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• Contracting Officer's obligation when issuing unilateral mod

  They are not "obligated" unless that is what was negotiated.   You usually you give time but not money, however if circumstances warrant you can give both.

  in Contract Administration · 8y ago

• "Legitimate Need"

  That sure sounds like what the exception at FAR 6.302-3, Industrial Mobilization was meant for.  You sole source to the new firm and need the J&A to avoid having to offer it to the regular contractor.

  in For Beginners Only · 8y ago

• Has strategic sourcing gone too far?

  Bob, The best in class list is located here:  [https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov/app/#/gateway/best-class-bic/6243/best-in-class-bic-consolidated-list](https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov/app/#/gateway/best-clas

  in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago

• Has strategic sourcing gone too far?

  Now OMB and GSA are shoving the vehicles they believe are best down our throats.  They declare  a vehicle or set of vehicles as "best in class" and mandate their use through making us justify why we a

  in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago

• Signing Contractor Employees' Timecards

  Why are they concerned with fixed price?  My guess is OIG or some other audit agency thinks we need to make deductions because they don't understand contracting.   Our agency has hundreds of professio

  in Contract Administration · 8y ago

• How can we speed up the source selection process?

  A dedicated team without 99 other things to do.

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• Fee Realignment

  Doesn't fixed fee mean fixed fee?   The fee should have been 6% of the original approved cost ( a real $$ value not a percentage) for each option period.  They do not get more fee or less no matter wh

  in For Beginners Only · 8y ago

• How competitive are 1102 jobs?

  With minimal contracting experience from being in Air Force supply, I started as a GS7 and got my 14 in 6 years and my 15 in 12.  I had one 4 year stint as a Foreign Service Officer between 14 and 15.

  in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago

• S. 2413: Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act of 2018

  You can only do so much with the resources you have.  You have to base speed of award and value of the contract on the average worker in your organization and not the superstars that quickly move up t

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 8y ago

• Should Services have a Freight on Board (FOB) value

  This might seem a strange question but should our purchase orders, delivery orders and contracts for services contain a Freight on Board (FOB) designation on the documents?  The issue came up because

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• Different Titles for Contracting Officer's Representative

  For Department of State we have CORs and GTMs.  They both have the same training requirements for the same level of COR duties  (FAC COR I, II, or III).  The GTM is intended to designate that they wor

  in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago

• On-Site Contractor Supervision

  I would say that depends on the security requirements of your Agency or building.

  in Contract Administration · 8y ago

• CPARS comments

  If the Government is serious about streamlining and saving the man hours they are taking away from us in downsizing then they need to scrap the whole past performance system.  The CO would only report

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• CPARS comments

  In my acquisitions office it is office policy that the reviewing official be the CO's Division Director.

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• CPARS comments

  The CPAR system is set up to keep COs from being pressured into changing performance reports.  Once the report goes to the contractor it cannot be withdrawn and changed.  The Contractor makes thier co

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• Privatization

  Off the top of my head without any research, I always thought that oursourcing was what "privatizaiton" was all about.  Contracting out which leaves the Government with some control over the work and

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• IDIQ Decision

  As my office assigns the 50 reqs that we just received this morning, I must chuckle.  We have accepted over 500 orders since our cut off of Sept 15th.  How can you stop the requests when the funds are

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• Does the FAR instruct anyone besides the CO?

  The FAR Finance Team sent us this response concerning a revision being made to FAR 11.002.  **FAR Finance Team’s Response:**   The FAR should not instruct requiring activities (requiring activities m

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 8y ago

• Reserving MACs for SBs

  OK so I post my requirement to Alliant SB  and if I do not get two acceptable proposals, I repost it to Alliant LB.

  in Small Business Socioeconomic Programs · 8y ago

• 5 Year IDIQ Contract

  You better start running harder or you may get traded.  You were my favorite player but you been slacking lately.  Anyway, to your question.  I cannot opine on all the reasons there might be somethin

  in Contract Administration · 8y ago