Built for JOC Program Administrators & Agency Procurement

RS Means pricing
that stays incorruptible.

GCs on JOC contracts compete on coefficient — not on inflated line items. PreCom Exact locks RS Means costs at the component level, produces a complete audit trail, and gives your agency a single defensible number for every scope of work.

3-Layer

Fraud detection system

7-Factor

ACF coefficient scoring

10%

Unit price deviation threshold

100%

Audit trail coverage

The RS Means price integrity problem.

RS Means is required in JOC bidding — but the platforms that deliver it allow GCs to override unit costs at the line-item level. The “standard” isn't actually standard.

Without PreCom Exact

  • → GC A prices demolition at $4.20/SF on the same job GC B prices at $6.80/SF
  • → Both cite RS Means. Both are technically compliant.
  • → Your audit shows inconsistent unit costs with no paper trail explaining why
  • → Post-award disputes are settled by whoever has the better lawyer

With PreCom Exact

  • → RS Means components are locked. Unit costs are unit costs.
  • → GCs compete only on their awarded coefficient
  • → Every estimate carries a complete, timestamped component-level audit trail
  • → Post-award disputes resolve in minutes, not months

Supports all major JOC cooperative programs

TIPSTxDOTOMNIA PartnersSourcewellFDOTCaltransUC SystemNY OGS+ any municipal or cooperative contract

Built for audit-ready procurement.

Every feature exists to give your agency a defensible record — from first scope to final invoice.

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Coefficient Manipulation Detection

GCs compete on their Award Criteria Figure — a weighted composite of 7 adjustment factors (F1–F7). PreCom Exact scores every submission the same way and flags any outlier coefficient before award. No more low-ball bids that inflate later.

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Unit Price Deviation Alerts

RS Means and Gordian allow users to override bare unit costs before the coefficient is applied — meaning two GCs can bid the same scope at wildly different prices. PreCom Exact publishes a locked Unit Price Book and flags any task order line item that deviates more than 10% from the baseline.

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Field Quantity Verification

Field techs submit installed quantities against every ordered line item. Deviations over 15% are automatically flagged and trigger a payment hold, with estimated overbilling calculated per line. Agency approves or rejects before payment releases.

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Plans & Scope Upload

Agency uploads architectural drawings, technical specifications, and the Unit Price Book before publication. GCs download directly from the platform — one version of record, no email chains.

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ACF-Ranked Award Evaluation

Submissions are scored and ranked automatically by Award Criteria Figure. One-click award generates a signed award letter, locks the winning GC's coefficient to all future task orders, and timestamps the decision in the audit log.

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Immutable Audit Trail

Every action — program creation, coefficient submission, award, task order, price flag, quantity flag, payment release — is logged with actor, timestamp, and before/after values. OIG and DCAA-ready from day one.

From RFP to audit-ready proposal.

Your procurement team ingests the scope. PreCom Exact prices it against locked RS Means data and your program's coefficient. Every step is logged.

  1. 1

    Ingest the RFP or site scope

    Upload a scope document or job-site photos. The AI parses them into structured line items tagged with CSI MasterFormat 2018 codes. Items below 95% confidence are flagged for human review before entering the estimate.

  2. 2

    Apply your program and location

    Select your JOC cooperative program (or enter your awarded contract coefficient manually). ZIP-based CCI multipliers apply automatically. Labor-only and owner-furnished equipment modes are available without touching source RS Means data.

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    Sign off and publish

    Estimates over $50,000 require named admin sign-off before reaching client-ready or sent status. The signed estimate carries a full component-level breakdown — exactly what a DCAA, OIG, or inspector general audit will ask for.

Your JOC program deserves a defensible number.

Stop accepting bids built on RS Means data you can't verify. PreCom Exact gives your agency the locked baseline, the audit trail, and the sign-off workflow your program requires.