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• Unauthorized Commitments/Ratification

  @C Culham, [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) - thank you both for your insight/responses!

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Unauthorized Commitments/Ratification

  @C Culham - in relevant part, the letter states "Please note that this appointment does not authorize the COR to... approve any actions that would result in additional charges to the agency" and outli

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Unauthorized Commitments/Ratification

  Hello, WIFCON Community! Do you all consider the following scenario an unauthorized commitment and, thus, requiring a ratification to authorize payment? \*A not-to-exceed (NTE) $30,000 task order is

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Contracting Officer Signature after Period of Performance Start Date

  @C Culham - thank you for the additional insight. The “effective date” point is a great one to make.

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Contracting Officer Signature after Period of Performance Start Date

  [@Retreadfed](/u/retreadfed) - thank you for the quick response. That is what I am finding and I see that agencies have not taken it upon themselves to expressly state that COs are required to do so i

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Contracting Officer Signature after Period of Performance Start Date

  Hello, WIFCON Community! Does anyone know if there is a specific regulation, law, case law, etc. that expressly prohibit a Contracting Officer signing a contract modification (or award) **after** the

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• COR Certification Expiration: Any Real Impacts?

  @Vern Edwards @C Culham [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) thank you all for your insights! And Happy Thanksgiving!

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• COR Certification Expiration: Any Real Impacts?

  Hi, C. Culham.  Thank you for your perspective. My agency policy does state that an individual needs to be certified (unless if a waiver is approved and a plan is in place to eventually be certified

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• COR Certification Expiration: Any Real Impacts?

  Thank you, Vern, for the insight!

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• COR Certification Expiration: Any Real Impacts?

  OFPP’s 2011 memo is the guiding policy document when it comes to FAC-COR requirement(s)([https://www.fai.gov/sites/default/files/pdfss/FAC-COR\_20Sep2011.pdf](https://www.fai.gov/sites/default/files/p

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Acquisition Specialist/Contracting Specialist Labor Category - Does SCA/SCLS Apply?

  @C Culham that is correct and the relevant FAR part 22 sections have been considered. I would not be including the FAR 52.222-46 provision, though, as these are commercial, professional services and t

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Acquisition Specialist/Contracting Specialist Labor Category - Does SCA/SCLS Apply?

  @Vern Edwardsthank you for helping me through this. A bit Socratic method-esque!  I am not applying SCA in these contractor 1102-equivalent requirements.

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Acquisition Specialist/Contracting Specialist Labor Category - Does SCA/SCLS Apply?

  @Vern Edwards thank you again. I had read that reference previously, but the way I interpret, for example, **“****Requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Acquisition Specialist/Contracting Specialist Labor Category - Does SCA/SCLS Apply?

  @Vern Edwards thank you, Vern. So taking a look at the updated 1102 Individual Occupational Requirements, the Q&A, and the underlying 41 U.S.C. 433 guidance, there does not seem to be any definitive g

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Acquisition Specialist/Contracting Specialist Labor Category - Does SCA/SCLS Apply?

  [@ji20874](/u/ji20874) thank you for the insight. I would be talking about more so 1102-equivalent duties rather procurement technician duties. I feel there is “professional” nature to 1102-equivalent

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Acquisition Specialist/Contracting Specialist Labor Category - Does SCA/SCLS Apply?

  Hi, All! Just wondering if anyone has procured acquisition support services (i.e., contractors performing Contract Specialist-equivalent duties such as pre-award documentation, contract administratio

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Section 889 Compliance - Sole Source Contractor Refusal

  Hello, WifCon! To begin, I have already engaged my agency’s OGC and they have no opinion on the matter at this time; we are exploring what other agencies are doing in possible similar situations.  W

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• FAR 5.301(a)(1)(i) Interpretation

  Hi, Ji.    Thank you as always for the input. I agree it is not a huge deal/undertaking to just post the award synopsis. I am just curious what the overall intent was with that language in 5.301(a)

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• FAR 5.301(a)(1)(i) Interpretation

  Hi, WIFCON! So I think I am diving down a rabbit hole here, but I have been reading into FAR 5.301(a)(1)(i) a bit more closely, which states: (a) Except for contract actions described in paragraph (

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• FAR Subpart 13.5: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Timeline

  Hi, Ji. Thank you VERY much for that analysis/rationale! You make a very good point in regards to the structure of the text. Also, it makes sense that we would be afforded this flexibility/shorter t

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago