Also, I'm more familiar with commercial than federal contracts. Did your contracts have not-to-exceed clauses or any penalties built in to manage overrun issues?
If I bid $100 and you see it, you can bid $99 and win. The theory is that if you can't see my bid, you'll bid $80 instead because you don't know how low to go.
Also, I'm more familiar with commercial than federal contracts. Did your contracts have not-to-exceed clauses or any penalties built in to manage overrun issues?