$100k/year with no benefits and a relatively short fixed term, plus the overhead of setting up the contract and having the space/equipment to fulfill it (admitt

$100k/year with no benefits and a relatively short fixed term, plus the overhead of setting up the contract and having the space/equipment to fulfill it (admittedly those are minor in this case.) In my experience for good contract work like this the prices start around $50/hour (at least in big cities in the US), and tend towards 75-100. I'm not saying that _this_ should cost that much, just taking a stab at the rates I usually see in the DC area.