Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis - Building a Foundation for Smart Procurement Decisions

Sep 9, 2025 1-2 PM EDT

Free

This course introduces the essential principles of cost and price analysis in the context of federal contracting. Participants will learn how to evaluate supplier proposals, determine price reasonableness, and support sound acquisition decisions. Through practical examples, regulatory guidance, and proven techniques, the course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to meet FAR requirements while ensuring value and accountability in subcontracting.

The course also explores how automation and advanced analytics are transforming procurement. By leveraging historical price tracking, predictive should-cost modeling, and market trend analysis, these tools are simplifying complex methodologies like regression analysis and best-value analysis, enabling procurement professionals to work smarter, faster, and with greater confidence.

Whether you are new to the government subcontracting world or seeking to refine your analysis techniques, this course delivers actionable insights to strengthen procurement practices and prepare for audits, reviews, and negotiations.

Key Takeaways:

Understand the difference between cost analysis and price analysis and when each applies.
Learn methods for establishing price reasonableness in accordance with FAR Part 15.
Explore techniques for conducting market research and comparing pricing data.
See how automated platforms streamline historical price tracking, predictive modeling, and best-value analysis.
Identify common pitfalls in documenting analysis and how to avoid them.
Gain confidence in preparing audit-ready files that withstand CPSR and customer review.

This webinar is sponsored by

About Our Experts

Jeffery White

CEO and Founder, J.A. White & Associates

J.A. White & Associates, LLC is a leader in Federal Contracting and Compliance delivering innovative solutions that simplify and optimize complex Procurement processes. Our services span a wide range of industries, including Defense and Aerospace, and support clients from emerging start-ups to established large businesses.
With over 40 years of extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, White's expertise has led his firm to have an unprecedented 100% approval rate for Contractor Purchasing System Reviews and other Business System assessments.

White has introduced two groundbreaking proprietary solutions that have assisted small and large government contractors streamline their Procurement workflow process. CPSR ProDocs, Automated Procurement Compliance and ClauseSync, Automated Clause Flowdowns.
Leveraging a company’s existing enterprise platform, both engines automate compliance-related procurement documentation and eliminate inefficiencies of manual tasks by providing a guided, regulation-based process that ensures consistency, accuracy, and audit readiness. A company's benefits may include financial savings, mitigating company risk, and improved position for future awards.

National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Federal Publications Seminars (FedPubs), Public Contracting Institute (PCI), Institute for Supply Management (formerly NAPM) and National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).
Published articles include Pricing Magazine, Contract Management, NAPM Insight, Electronic Buyer’s News, Purchasing Today, and NAPM InfoEdge.

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