The audience will gain an understanding of key cost and price analysis concepts and techniques and how to establish fair and reasonable pricing.  We will discuss main takeaways from recent court decisions and how they can be applied in a “real-world” setting when it comes to establishing a fair and reasonable pricing.  This session will be relevant for both Contracting Officers negotiating with Contractors, and for Prime Contractors negotiating with their subs.

John Polcari is a Director in HKA’s Washington, D.C. office with over 12 years of experience assisting clients with various government contracting regulatory compliance issues.  Over the course of his career, John has dealt with a wide range of issues unique to government contractors, including FAR and CAS compliance.  John also has extensive experience related to CAS required Disclosure Statements, Incurred Cost Proposal (“ICP”) submissions, Cost Impact Analyses, and in the general design and maintenance of compliant contractor indirect cost allocation structures.

Avani Rao is a Manager in HKA’s Washington, D.C. office, with a focus on the government contracts practice. Avani has performed accounting, financial, and economic analyses in a variety of matters that center around cost, schedule, and damages analyses, as well as other dispute and compliance related issues, often within the context of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”).  Avani has supported the calculation and evaluation of damages claims ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to over $1 billion, with clients ranging from small, locally owned businesses to defense contractors and Fortune 500 companies.