The CALC tool searches awarded hourly rates on GSA professional services schedules to help with market research and price analysis for federal contracts. It shows actual ceiling prices awarded to various vendors for different labor categories based on factors like education level, years of experience, location, business size, and schedule. Users can enter search criteria online to view results and download data for analysis to help prepare bids, quotes, and contracts or see competitors' pricing.

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of CALC Tool
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5. What is the CALC Tool?
The CALC (Contract Awarded Labor Category)
tool searches awarded hourly rate prices on the
eight GSA professional services schedules.

6. How Can CALC Help Me?
The CALC tool was built to assist with market
research and price analysis for labor categories on
Federal Government contracts.

7. What are the Rates?
The tool shows actual ceiling prices awarded to
various vendors at the master contract level, on
the eight GSA professional services schedules.
Note: prices paid may be different due to discounts.

8. Who Can Use CALC?
Anyone!
Great for:
Contracting officers
Primes
Subcontractors

9. How Can the Data Be Used?
Market research
Price analysis (price reasonableness)
To prepare a bid, quote, or schedule contract
To see what your competition is doing

10. Pros
Lots of data – good cross section
Awarded rates
Commercial competition implied

11. Cons
Labor categories not homogeneous
Labor categories not clear and unique
Top level prices may not reflect the work you are
researching

12. How Do I Use the Tool?

13. https://calc.gsa.gov

14. Enter Desired Labor Category

15. Select Education Level

16. Select Range Years of Experience

17. Select Worksite Location

18. Select Business Size

19. Select FSS Schedule

20. See Search Results

21. See Contract and Contact Info

22. See Contractor’s Price List

23. See Detailed Labor Description

24. Download Search Results

25. Analyze Results in Excel

26. Questions?

27. Contact
Robert E. Jones, CPCM, Fellow
Robert@leftbrainpro.com
(614) 56-4415