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Call for Fixed-Price Stimulus Contracts Lost on Federal Agencies

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Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage: More than half of all stimulus contracts awarded so far are “cost-type” contracts, even though the administration told federal agencies in February to aggressively avoid this type of risky agreement, Government Executive reports. Of the $10.18 billion in stimulus contracts obligated as of Aug. 28, 53 percent are cost-type contracts, in which the government commits to reimburse the contractor for allowable costs. Language in the Recovery Act directs agencies to utilize fixed-price contracts (in which the contractor assumes the bulk of the risk for running over cost) “to the maximum extent possible.”

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