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The Overview tab is the starting point for pricing setup in GovDash Pricer. It acts as a control center for contract-level assumptions that affect calculations across the rest of the pricing model.
Use this tab to confirm your contract structure, set key pricing inputs, and review summary rollups for labor and indirect rates.
Changes made on the Overview tab automatically update calculations throughout GovDash Pricer.
What You Can Do on the Overview Tab
The Overview tab helps you:
Set foundational contract assumptions such as contract type, periods, escalation, and hours per FTE
Enter key value targets such as government estimate, ceiling value, target value, and fee
Set probability of win and view weighted value
Review indirect wrap rate structure at a glance
Confirm extracted labor category totals and wage determination details
Page Controls
The Overview tab includes several controls in the top right corner of the Pricer screen.
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Show/Hide Wrap Rates
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icon toggles the visibility of wrap rate values. This is useful when screen sharing or when indirect rate information should not be displayed.
When wrap rate hiding is enabled, sensitive wrap values are hidden across Pricer views, including the Overview tab.
Extract from Documents
Selecting this re-runs labor category extraction from your solicitation documents.
Important
This action replaces extracted labor categories. Manual edits to extracted categories may be lost. Use this option when source documents have changed or when extraction quality needs to be refreshed.
Overview Tab Sections
Contract Information
The Contract Information section is where you define the basic structure of the contract you are pricing. These settings form the foundation for the rest of the model, since they determine how GovDash Pricer calculates totals across time and converts labor effort into meaningful rollups.
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Start by selecting your Pricing Strategy from the drop down menu, which reflects the contract type (FFP, CPFF, T&M, etc). This helps Pricer represent the opportunity correctly in summary views and downstream pricing context.
Next, set the contract timeline by entering the number of years in the base period and the number of option years. Pricer automatically combines these into a Total Period value, so you can quickly confirm the full length of the contract.
If your contract pricing needs to increase over time, enter an Escalation Rate %. This annual escalation rate is used to project year-by-year cost growth throughout the rest of the module.
Finally, confirm the Hours per FTE value. This is used whenever Pricer needs to convert between hours and full-time equivalents. It impacts labor rollups, summary metrics, and effort calculations across the tool.
Value Summary
The Value Summary section captures the financial targets you want to track while building your pricing model. These values do not just provide reference points, they also support planning and pipeline forecasting.
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Enter the Government Estimate to represent the expected contract value from the government’s perspective. This is especially important if you plan to use probability-based planning.
You can also enter a Ceiling Value and Target Value. These are helpful for internal strategy, allowing you to compare what the government may be willing to pay versus the number your team is aiming for.
If your pricing model includes profit or fee assumptions, set the Target Fee % here. This value also appears in other pricing areas where fee and wrap-related context is displayed.
Finally, enter a P(Win) % value between 0 and 100. Once both Government Estimate and P(Win) are set, GovDash Pricer automatically calculates a Weighted Value, which represents the probability-adjusted value of the opportunity.
Indirect Rate Structure
The Indirect Rate Structure section gives you a quick snapshot of your wrap rate setup without requiring you to leave the Overview tab.
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This section is designed for validation, not detailed configuration. It shows the total wrap multiplier that will be applied to burdened labor calculations, along with the equivalent burden percentage so you can interpret the impact more easily.
You will also see a badge-style breakdown of each indirect component included in the wrap stack, displayed in sequence. If fee is configured, it appears as part of this breakdown as well. This makes it easy to confirm that the wrap structure includes the correct rates and is being applied in the expected order.
If indirect rates have not been configured yet, the Overview tab will display an empty-state message prompting you to set them up in the Indirect Rates tab.
Labor Categories Summary
The Labor Categories Summary section provides a high-level view of the labor data currently loaded into the opportunity. This is especially useful after extraction, since it helps you confirm that labor roles were captured correctly before you start editing rates or building CLINs.
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At a glance, this section shows how many labor categories exist, including how many are classified as Key Personnel versus Standard labor categories. It also provides an estimated total FTE value, which is derived using the labor effort entered and your Hours per FTE setting.
If wage determination data is available, this section also displays wage determination details such as the determination number and location. It includes the SCA Covered status as well, which is shown as Yes, No, or Unknown depending on what information is available, and is automatically filled in depending on that available information.
This summary is meant to help you quickly confirm that labor extraction and wage-related details look correct before moving into detailed labor configuration.
How the Overview Tab Connects to Other Tabs
The Overview tab does more than collect high-level inputs. It sets the assumptions that the rest of your pricing model relies on.
For example, the contract timeline and escalation rate defined here directly influence how labor costs are projected year over year in the Labor Categories tab. If you adjust the number of option years or change escalation, those updates flow through to labor rollups and multi-year totals automatically.
Your Hours per FTE setting also plays an important role. When labor effort is entered in hours or FTEs, Pricer uses this value to keep conversions consistent across summaries and reports.
The wrap rate summary displayed on the Overview tab reflects the configuration built in the Indirect Rates tab. While detailed indirect setup happens there, Overview gives you a quick way to confirm that your burden structure and fee assumptions are in place.
Finally, the contract structure defined in Overview supports the totals you see in the Line Items tab. Base and option period splits, escalation effects, and overall projections all depend on the assumptions set here.
In short, the Overview tab establishes the framework for your opportunity. The other tabs apply detail within that framework.