"Re-evaluation of fixed price contracts is essential in this environment for mission success," Parsons Corp PSN.N Vice President Jai Spivey told Reuters. The call for relief comes as smaller U.S. defense companies holding contracts that cannot be renegotiated complain they are losing money on them due to a shortage of workers and spiking raw material prices. "I am skeptical that a sector-oriented solution will be passed this year which fully makes up for the inflation numbers due to competing interests and election season," said Pawel Chudzicki, leader of Aerospace and Defense practice at Miller Canfield law firm.