I figured this was the best place to post this question! I'm a contracted speech therapist in a school district and just found an RFP (request for proposal) document between my company and the school district that says:
“Proponent will furnish a firm, fixed hourly rate to compensate satisfactorily the Services requested in this RFP. The firm, fixed rate will include all labor, travel, per diem, resources, materials, tools, trained personnel, insurance, direct and indirect administrative costs, overhead, equipment, services, and any other costs associated with providing for the needs of [district name] students requiring specialized pediatric medical care. The District will not be responsible for charges that are not included on this Cost Proposal Form.”
At the bottom of the document it says my company will supply 60 SLPs at a firm fixed rate of $64 per hour. I am not getting paid that much. My question is, is that how much I am supposed to be getting paid based on this document? Should I be renegotiating my contract? The document was signed in 2018 and it says “solicitation released March 5, 2021” but the rates couldn't have gone down by 20+ dollars in 4 years, right?