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A fixed-price contract is a type of contract for the supply of goods or services, ... Firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort term contract (FAR 16.207)
A fixed-price contract is a contract where the contract payment does not depend on the amount of resources or time expended by the contractor, as opposed to cost-plus contracts. Fixed-price contracts are often used for military and government contractors to put the risk on the side of the vendor and control costs.
With a lump sum contract or fixed-price contract, the contractor assesses the value of work as per the documents available, primarily the specifications and the drawings. At pre-tender stage the contractor evaluates the cost to execute the project (based on the above documents such as drawings, specifications, schedules, tender instruction and ...
Calculation of Point of Total assumption (the case when EAC exceeds PTA that should be treated as a risk trigger, is shown) The point of total assumption (PTA) is a point on the cost line of the profit-cost curve determined by the contract elements associated with a fixed price plus incentive-Firm Target (FPI) contract above which the seller effectively bears all the costs of a cost overrun.
Netting out fixed costs, a firm then faces the requirement that (total revenue equals or exceeds variable costs), in order to continue operating. Thus, a firm will find it profitable in the short run to operate so long as the market price equals or exceeds average variable cost (p ≥ AVC). [3]
Financial products that typically come with fixed interest rates include: Traditional certificates of deposit. Fixed-rate mortgages. Home equity loans. Personal loans. Auto loans. Small business loans
Price fixing is an anticompetitive agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand.
The Agile fixed price is a contract framework most suitable for complex IT projects, where scope, progress and costs are difficult to determine in advance. For standard projects, which have already taken place in the same or a similar way in the past, the test phase and the assessment of the project progress may be skipped.