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• Shout-out to the Folks on Furlough

  Here in SoCal -- and I imagine in other places as well -- DoD employees who have been furloughed can obtain (1) loan deferments and (2) $5,000 interest-free loans to help them out. These offers are fr

  in Contracting Workforce · 7mo ago

• Ethical? Or Not?

  Without knowing any of the facts, I'm willing to bet that the language was drafted at a high level and passed down; people are using the language they were given. It's not a matter of ethics; it's a m

  in Contract Administration · 8mo ago

• UCA Under a Requirements Contract?

  > > Witty\_Username said: > > > My understanding is that from the contractor perspective TINA creates enough risk that they are unable to quickly certify cost and pricing data even with significant h

  in Contract Administration · 8mo ago

• UCA Under a Requirements Contract?

  Thank you all. This is helpful. I think it was the "retroactive" nature of Mod 4 that caught my eye. It appears that, instead of issuing a new Delivery/Task Order for new parts, the KO chose to add a

  in Contract Administration · 8mo ago

• UCA Under a Requirements Contract?

  > > Don Mansfield said: > > > In FY22, DLA awarded a requirements contract to Boeing. In FY24, DLA issued an undefinitized delivery order under the contract. This announces the fourth modification to

  in Contract Administration · 8mo ago

• UCA Under a Requirements Contract?

  Will somebody smarter & more experienced than I am please explain what's going on in this contract action, as reported in the DoW's daily report? I am trying to envision the sequence of events and now

  in Contract Administration · 8mo ago

• 52.216-8 Fixed Fee

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > I’ve been away and am not sure whether this question has been answered. > > > > The answer is: If the contract is written in the Uniform Contract Format, then Part I. >

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 8mo ago

• 52.216-8 Fixed Fee

  > > C Culham said: > > > Or cancelled or otherwise incorporated into??????????? > > > > "DCMA Instruction 2101 Product Acceptance and Proper Payments \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 8mo ago

• 52.216-8 Fixed Fee

  You know, I've tried to find DCMA Instruction 106 and wasted a decent amount of time doing so. My conclusion was that the Instruction is not available to the public. I would love to be proven wrong ..

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 8mo ago

• 52.216-8 Fixed Fee

  > > formerfed said: > > > The Uniform Contract Format encompasses several parts of the contract under “Schedule” > > > > [https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.204-2](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 8mo ago

• 52.216-8 Fixed Fee

  > > (a) The Government shall pay the Contractor for performing this contract the fixed fee specified in the Schedule. > > > > (b) Payment of the fixed fee shall be made as specified in the Schedule;

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 8mo ago

• Proposals by Artificial Intelligence

  I can see a contractor's history of project data, costs, on-time deliveries, positive customer correspondence, CPARs, etc., being fed into a Large Language Model. If the contractor is large and experi

  in Contract Award Process · 8mo ago

• The Greatest Fiasco In Acquisition History

  Let's hope history does not repeat. [https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/exclusive-navy-taps-four-aerospace-primes-to-design-autonomous-drone-wingmen/](https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/exclusive-n

  in The Good, The Bad, The Ugly · 9mo ago

• Do Incentives Work?

  The latest GAO [Report](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107632) on the F-35 Program has several headline-worthy findings. The one that caught my eye was the lengthy quote that follows ... which le

  in Contract Administration · 9mo ago

• The Greatest Fiasco In Acquisition History

  Thought I would throw in [this 1999 article](https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1999/february/12-legacy-it-wasnt-airplane-it-was-train-wreck) which is one of my faves. One lesson learned is t

  in The Good, The Bad, The Ugly · 10mo ago

• Values of a Healthy Acquisition Culture

  I did not read the draft article; I am responding to the three points you raised in your post. They got me thinking ... Can you separate culture from the people who make it up? Your focus seems to be

  in Contracting Workforce · 10mo ago

• No-Cost mods to exercise Option prior to 10/01 Funding Mod

  I'm certainly no expert, but wouldn't a letter to the contractor--issued prior to 01 October--informing the contractor that the Government intends to exercise the option on or about 01 October be suff

  in Contract Administration · 10mo ago

• FAR Part 31 Overhauld

  I reviewed the overhauled FAR Part 31. I saw no significant changes. None. Zero. I think there was maybe one or two sentences lined-out and some references were deleted. A missed opportunity to move

  in About the Regulations · 10mo ago

• REA for Customs Fees Increase

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Another issue is how does the contractor account for these types of cost? If they are accounted for as indirect costs, I think the increased amount should also be accounted

  in Contracting Workforce · 11mo ago

• Progress Payments - Invoicing Government

  To me, the key point here is that the subcontractor has completed work and delivered the product to the prime contractor. Accordingly, I would expect the prime to liquidate all progress payments made

  in Contract Administration · 11mo ago