>Hi All,
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>Two entities and myself are putting together a proposal to get awarded a government contract to develop and maintain a web site that gathers and reports information. Since I am in charge of the IT component of the project (there are several facets to this project), I need to estimate cost.
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>The question I have is how much do I charge for my time? I know what is common for development work commercially ($150/hour and up), but the public sector is of course looking for the best deal. Since it is flat fee, I have to be careful not to underbid.
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>Anybody with any suggestions or experience with this?
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>Thank you!

You're billing $150/hour and up for VFP work? Congratulations!