dave2025

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• The Coming Year

  We also need buy-in and trust from senior leadership. During my active duty time at Ft Hood one of the Director's monikers was Empowerment. But we were never really empowered due to policies on top of

  in Contracting Workforce · 4mo ago

• Non-commercial/New Development Software License

  The business approach for the company who runs the platform is to pay upfront for a perpetual license that they would then build the apps with. So we would be curating software that has not been devel

  in Contract Award Process · 5mo ago

• Wonder where this VA procurement ends up - good, bad or ugly.

  I applied at that office as it is close to my house, but I thought I read somewhere it was being shutdown due to DOGE. Either way - I wonder if this is for VA disability claims or maybe a combination

  in The Good, The Bad, The Ugly · 5mo ago

• Non-commercial/New Development Software License

  [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) Yhea I tried to wordsmith to flow better. 1. But are you asking if it’s okay to develop non-commercial applications using commercial software licenses/tools? 1.

  in Contract Award Process · 5mo ago

• Non-commercial/New Development Software License

  Happy holidays and stay safe. Now why I am truly here - - The office I support requires the procurement of a software capability, specifically Object Management Service (OMS), on an existing platform

  in Contract Award Process · 5mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  > > OverThinking said: > > > I started as an 1102 a little under a decade ago and ever since I started, I would contend it has always been more about bookkeeping than doing actual contract specialist

  in Contract Administration · 5mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  As stated before I am a consultant supporting the sponsor in the IC community and they use PRISM. I had an account to pull reports and review contracts and from what I can see is that it is a terrible

  in Contract Administration · 5mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  by PRISM do you mean the contract writing system?

  in Contract Administration · 5mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) I just need to teach myself Jira. challenge accepted. i mean how hard can it be? if i remember -- i will report back with how it is coming along.

  in Contract Administration · 5mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  Good morning, I am a contractor, per se, but this is more for the government sponsor. We have fancy dashboards for other areas, just not for acquisition. The end state would be to build something in

  in Contract Administration · 5mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  Thanks [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) . Microsoft Project is what we are thinking as well that way we can tailor, as you stated, to meet our needs vs. paying for an expensive license for a product that ma

  in Contract Administration · 6mo ago

• Tools used to track active contracts

  Hello, Curious what tools (Microsoft Project, Paperless Contract File (PCF), Excel, etc.) are used out there for folks to internally track their active contracts. PoP, burn rate, contract performance

  in Contract Administration · 6mo ago

• 3rd Party App Development using Palantir Platform

  [@uva383](/u/uva383) good morning. that is the route i aim to pitch to the customer. i appreciate the reply and ensuring i was on the right track.

  in Contract Award Process · 7mo ago

• 3rd Party App Development using Palantir Platform

  good afternoon, i have been researching CSOs as The How with 10 USC 4022 as the What. I read DFARS 212.70 that CSOs are limited to fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive contracts. Since an OT

  in Contract Award Process · 7mo ago

• Biometric Software Platform - Rapid Fielding

  Evening, So I found out that the requirement is for software only. So now I am going down the path of Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP). Dave

  in Contract Award Process · 8mo ago

• Biometric Software Platform - Rapid Fielding

  [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) yup PEP seems the best route, but I was told to assume there are no funds or they are underfunded. But with the products surveyed they are at Tech Readiness Levels (TRL) at

  in Contract Award Process · 8mo ago

• Biometric Software Platform - Rapid Fielding

  [@formerfed](/u/formerfed) specific focus was given to Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) format to support and DoD Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) integration. S

  in Contract Award Process · 8mo ago

• Biometric Software Platform - Rapid Fielding

  Hey Vern, sorry for the confusion. funding roadmap = are we able to use PSEAG, TMI, and/or ICR&D programs to acquire the product(s) to test and evaluate in the field? If so, how would we go about ut

  in Contract Award Process · 8mo ago

• Biometric Software Platform - Rapid Fielding

  Afternoon, The team I am supporting has completed initial market survey for biometric software platforms. And now I am being asked to deliver examples of funding roadmaps to acquire --> field test --

  in Contract Award Process · 8mo ago

• PEO-S Staffing Model

  I work at a joint agency.

  in Contracting Workforce · 1y ago