After the award
Post-Award Contract Administration
Winning is the start of the obligations, not the end of them. Most contractors lose money after the award, not before it.
- Under $250k
- $2,500
- $250k–$1M
- $6,500
- Over $1M
- $15,000
- Ongoing
- $850/mo
The award letter is where the real compliance starts. A government contract carries reporting, payroll, insurance, flow-down and invoicing obligations that begin immediately, and getting them wrong costs money in withheld payments, audit findings, and in the worst case a termination for default.
What has to exist before your first invoice
- A reporting calendar built from the actual contract clauses, not a template
- Certified payroll and prevailing wage systems on public works, tested before payroll week one
- A subcontracting plan, where required, with tracking that stands up to review
- Insurance and bonding verified against what the award actually requires
- Flow-down clauses passed correctly to every subcontractor
- An invoicing process that matches the contract's payment terms
Why we price it by contract size
A $200,000 services contract and a $3 million public works job are not the same job. The tiers reflect the work: more subcontractors, more reporting, more payroll classifications, more that can go wrong.
GERC fee
From $2,500
per contract · $850/month ongoing
- Contract administration set up from day one
- Compliance and reporting calendar built for that specific contract
- Certified payroll and prevailing wage systems stood up
- DIR eCPR reporting configured and tested before the first payroll
- Subcontracting plan written and subcontractor compliance tracked
- Insurance, bonding and flow-down requirements verified against the award
- Invoicing schedule, change orders and close-out documentation
A setup fee for work performed after award — never a commission on winning it.
Build your quote Call (909) 454-707650% to start, balance on delivery.
Questions
What people ask about post-award work.
Do you charge a percentage of the contract?
No. This is a flat setup fee for work performed after the award. Percentage-of-award arrangements are restricted in federal contracting and we don't use them.
When should this start?
The day the award letter arrives. Ideally before, so systems are ready rather than retrofitted.
What does the monthly option cover?
Keeping the reporting, certified payroll, invoicing and modifications current for the life of the contract.
Do you do this for subcontractors too?
Yes. Flow-down obligations land on subs as well, and primes increasingly audit them.
What if I'm already mid-contract and behind?
Tell us where it stands. Catching up is harder than setting up, but it is usually fixable.
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