Contract & Supply Chain Specialists

Subcontracting and procurement expertise for complex, high-value proposals and programs

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Do Any of These Sound Familiar?

  • A subcontract that looked straightforward is now driving cost overruns and schedule pressure
  • Your team negotiated a deal, but the contract didn’t protect delivery or cash flow
  • You’re managing supplier performance issues that should have been addressed before award
  • A DCMA or DCAA audit is exposing gaps in how your subcontracts were priced or documented
  • Your supplier proposed commercial pricing & terms and you’re not sure if that holds up under commercial item determination
  • You’re under pressure to close a high-value subcontract and need outside help fast
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How We Help

We specialize in the complex, high-value end of procurement: the awards where cost, schedule, and compliance risk converge. For many of our clients that means FAR Part 15 subcontracts. The work is the same regardless of what you call it.

Here’s how we help: 

  • Solicitation development
  • Subcontract proposal adequacy review
  • Supplier proposal fact-finding and evaluation
  • Pre-negotiation planning & position development
  • Impasse resolution strategy
  • Should-cost modeling & independent cost benchmarking
  • Contract language drafting, redlining, and protection of interests
  • Contract type selection and justification
  • Performance-based incentive structuring
  • Commercial item determination and substantiation
  • Post-award supplier management and performance protection
Our Services

How It Works

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Reach out to schedule an initial conversation. No obligation.

Discovery Call

We want to understand the situation, the stakes, and where the risks are.

Engagement Plan

We’ll recommend a focused scope and get to work. Fast.

Why Us?

Barbara Yusufzai and Eric Sze built their careers inside a major aerospace & defense prime, negotiating high-value subcontracts, managing supplier performance on complex programs and projects, and working through DCMA and DCAA scrutiny firsthand.

They’ve been where you are — subcontractor not performing, proposal not penciling, negotiation going sideways with a program milestone on the line. They know what it takes to get back on track because they’ve not just advised on it from the outside, but owned it, worked it, closed it, done it.

When you bring in Sauce Masters, you get two subject matter experts who can step in, assess what’s actually happening, and either guide your team through it or handle it directly. No generalists. No overhead. Just focused expertise applied to your specific problem.

 

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Testimonials

“Since we started working together I’ve got to say your coaching has really helped our staff better understand contracting fundamentals and mechanics. A lot of consultants will tell you what to do but not explain why or hold your hand until you can get there yourself successfully. Sauce Masters helped us train our supply chain department.”

 

“We are very happy working with Sauce Masters. The contract types and provisions they suggested helped us stay on schedule when we couldn’t afford any delays on an important project for a high-profile client. Our relationships with our suppliers have also improved, freeing up more time to focus on building our business.”

 

“Sauce Masters has been a key asset to the success of the company. Their subject matter expertise allows us to worry less about the supply chain part of our business and lets us focus on the engineering and management side of the house.”