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Understand price guidance and past award history

Hunter gives a price guide from DLA's past awards or list price, but it is an estimate, so work from your own cost and read the order paper.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

Hunter gives you a price guide on each order. It comes from what DLA paid before, or from DLA's list price. It is a guide only. DLA often pays less, and costs change.

Where the guide comes from

What Hunter showsWhat it means
Quote less than a price for each unitThe guide, from the last award or the list price.
Price paid last timeThe card figure when an award is on record.
At DLA's list priceNo usable past award. The list price is the guide.
First year estimateThe order may repeat all year. The figure is a first-year total.
Price it yourself.No guide. Work from your own cost.

What DLA paid before

The box What DLA paid before lists past awards for the same part. Each line gives a month and a price. A line says how many times DLA bought the part. The box also says when only the last price is in the source data.

A price older than two years carries a warning: "Costs have likely moved". A list price carries: "There is no past award to compare, and DLA often pays less."

Example

DLA paid a price for each unit last year. The page says "Quote less than" that price. You check your own cost. If your cost is higher, do not quote.

Why a guide can be missing

What the guide cannot know

  • It is not your cost. You pay for the parts first, and DLA pays after you deliver. The page says so on orders you can quote.
  • It is not a rule. The order paper controls.
  • DLA compares your price and your delivery time together. A faster date can beat a lower price.

✅ What to do next: Read the order paper. See Read the order detail and official DIBBS paper.

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