JackSparrow

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• government contracting seminars for government contractors

  Hi Forum, Looking for a couple good seminars/webinars for government contract contract managers working for government contractors. Already have taken the FAR Bootcamp. Any recommendations would be w

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Is it allowable, under the FAR, for a Prime Contractor to give a Subcontractor more than 50% of the Other Direct Costs (ODCs) on the contract?

  Hi all. Thanks for the prompt response! At this point, we don't actually have the numbers on the contract, it's just a theoretical question of whether or not it was disallowed. My company is not a sma

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is it allowable, under the FAR, for a Prime Contractor to give a Subcontractor more than 50% of the Other Direct Costs (ODCs) on the contract?

  Have a situation where a Prime Contractor wants to give my company (the subcontractor in this case) more than 50% of the other direct costs (ODCs) under the Prime Contract. Couldn't find where that wa

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Establishing the total contract amount to base small business subcontracting goals midway through an IDIQ award.

  Thanks Retreadfed!

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Establishing the total contract amount to base small business subcontracting goals midway through an IDIQ award.

  Thanks for all the help. Appreciated

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Establishing the total contract amount to base small business subcontracting goals midway through an IDIQ award.

  Hi Wifcon, My company won an IDIQ contract back in 2014. The contract Period of Performance was from 2014-2024. At the time of the award we were a small business. The IDIQ was awarded us an administr

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Does an OTA that does not include CAS coverage in the Prime Contract count towards the $50M limit on CAS covered contracts for determining if a contractor is non-traditional?

  Thanks here\_2\_help. Will definitely keep an eye out for that situation in the future. Thanks again!

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Does an OTA that does not include CAS coverage in the Prime Contract count towards the $50M limit on CAS covered contracts for determining if a contractor is non-traditional?

  Thanks Neil! First OTA so still learning the ropes.

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Does an OTA that does not include CAS coverage in the Prime Contract count towards the $50M limit on CAS covered contracts for determining if a contractor is non-traditional?

  Thanks Don! That makes sense as the OTA is a binding agreement. Appreciate the help and clarification.

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Does an OTA that does not include CAS coverage in the Prime Contract count towards the $50M limit on CAS covered contracts for determining if a contractor is non-traditional?

  Thanks Retreadfed! Much appreciated.

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Does an OTA that does not include CAS coverage in the Prime Contract count towards the $50M limit on CAS covered contracts for determining if a contractor is non-traditional?

  My company recently won an OTA worth Approximately 45M as a non-traditional defense contractor. A non-traditional defense contractor is defined by statute as “an entity that is not currently performin

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Is it possible to protest an OTA award?

  As a follow up, I found MD Helicopters Incorporated v. United States of America, et al., No. CV-1902236-PHX-JAT (D.Ariz. Jan. 24, 2020) to hold that the limited waiver of sovereign immunity contained

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is it possible to protest an OTA award?

  Thank you all. This has been helpful. Appreciate it.

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is it possible to protest an OTA award?

  My company is new to bidding on contracts that come out using Other Transaction Authority (OTAs) and recently lost an award. My CEO is asking whether we can protest. My initial research indicates that

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Corrective Action on Bid Protest

  Update: We filed a pre-award protest stating that the requirement that direct labor rates be substantiated only with payroll stubs is unduly restrictive; is unstated evaluation criterion; and the age

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Corrective Action on Bid Protest

  Jacques-Thank you for the feedback.

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Corrective Action on Bid Protest

  The contract type is cost-reimbursement. Understand that asking for documentation to support realism is permissible but when we asked the question of whether the paystub preference was intendent for t

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Corrective Action on Bid Protest

  My company recently protested an award to another bidder on a government project. The protest centered around the agency adjusting my company's rate upwards of the proposed cap. In essence, making our

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago