Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy - Price, Cost and Finance

The Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP) Price, Cost and Finance (PCF) Directorate crafts pricing and financing guidance, policy, tools, and training to enhance DoD pricing skill sets and expedite quality deals.

Resources & Training

We provide invaluable pricing resource materials and training courses on pricing topics such as variation in quantity, Performance Based Payments (PBP), and incentives, as well as others.

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Pricing Tools

To enable fair and reasonable business deals, PCF provides access to pricing tools such as the Fixed Price Incentive Firm (FPIF), Performance Based Payments (PBP), and variation in quantity tools, designed to enable acquisition professionals to more efficiently perform their jobs.

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Pricing Topics

We offer resources, training, guidance, and information regarding common pricing topics such as certified cost or pricing data, incentives, commercial acquisitions, and variation in quantity. Additionally, information on topics such as IR&D and B&P, and the TINA Lite pilot are located here.

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Sole Source Peer Reviews

The Sole Source Peer Review program provides expert pricing advice, improves the quality of the business deal, and facilitates the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across the Department. Discover more, to include program background information, how to schedule a Sole Source Peer Review, and resources including a Checklist and Best Practices and Lessons Learned.

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Finance Study

The Defense Contract Finance Study is the first comprehensive review of contract financing since 1985.

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