Contracting_in_Wonderland

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• GSA OASIS+

  > > On 6/30/2023 at 11:19 AM, formerfed said: > > > The idea of an easy to use and accurate tool doesn’t seen complicated at first.  But once someone gets into it, it quickly gets complicated. > > >

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 2y ago

• GSA OASIS+

  > > On 6/23/2023 at 10:32 AM, REA'n Maker said: > > > I would consider it a major victory if someone would develop a reliable clause logic engine- it's inherently a rules-based process, which sh

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 2y ago

• 1102 Journeyman

  Like many other things, I'm pretty sure it's an unofficial term in the 1102 world. I've used it myself for GS-12/13 positions. Just a designation to indicate that at that level you should know what yo

  in Contracting Workforce · 2y ago

• Can agency withdraw finalized CPAR?

  @Tzarina of Compliance Definitely sounds like a series of unfortunate events and I wish your client the best. Other commenters have already suggested some other avenues if not making headway with the

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Can agency withdraw finalized CPAR?

  Just to follow-up and for your information, I found one of the notification emails in my inbox and wanted to send so you could see what the PM would have received (in case this wasn't one that was rec

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Can agency withdraw finalized CPAR?

  CO here, though I may be more reasonable than who you are dealing with. A CPARS assessment can be "reopened" or an addendum added. The CO/agency cannot do it but they can request it from the CPARS hel

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• IT Acquisitions: Consumption Based Contracting.

  > > On 12/9/2022 at 6:09 PM, formerfed said: > > > Agencies usually need more flexibility so GSA is somewhat limited. No disagreement there. The GSA clause just so happened to come up in conversatio

  in Recommended Reading · 3y ago

• IT Acquisitions: Consumption Based Contracting.

  In the organizations I've worked in, we tend to call them Fixed Unit Price contracts wherein the agreed upon rate/price is established and we then expend based on usage in the previous month/period. T

  in Recommended Reading · 3y ago

• OFPP Administrator

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > If you want to see a truly weird website, visit "OFPP Innovates". [https://ofpp.ideascalegov.com/c/landing](https://ofpp.ideascalegov.com/c/landing) I was just reading m

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• GovWin #211918 Cybersecurity Support

  GovWin is only as good as the data Deltek can collect and I've found is often not that accurate. I'm on the Fed side so don't know the ins and outs of the system, but I've received a number of calls o

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• firm fixed price vs labor hour

  > > On 11/4/2022 at 6:33 PM, Vern Edwards said: > > > Or do I misunderstand why you like REAn' Maker's statement? Ah, yes, my apologies. I was merely appreciating the snark of the statement as this

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• firm fixed price vs labor hour

  > > REA'n Maker said: > > > Anyone who makes that "argument" for LH should be banned from Federal contracting forever. This is absolutely my favourite comment. Also, as a CO I have been given t

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Use of "Standard" Recordkeeping System for Purposes of 52.212-4(l)

  Thanks for sharing. Bookmarking to read the full document soon. I haven't processed many commercial terminations for convenience but considering the text in 12.403, this is an interesting take to me a

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• CPARS

  Keep in mind some agencies have deviations to not report at the thresholds in the FAR. DHS has one, quick google looks like Energy and DoD have them. I'm sure there are others out there.

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Contracting Workforce - Ages and Time-in-Service of GS-1102s

  Falling into the second-most populated category, today I'm feeling perfectly average. 😜

  in Contracting Workforce · 3y ago

• Statements of Objectives and Revelation of Budget...and a little more.

  A bit late to the party, but a few years back I issued an RFQ for advertising services a bit like this and sounds like similar to ji20874's example. Telling industry we needed commercials, pamphlets,

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• Required Elements of T&M/LH Contract or Order

  > > On 2/8/2022 at 2:42 PM, formerfed said: > > > As a contractor now, I often see a strange instance I never envisioned.  That is each labor category and/or type of work ends up as a not-to-exceed o

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago