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• acquisition "valued at"??

  When the FAR or DFARS says something like "for an acquisition valued at...", how and when is the "value" determined?  Scenario: a contractor submits a task order proposal under an IDIQ contract with

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• Requirement to pay current SCA wage rates when the contracting officer doesn't incorporate the new/updated WD into the contract

  > > On 10/7/2022 at 12:08 PM, Vern Edwards said: > > > [@elgueromeromero](/u/elgueromeromero) I don't know how big your company is and how much revenue it brings in from government contracts, but I h

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Requirement to pay current SCA wage rates when the contracting officer doesn't incorporate the new/updated WD into the contract

  > > here\_2\_help said: > > > In my experience, contractors are expected to comply with prevailing wage requirements, whether or not the CO modifies the contract. Even if that means forfeiting the a

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Requirement to pay current SCA wage rates when the contracting officer doesn't incorporate the new/updated WD into the contract

  The CO has told us (verbally) that he's too busy to issue mods to incorporate updated SCA WDs. On other contracts where this has come up, I've sent an email to the CO asking if the CO intends to issue

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Requirement to pay current SCA wage rates when the contracting officer doesn't incorporate the new/updated WD into the contract

  Situation: Our company was awarded a multiple-year task order with a 5-year period of performance (no options). The task order is subject to SCA and had a wage determination included as part of the aw

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Is changed or added work subject to contract labor rates?

  > > ji20874 said: > > > 1\.  So you are dealing with two matters in a single REA (one under the Changes clause and one under the Differing Site Conditions clause)?  Messy, messy.  If it were me, I wo

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 3y ago

• Is changed or added work subject to contract labor rates?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > Why do you say the change was "constructive"? To clarify, the entire REA wasn't due to a constructive change--just one part of it. Long story, but it basically comes dow

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 3y ago

• Is changed or added work subject to contract labor rates?

  There are two parts to the REA. The first is related to differing subsurface conditions and the entitlement is being sought under the Differing Site Conditions clause. The second part of the REA is re

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 3y ago

• Is changed or added work subject to contract labor rates?

  52.243-1 Alt I Changes--Fixed Price (Aug 1987) - Alternate I  52.243-2 Alt I Changes--Cost-Reimbursement (Aug 1987) - Alternate I  52.243-4 Changes  52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 3y ago

• Is changed or added work subject to contract labor rates?

  Situation: We have a FFP MATOC with established contract labor rates. We were awarded a competitive task order where our proposed price was calculated using the established contract rates. We submitte

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 3y ago

• 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the meaning of "at the rates specified in the contract"

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Good luck! By the way, did the government or the prime contractor add the extra words “and prices”? > > > > If you ever encounter this option clause with the added wordi

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the meaning of "at the rates specified in the contract"

  Thanks, all. I appreciate the guidance. While I did use hypothetical scenarios, my company is dealing with some real life situations related to this clause. We've seen in more than one of our contract

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the meaning of "at the rates specified in the contract"

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > What is that payment schedule based on? Well, this was a hypothetical scenario, but why don't we just say they're based on the completion of definable and measurable steps

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the meaning of "at the rates specified in the contract"

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Does the contractor submit interim invoices or only one invoice when the contract is completed?  If the former, what is the basis upon which the invoices are submitted? In

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the meaning of "at the rates specified in the contract"

  Any thoughts on how this might be handled in FFP service contracts that are awarded on a lump sum basis and don't contain any contract rates?

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the meaning of "at the rates specified in the contract"

  FAR 52.217-8 states, in part, that "The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• SCA vs DBA for drilling and monitoring well installation

  Scenario: We have a large remediation contract that contains both an SCA wage determination and a Davis-Bacon wage determination. Most of the work we do under this contract is service work, but there

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Applicability of Wage Determination to Subcontract

  Question: Does the prime contract scope or the subcontract scope determine wage requirements of the subcontract? Our prime contract includes both a DBA WD and an SCA WD. The subcontract we're issuing

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 6y ago

• Prime vs Sub Rates on FFP IDIQ

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Is this an agency Indefinite delivery contract or one on a GSA or other Schedule?  > > > > If it is an A/E contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, there should have b

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 6y ago

• Prime vs Sub Rates on FFP IDIQ

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Please define what “fully loaded labor rates” include . Is it the price to the government?  Is the subcontractor fully loaded labor rate the price to the prime? Thanks.

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 6y ago