Cost Proposal Review & Support
Prepare accurate, DCAA-compliant cost proposals with defensible pricing, compliant rate structures, and audit-ready financial documentation.
GovCon Compliance - Accounting
Cost Proposal Review & Support
A cost proposal is more than a budget estimate - it is a financial commitment that government contracting officers and DCAA will scrutinize for accuracy, consistency, and regulatory alignment. Weak proposals are rejected, questioned, or flagged for audit before the contract is even awarded. Our Cost Proposal Review & Support service ensures every figure in your proposal is defensible, supported, and aligned with your actual books.
What We Do
- Review your draft cost proposal for completeness, mathematical accuracy, and FAR/DFARS compliance
- Verify that direct labor rates, overhead rates, and G&A rates are consistent with historical actuals
- Strengthen your supporting documentation - rate calculations, indirect cost schedules, escalation assumptions
- Identify unallowable costs that must be excluded per FAR Part 31
- Align cost data with your accounting records to avoid discrepancies during audit
What You Get
- A proposal that stands up to DCAA's pre-award survey and forward pricing review
- Properly structured indirect rate calculations with clear documentation
- Reduced risk of cost questions, unsupported data findings, or proposal rejection
- Alignment between your proposal figures and your accounting system outputs
- Confidence when submitting - knowing the numbers are clean and defensible
Key Outcome
Your cost proposal stops being the reason you lose or delay a contract. DCAA finds the data credible, the documentation complete, and the rate calculations consistent with your historical financials – reducing the chance of a prolonged pre-award review.
Best suited for
- Companies preparing their first federal cost proposal
- Businesses with prior proposal rejections or DCAA questions
- Firms bidding on cost-reimbursable contracts
- Companies with limited internal finance support
Engagement model
Engagement per proposal or recurring support. Turnaround structured to meet your submission deadline.
