Line Items Tab

  • Published on Feb 18, 2026
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The Line Items tab is where you build and manage contract line items (CLINs) in GovDash Pricer. This is the final step where your pricing model becomes structured contract output.

Line items can be entered manually or calculated automatically from labor categories. This makes the Line Items tab the bridge between labor modeling and the CLIN-level pricing format often required for proposals.

As labor, indirect rates, escalation, and fee assumptions change, the totals shown in this tab update to reflect the current pricing model.

What You Use This Tab For

Use the Line Items tab to:

  • Create, edit, and delete contract line items (CLINs)

  • Build labor CLINs directly from labor categories

  • Add non-labor line items such as materials, ODCs, and subcontracts

  • Review total contract value and pricing mix

  • Compare base period versus option period totals

  • Validate fee and profit context as totals are calculated

Understanding the Summary Cards

At the top of the Line Items tab, Pricer displays summary cards that help you quickly validate your overall contract pricing.

Total Contract Value

This card shows the best available contract total based on the most complete pricing data available. Depending on what has been configured, it may use:

  • Year-by-year totals when multi-year pricing is available

  • Labor rollup totals when labor effort has been entered

  • The sum of CLIN values when line items have been built manually

This prioritization helps ensure the displayed total reflects the most accurate version of your pricing model.

Labor vs Non-Labor

This card shows the value split between labor and non-labor costs. It includes a visual proportion bar so you can quickly see how much of the contract is driven by labor. If labor rollups exist, labor becomes the primary source for this calculation.

Base vs Options

This card compares the total value in the base period against the total value in the option years. If year-by-year burdened totals are available, those values are used. Otherwise, the totals are derived from the CLIN periods assigned in the table.

Fee / Profit

This card shows the current fee percentage if fee has been configured. It may also display an approximate fee amount included in the labor total. If fee has not been set yet, Pricer prompts you to configure fee in the Overview tab.

Reviewing Labor Rollups Before Building CLINs

If labor categories include rates and effort values, the Line Items tab displays a collapsible Labor Categories Summary section.

This section is designed to help you confirm labor pricing assumptions before creating labor-based line items. It shows:

  • Labor categories that are eligible to feed CLIN calculations

  • Hours per category

  • Base and burdened rates

  • Extended cost per category

  • Total labor cost rollup

If multiple years are configured, this section also includes a year-by-year burdened labor projection. Option years are visually distinguished, and the all-years total is shown for validation.

The CLIN Table

The main area of the Line Items tab is the Contract Line Items table. This is where you define the structure of your pricing output.

Line items typically include columns such as:

  • Item number

  • Description

  • Category

  • Quantity and unit

  • Unit price

  • Amount

  • Period type

Each row includes actions for editing or deleting the CLIN. At the bottom of the table, Pricer displays a Total CLINs Value row to summarize the full value of all line items entered.

Adding a New Line Item

To create a CLIN, click Add Line Item within the CLIN table.

The Add Line Item dialog requires:

  • Item Number

  • Period

  • Description

If the opportunity has base and option years configured, the Period field will include selectable options. If contract periods are not structured, the period can be entered as free text. Description is required for all line items.

GovDash Pricer supports two entry modes when creating CLINs:

Option 1: Calculate from Labor Categories (Recommended for Labor CLINs)

This method is designed for labor CLINs and keeps line items aligned with the labor model. When enabled, you select one or more labor categories. Only categories that have effort entered (hours or FTEs) are available for selection.

Once selected, Pricer automatically calculates:

  • Total hours

  • Total cost

The CLIN is saved with labor-specific structure:

  • Category is set to LABOR

  • Unit is set to Hours

  • Quantity is set to the selected labor hours

  • Unit Price is calculated as total cost divided by total hours

  • Amount is calculated as total cost

Pricer also retains links to the labor categories used, which provides traceability and ensures the CLIN remains connected to labor assumptions.

This is the recommended approach whenever labor categories are driving contract value.

Option 2: Manual Entry (For Non-Labor CLINs)

Manual entry is used for costs that do not come from labor categories, such as:

  • Materials

  • ODCs

  • Subcontracts

  • Other fixed contract costs

When labor calculation is not enabled, you manually enter:

  • Category

  • Quantity

  • Unit

  • Unit Price

Pricer automatically calculates Amount as:

Quantity × Unit Price

This allows you to build out the full CLIN structure even when parts of the contract are not labor-based.

Editing and Deleting a Line Item

Existing CLINs can be edited at any time using the Edit action in the row menu.

Editing supports both labor-calculated and manual modes. You can update:

  • Item number

  • Period

  • Description

  • Category and pricing inputs

  • Linked labor categories (when labor calculation is enabled)

If a CLIN is calculated from labor categories, totals are recalculated automatically based on the selected categories and the latest labor assumptions.

Line items can be removed using the Delete action. Once deleted, the CLIN no longer contributes to contract totals.

How the Line Items Tab Connects to the Rest of Pricer

The Line Items tab reflects inputs from several other areas of GovDash Pricer.

Labor categories are often the primary driver of CLIN totals. When labor-linked CLINs are used, updates to labor rates, hours, or staffing assumptions will affect downstream CLIN pricing.

Indirect rates also impact the values shown in this tab. Burdened labor rates used in labor calculations depend on the wrap rate structure configured in the Indirect Rates tab.

Finally, contract period and escalation assumptions from the Overview tab influence how totals are projected across base and option periods. These assumptions affect year-by-year totals, base versus option splits, and overall contract projections.

Because of these dependencies, the Line Items tab is typically used after labor and indirect assumptions have been validated.

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