Defective Pricing Team 

The Defective Pricing Team specializes in identifying, mitigating and cost recovery of defectively priced contracts

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WHAT WE DO

Delegations and Advisory Services

  • Applicability - when FAR 52.215-10 or FAR 52.215-11 is included on the contract (Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data or Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data-Modifications)
  • Consultation - DP Team offers advisory services to DOD buying activities on the evaluation and recovery process for allegedly defectively priced contracts
  • Defective Pricing Delegation Requests - DOD PCOs may delegate DP audits to DCMA for disposition of DCAA TiNA (Truth in Negotiation Act aka DP) Audits. Fill out the Delegation Request Form from the link below, and email forms to:  dcma.hanscom.candp-cmd.mbx.tin@mail.mil. The Defective Pricing Team will respond within 2 business days

Delegation Request Form

Training and Resources

Protecting USG's Exposure to Defectively Priced Contracts

Defective pricing refers to a company's failure to disclose current, accurate, and complete cost or pricing data during negotiations, resulting in an increase to the contract price.

Most Department of Defense contracting officers will never work a defective pricing case, and those who do will likely only work one or two such cases in their entire careers. Accordingly, it is challenging for DoD to build a knowledge base in this area. As a result, OSD established the DCMA DP Team in 2019 to provide leadership for defective pricing, and specialized cost and pricing data in situations where the Department lacks certified cost and pricing data:

  • Identifying – The Defective Pricing Team has extensive experience in reviewing contract award pricing information to confirm whether a pricing concern arises to the level of defective pricing
  • Mitigating – The Defective Pricing Team has extensive experience in identifying risk areas during the course of sole source contract negotiations on identifying potential defectively priced contract actions, and false claims.
  • Cost Recovery – The Defective Pricing Team has extensive experience in negotiating and recoupment of increased costs due to defectively priced contracts