Indirect Rates Tab

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The Indirect Rates tab is where you configure the indirect burden structure used in GovDash Pricer. This includes common indirect components such as Fringe, Overhead, and G&A, as well as Fee or Profit.

The goal of this tab is to help you build a wrap rate model that reflects how your organization burdens costs, then immediately see how those assumptions impact total pricing.

This tab is also designed for scenario testing. You can model changes, compare outcomes, and save only when you are confident in the final indirect structure.

What You Use This Tab For

Use the Indirect Rates tab to:

• Build and maintain your indirect rate stack

• Configure how wrap rate calculations are applied

• Set Fee or Profit values that sync with the Overview tab

• Apply team templates for standardized pricing assumptions

• Test different indirect scenarios before saving

• Review wrap rate totals and cost buildup impact

• View year-by-year burdened totals when multi-year pricing is enabled

How Wrap Rate Calculation Works

GovDash Pricer supports two calculation methods for indirect wrap rates. You can switch between them using the toggle at the top of the tab.

Multiplicative Mode

In Multiplicative mode, each rate compounds on top of the running total. This approach is common in DCAA-style pricing models.

Additive Mode

In Additive mode, indirect rates are summed on direct labor, and fee is applied at the end.

Changing the method updates the wrap rate calculation behavior for the opportunity, so it is important to confirm the correct method early in the pricing process.

Applying Indirect Rate Templates

If your team has created indirect rate templates, you will see an Apply Template dropdown near the top of the page.

Templates allow you to quickly apply a pre-configured indirect rate stack to an opportunity. This is especially useful when your organization wants consistent burden assumptions across bids.

Once a template is applied, you can still adjust the rates for the opportunity as needed.

If you need to create or manage templates, use the Settings icon on this page to navigate to Pricing Settings.

Setting Fee or Profit

At the top of the indirect rate list, you will always see a Fee or Profit card. This card is labeled as synced with Overview, because it is tied directly to the Target Fee % value in the Overview tab.

The fee card supports modeling and saving behavior similar to indirect rate rows. You can adjust the value, test the impact, and save when ready. If you remove fee entirely, Pricer sets the fee value to none or 0 in the pricing model.

Building Your Indirect Rate Stack

Below the fee card, the Indirect Rates tab lists each indirect rate included in your wrap structure.

Each row includes:

1. The rate name (such as Fringe Benefits or G&A)

2. The Applies To category (Direct Labor, Total Cost, Materials, and others)

3. A percentage input and slider control

4. Typical range guidance when available

5. Indicators that show when a rate is above or below typical range

Modeling Changes Before Saving

One of the most important features in this tab is Modeling Mode.

When you adjust a slider or update a percentage value, Pricer immediately recalculates totals so you can see the impact right away. However, those changes are not permanent until you save them.

While changes are unsaved, the row displays Reset and Save options. This allows you to test different assumptions without committing them.

This is especially useful for scenario planning, internal reviews, and comparing alternative indirect structures.

Adding a New Indirect Rate

To add a new rate, click Add Rate in the top right of the page.

The Add Rate dialog supports two approaches:

Quick Add

Quick Add options provide common indirect rate types such as Fringe, Overhead, G&A, and FCCM. Selecting one automatically fills in the rate name, applies-to category, and midpoint of a typical range if one exists.

Manual Entry

If your rate is unique, you can manually enter:

• Rate Name (required)

• Percentage (required)

• Applies To category

Percentages must be numeric and greater than or equal to 0.

Once added, the new rate becomes part of your wrap stack and immediately impacts wrap calculations.

Understanding the Wrap Rate Summary

Below the rate list, GovDash Pricer displays a Wrap Rate Summary. This section is designed to help you validate that your wrap structure is behaving correctly.

The summary includes:

• The total wrap multiplier (for example 1.532x)

• A visual cascade showing how each indirect rate affects the running total

• A formula view that changes depending on whether the method is additive or multiplicative

This is one of the fastest ways to confirm that rates are being applied in the correct sequence and using the expected calculation method.

Reviewing the Total Cost Buildup

On the right side of the page, GovDash Pricer displays the Total Cost Buildup panel. This panel translates indirect rate assumptions into real cost impact using the labor data currently entered in the opportunity.

This panel typically shows:

• Direct labor totals

• Each indirect component amount

• Fee or profit amount (if set)

• Total burdened cost

• Total hours and FTE equivalent

• Burden added (burdened total minus direct labor)

• Blended direct and blended burdened hourly rates

This panel only populates when labor categories have rates and effort entered. If labor effort is missing, the panel prompts you to enter labor hours.

Viewing Year-by-Year Burdened Totals

If the opportunity includes multiple years, the Indirect Rates tab also displays year-by-year cost totals.

This includes:

• Base and option year breakdowns

• Escalation indicators when escalation is greater than 0

• Escalation multipliers by year

• Total burdened cost across all years

These projections use the contract period structure and escalation settings configured elsewhere in GovDash Pricer.

How This Tab Connects to the Rest of Pricer

The Indirect Rates tab is closely tied to other pricing areas.

The Overview tab displays a summary of the total wrap multiplier and effective burden percentage, which are derived directly from the indirect stack configured here. Overview is useful for quick validation, while Indirect Rates is where detailed setup happens.

The Labor Categories tab uses the wrap multiplier from this tab to support burdened labor calculations. If auto-calculate burdened rates is enabled, labor category burdened rates update automatically based on the wrap rate model.

The Line Items tab reflects these indirect assumptions whenever labor-based CLINs are calculated from labor categories. As indirect rates change, burdened labor totals and downstream pricing values update accordingly.

Because of these dependencies, indirect rates are typically configured after labor roles and effort have been reviewed, but before final CLIN values are locked in.