ACA SOFTWARE COST WORKSHEET
Copy the tabular inputs into a spreadsheet; replace all fictional values with documented assumptions.
Common scope: reporting year / employers / original forms / delivery units / expected corrections.
Input	Option A	Option B	Evidence or assumption
Original forms	1000	1000	Fictional common volume
Platform fee	1200	2000	Fictional
Original unit price	2	1.50	Fictional
Delivery total	300	300	Fictional identical scope
One-time setup	800	400	Fictional
First-year internal hours	80	50	Fictional
Recurring internal hours	40	30	Fictional
Internal hourly rate	50	50	Fictional planning rate
FORMULAS
Original processing = original forms * original unit price.
Internal effort = hours * internal hourly rate.
First year = platform + original processing + delivery + setup + first-year internal effort + other documented charges.
Recurring = platform + original processing + delivery + recurring internal effort + other recurring charges.
FICTIONAL CHECKS: first year A 8300, B 6700; recurring A 5500, B 5300.
Four hours * 50 = 200, equal to fictional recurring difference.
UNPRICED ITEMS: item / unit / vendor question / owner / response.
Excluded taxes, minimums, tiers, correction and exit charges must be resolved for an actual quote.
Model version / quote date / scope changes / reviewer: