Common use of Reasonableness of Price Clause in Contracts

Reasonableness of Price. An Authorized User will be required to demonstrate reasonableness of price for each project as part of the evaluation prior to the execution of an Authorized User Agreement. The OGS Centralized Contract includes a NYS Contract pricelist, which was assessed to determine that the “Not-to-Exceed” hourly rates offered to New York State are at or below the Not-To-Exceed hourly rates offered to other Government customers. The Contractor acknowledges that any mini-bid under this Centralized Contract which includes pricing in excess of the maximum Not-To-Exceed hourly rate shall be rejected by the Authorized User. In accordance with Appendix B, section 32, Purchase Orders, OGS encourages an Authorized User to negotiate for better pricing than is listed on the Price list, as the total hourly rates established by OGS Centralized Contracts are Not-to-Exceed total hourly rates. An Authorized User must follow the internal procurement guidelines of their organization and obtain all required control agency approvals when purchasing from OGS Centralized Contracts.