If listing any stated unit prices is impracticable, what should be furnished in the post-award notice?

If listing any stated unit prices is impracticable, what should be furnished in the post-award notice?

• A. Only the total contract price
• B. All itemized unit prices for each award
• C. No price information should be disclosed
• D. The unit price for the first item only

Answer: (A)

When a post-award notice must withhold unit prices as impracticable, the essential information to share is the total contract price. Providing only the total price satisfies transparency about what the government will pay while protecting sensitive pricing data that could reveal vendor cost structures or bargaining positions. Listing each unit price would disclose more detail than is required or prudent when impracticable, and withholding all price information or revealing only a partial item would fail to give the necessary context for understanding the award or for any protest or inquiry.

When a post-award notice must withhold unit prices as impracticable, the essential information to share is the total contract price. Providing only the total price satisfies transparency about what the government will pay while protecting sensitive pricing data that could reveal vendor cost structures or bargaining positions. Listing each unit price would disclose more detail than is required or prudent when impracticable, and withholding all price information or revealing only a partial item would fail to give the necessary context for understanding the award or for any protest or inquiry.