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Are you permitted to ask for additional discounts from a contractor during contract performance?

What I really was trying to understand is why do you want or need the contractor to reduce its prices?

By joel hoffman · 7 hours ago7 hr
Are you permitted to ask for additional discounts from a contractor during contract performance?

Edit: I apologize if my comment sounds rude but just wanted to get at your objective. The post doesn’t make sense. Why is that the end goal? Do you think the contractor gets paid too much for the work they do? Or are you afraid of what DOGE might find? Just saying the end goal is simply reducing the contract value without reducing scope isn’t a reason for the contractor to do anything.
What do you plan on giving up for the contractors concessions?

By formerfed · 10 hours ago10 hr
Are you permitted to ask for additional discounts from a contractor during contract performance?

It does create an issue with the option periods that are remaining. In negotiating a modification the government would potentially be giving up the options it currently owns and the contractor may or may not agree to new ones.
Additionally, a contract modification requires consideration. In this case the contractor would be giving up "value", what consideration would the government provide in return? Realistically if you want to reduce the value of the contract you should probably be willing to reduce the supplies or services you expect them to deliver in some way.

By Witty_Username · 13 hours ago13 hr
Are you permitted to ask for additional discounts from a contractor during contract performance?

Yes. And does it create an issue with the option periods that are remaining. The end goal is simply reduce the contract value without reducing scope. Basically, can the contractor do the same but for less.

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