Trump Order Stresses Use of Fixed-Price, Performance Based Contracts

Is This the End of Cost-Type Contracting? What Federal Contractors Should Know About a New Executive Order Making Fixed-Price Contracts the “Default”

Stephanie M. Harden, Dominique L. Casimir, Elizabeth N. Jochum, and Sara N. Gerber ● On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed another executive order (“EO”) that may significantly impact how the government buys goods and services. The target: cost-reimbursement contracts, which let contractors bill the government for their “allowable, allocable, and reasonable” costs incurred, plus some … Continue reading "Is This the End of Cost-Type Contracti…

Trump Order Stresses Use of Fixed-Price, Performance Based Contracts

A new executive order says that fixed-price contracts with performance-based considerations “the default and preferred method of procurement” for federal agencies, ...More The article Trump Order Stresses Use of Fixed-Price, Performance Based Contracts was first published on FEDweek.