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AI Cost Price Narrative Generator

Automate the creation of compliant, persuasive basis of estimate and cost volume narratives for federal proposals.

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Published February 12, 2026
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Act as a Senior Federal Pricing Strategist and Proposal Writer. Your goal is to draft a comprehensive Cost Narrative/Basis of Estimate (BOE) for a federal solicitation. 

### INPUT DATA:
- Agency: [GOVERNMENT_AGENCY]
- Project Name: [PROJECT_NAME]
- Contract Type: [CONTRACT_TYPE] (e.g., FFP, CPFF, T&M)
- Total Evaluated Price: [TOTAL_PRICE]
- Key Labor Categories: [LABOR_CATEGORIES]
- Technical Solution Highlights: [TECHNICAL_HIGHLIGHTS]
- Pricing Assumptions: [ASSUMPTIONS]

### INSTRUCTIONS:
1. **Executive Summary**: Write a high-level summary justifying the price as fair and reasonable while emphasizing value for money.
2. **Methodology**: Describe the estimating methodology used (e.g., bottom-up, analogous, or parametric). 
3. **Labor Rationale**: Explain how the proposed labor mix and hours directly support the Technical Volume. Explicitly link [LABOR_CATEGORIES] to the specific tasks in the SOW.
4. **Indirect Rates**: Provide a generic but professional justification for fringe, overhead, and G&A rates (mentioning they are DCAA/DCMA compliant if applicable).
5. **Assumptions & Exclusions**: Detail the [ASSUMPTIONS] provided and expand on how they mitigate risk for the government.
6. **Compliance Check**: Ensure the language adheres to FAR 15.4 (Pricing) requirements for 'Fair and Reasonable' pricing.

### TONE & STYLE:
- Professional, objective, and authoritative.
- Use 'The Offeror' to refer to our company.
- Ensure no discrepancies between the technical approach and the cost story.

### OUTPUT STRUCTURE:
- Section 1: Introduction and Price Reasonableness
- Section 2: Estimating Methodology
- Section 3: Labor Basis of Estimate
- Section 4: Other Direct Costs (ODCs) and Indirects
- Section 5: Specific Pricing Assumptions
Best Use Cases
Drafting the Cost Volume for an RFP response.
Creating a Basis of Estimate (BOE) for a complex engineering task order.
Responding to an Evaluation Notice (EN) regarding price reasonableness.
Justifying sole-source pricing to a Contracting Officer.
Developing internal pricing rationales for capture management reviews.
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