ContractingCowboi
@ContractingCowboi
Joined Apr 10, 2018 · 34 posts
Recent posts
- FAR 13.106-2(b)(4)
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > Many of us can point to unjustified requests for sole source acquisition. I didn't think that was the issue here. As I understood the scenario, the agency solicited compe
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- FAR 13.106-2(b)(4)
> > FrankJon said: > > > See in particular ji20874's comments, in which he/she discusses trade-offs under FAR 13.1. (His/her responses may have been more appropriate for this post than for mine.) I
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- FAR 13.106-2(b)(4)
> > On 4/21/2018 at 4:45 PM, ContractingCowboi said: > > > After preliminary consideration of all quotations or offers, identify from all quotations or offers received **one that is suitable to the u
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Commercial Product Definition
It's going to get butchered by CO's. "Oh, we have 100% design on construction. This is now commercial." It conflicts with section (1) and contracting officers will take full advantage of that.
in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 8y ago
- The Federal Contracting Process: Starting from Scratch.
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > The number one problem is a lack of professional knowledge and competence on the part of the workforce. I believe there is general agreement about that. All other problem
in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago
- The Federal Contracting Process: Starting from Scratch.
Where does everyone think the problems in federal procurement are coming from? Is it the thick rule book(s)? Is it the lack of delegation to the lowest possible level? Is it the process? Fear of prote
in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > jayandstacey said: > > > <sigh> > > > > This is sad to read. It's the stuff of $600 hammers. I'm thinking more along the lines of the $7M simplified acquisition.
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- FAR 13.106-2(b)(4)
> > On 4/21/2018 at 6:01 PM, C Culham said: > > > In the context of your background to your specific questions where did the "or equal" come from? I can not quite make the connection to references i
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > **_Don't think in terms of regulations!_** Think in terms of concepts and principles. FAR 12.208 has nothing to do with what I've been trying to tell you, and there is no
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > Wait a minute. Conceptually, a plan is a guide to future action. It is a statement of intentions. But departures from plans are expected. How does that fit in with the co
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > True or False: For purposes of evaluating my performance under the contract, it really doesn't matter if I follow my staffing plan--what matters is that I comply with th
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- FAR 13.106-2(b)(4)
FAR 13.106-2(b)(4) is an area of interest for me because it seems almost _too_ easy. The problem is, not many people have done it that I'm aware of, and there's not a lot of guidance I can find online
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > So now people like you, Cowboy, have learned to ask for "technical" or "management" proposals in simple procurements as the basis for determining offeror capability, when
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > ContractingCowboi, > > > > So, what you're saying is that it really doesn't matter if I follow my staffing plan, what matters is that I comply with the contract terms,
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
How would you justify a negative CPARS rating if you didn't evaluate technical in the first place? "There was no plan so, uh, even though they failed to perform, we can't hold them to anything?" Tak
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
Let's try not to outsmart our common sense. If you perform successfully, why would I care whether or not you followed your staffing plan? Performance-based acquisitions are mandated by the FAR. I only
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > Then get one. There's nothing more to say. /thread. Wish you had more to add, there.
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > If I hire a good enough writer, I'm fairly confident I could win a contract for courier services. > > > > "At DonCo, we have a database of individuals fully qualified c
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > Matthew Fleharty said: > > > Vern made a comment on a different thread last week that I thought all contracting professionals should read and _think_ about: > > > > "You don't get "guarantees" w
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago
- Evaluation Factors
> > jayandstacey said: > > > From the government's perspective, they ARE ultimately the same, in that neither provides a guarantee. Now, if the first one promised they WILL fill the position within
in For Beginners Only · 8y ago