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• Cost Overrun FAR 52.232-20

  I like to better understand the realm of rules required vs. the arbitrary preferences of individual organizations and people.  I think we have agreement the FAR does not require anything more than 1 n

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Cost Overrun FAR 52.232-20

  Facts: Contractors have Cost Overruns from time to time. When this occurs the Contractor notifies the CO/KO in writing as required under FAR 52.232-20.   When the written notification includes a state

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Option not Exercised on Time - Now What? Does BAA change the response?

  @Don Mansfield, poor choice of words on my part with “typical Government Contracting Officer response”  the issue is no less important and the referenced case Neil R. Gross & Co., 69 Comp. Gen. 247 (B

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• Option not Exercised on Time - Now What? Does BAA change the response?

  @joel hoffman Let's keep the facts as close to B-219136 as possible.  January was the option date, and the modification is executed in June.  Again not a current item, it is just to flush out does the

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• Option not Exercised on Time - Now What? Does BAA change the response?

  @Don Mansfield,  I think the method used to place the original contract is incredibly important, in this fact set.  I understand it is not a determinative factor in determining an in-scope change, an

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• Option not Exercised on Time - Now What? Does BAA change the response?

  Don Mansfield: Here is my reasoning.   The sample scenario stated "An agency failed to exercise an option to extend the period of performance and the contract expired in January, in June the contract

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• Option not Exercised on Time - Now What? Does BAA change the response?

  Napolik Question added

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• Option not Exercised on Time - Now What? Does BAA change the response?

  Here is a question and some thoughts hopefully to gain a better understanding. Possible Scenario: An agency failed to exercise an option to extend the period of performance and the contract expired i

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• FAR 35 Contracts R&D vice FAR 13/15

  Conundrum or Not? Do the procedures of FAR 13,14, & 15 apply to R&D contracts solicited following the procedures of 35.007?   Here are my thoughts, FAR 35.006 is titled “Contracting Methods and Cont

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• FAR 13 fair and reasonable

  I agree with Vern please don’t assume either the best or the worst.  This is an intellectual question, not a questions of particular facts.   Here is language from the NAVSUP 4200.85D: “FAIR AND REA

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 9y ago

• FAR 13 fair and reasonable

  While conducting reviews of SAP purchases a colleague and I had an discussion about what is necessary to award at a fair and reasonable price, in a particular situation.   While price reasonableness

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 9y ago