus contracts have been a “plague”...
by LegitShady on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @04:44PM
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>Except no big agency does this because it's a legal nightmare.
agencies are starting to do it more and more often. It won't get explored if people are scared, but it will get explored if people actually want to fix the problems with procurement overruns.
>Everyone has incentives not to overrun
in cost plus your overrun often directly leads to you making more money. So no, not exactly.
>it means you're less likely to get future work, and future work is worth much more than overrunning current work.
Maybe, maybe not. Lots of things have few competitive bidders, or bidders who bid knowing they're going to make overruns and claims to make the contract profitable when their bid never was. it's often called 'buying the job' in other industries.
agencies are starting to do it more and more often. It won't get explored if people are scared, but it will get explored if people actually want to fix the problems with procurement overruns.
>Everyone has incentives not to overrun
in cost plus your overrun often directly leads to you making more money. So no, not exactly.
>it means you're less likely to get future work, and future work is worth much more than overrunning current work.
Maybe, maybe not. Lots of things have few competitive bidders, or bidders who bid knowing they're going to make overruns and claims to make the contract profitable when their bid never was. it's often called 'buying the job' in other industries.