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• Construction Period Services under an Expired PoP

  typically the PoP on task orders out live the life of the IDIQ, for example if the IDIQ was a 5 year and the task order was awarded in year 4, and your order is now 2 or 3 years beyond the IDIQ PoP, t

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• Determining Subcontractor Period of Performance

  I wouldn't be relying on FPDS but your concerns have to be clarified with some documentation. If you have the subcontract agreement in your hands from the prime with a period of performance that exten

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 2y ago

• Tax Exempt Question with Regards to a Prime Contractor

  The prime simply needs to flow down their tax exemption certificate for the subcontractors use.

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 2y ago

• carrying costs FFP

  no definition to that word other than it is defined as:  "Change Order",  'Amendment", "Modification". a formal written order describing the changes to be made, issued and signed by the prime

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• carrying costs FFP

  Do you have reference for the US Appeals court decisions ?

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• carrying costs FFP

  I meant FTE, full time equivalent  Joel asked the most obvious question thus far, "where is the changes" I should have the same enthusiasm as Here 2 Help to discover what carrying costs means, but I

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• carrying costs FFP

  The permit is the responsibility of the USG,  In addition to the FAR clauses in the subcontract, there is a "changes" clause that says: If any changes causes an increase or decrease in the time requi

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• carrying costs FFP

  We are the prime contractor on a CPFF with our DoD customer.  We have a FFP subcontract for construction work. Permit delays, neither party liable for damages, considered an excusable delay.  The subc

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• Service Contract Reporting for FFP subcontracts

  Joel In one of your posts you said > > On 10/29/2022 at 8:23 PM, joel hoffman said: > > > For construction contracts, on-site project supervision and management salaried labor costs  are referred t

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• annual Reps & Certs representation of NAICS to prime contractor

  I am a subcontract manager for a prime contractor. Yes, the prime contractor is responsible for documenting the NAICS after developing the SOW they contemplate issuing in a RFP to potential subcontra

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• Excluded parties

  Prime contractors have the responsibility to ensure not to, or document debarred and excluded subcontractors. The central contractor registry, ORCA, EPLS, etc...are defunct or consolidated down into S

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 4y ago

• Executive Order on Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency

  you didn't think 1.9T was actually going to fix your pot holes and bridges did you? The money is staffing diversity officers, HR compliance auditors, federal over reach on States, federal overreach on

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 4y ago

• CIOSP4, Emerging Large Businesses and Affiliation

  There is a difference between a subsidiary and a wholly owned subsidiary.  What is the status of company A after the purchase?  If they are a wholly owned subsidiary of Company B they may be able to r

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 4y ago

• Subcontracting to government facility

  Neil I think you're right.  That is a sound approach, I have seen it done before too. thank you

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 5y ago

• Subcontracting to government facility

  I seem to remember if a Prime contractor uses (issues a purchase order) to a government facility to perform some qualification testing for example, that procurement is considered a competitive procure

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 5y ago

• Small Business subcontracting plan

  I thought as much, we do have to include option pricing but I agree option pricing should not go towards the small biz goals

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 5y ago

• Small Business subcontracting plan

  We are the prime, and the government RFP requires _the planned percentage of total proposed contract value_ awarded 28% to small business. Is contract value the proposed cost? or is contract value t

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 5y ago

• Price Reasonableness v Fair and Reasonable

  The analyst words should be assertive regardless if the analyst organization has final word on the subject.  It should always say....and _therefore the price has been determined to be fair and reasona

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• OPT TO EXTEND 52.217-8

  Should contractors include a price/cost proposal for this portion of a government RFP with their initial proposal response?

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Subs submitting un-sanitized cost proposals directly to govt. customer

  Neil said: _I do not agree. Per FAR 15.406-2, the Certificate is required from a subcontractor as close as practicable to the date when your company reached price agreement with the subcontractor,_ I

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 5y ago