ji20874

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• No payments on approved invoices for work accepted by the Government

  OP asks, _"We can always file a claim under the CDA, but if the contracting office has their hands tied and the issue is potentially originating from the top level, would it do any good?"_ Neil's li

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• FFP cost breakdowns

  The contract is already formed and agreed to.   If you want something different for a task order, will you try to negotiate that with the contractor?  Maybe the contractor will agree, maybe for an ad

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• What options does a Contractor have to prevent a Contracting Officer from assigning an inappropriate NAICS code to a solicitation for a task order under an MA-IDIQ?

  Maybe that's why I like the old way -- every contract has one single NAICS code, and every order under a contract uses that code.

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 1y ago

• Prove the Objective Truth of this Quote

  Joel, Are you trying to make a case for a change?  Fine with me if you are, but I don’t think Wifcon.com is where you need to make your case.

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 1y ago

• Why does GSA No-Cost Contracting Guidance for Conference Planning Services require Past Performance?

  GSA is offering something for the optional use of other agencies.  Any agency not liking GSA's ordering guidelines can establish its own no-cost contract. If GSA's ordering guidelines say considering

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 1y ago

• DCMA Access to Facility

  Atlas says, _"52.246-2 is present and I understood the requirement to perform periodic inspections as required by the government.  Again, I do not read anything in there that says they have full run o

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• IGE for supplies

  Carl is right, that the AFARS only requires IGE for procurement actions over the SAT. But even then, the AFARS text provides some appropriate flexibility -- for example, the text speaks of "..._**eno

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  Don, Thanks for asking your question.  I gave too much benefit to the original poster.  Based on OP’s answer to your question, he or she has no business in FAR 17.1.

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  I recommend a conversation with your agency’s procurement executive of HCA (head of the contracting activity).  Persuade him or her or your approach directly if possible. The statute behind FAR 17.1

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Do options need to be synopsized for GWAC orders (i.e., NASA SEWP)? If not, what is the authority?

  Will FAR 5.202 provide your answer?  Perhaps (a)(6) or (11) will fit your situation.

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 1y ago

• Government Mandated Travel Accommodations and Rates

  > > ReadTheContract848 said: > > > The Government has taken this to mean they can tell the contractor employees they have to stay on base, in squad bays, in barracks, etc. and eat in the military din

  in Contracting Workforce · 1y ago

• Contract Period of Performance Dates

  Certainly, what you are suggesting is doable.  There is no rule to prohibit it, and there is no rule to require continuous service with no breaks when exercising options.  You can set up the contract

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTION

  > > Voyager said: > > > CPARS is essentially just a source, albeit one in which we know all offerors’ recent past performance information will be. Really?  We _**know**_ that _**all**_ offerors will

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTION

  Voyager, The standard of _reasonableness_ you speak of seems wholly unreasonable to me -- it suggests that the only past performance that can be used in a part performance evaluation is CPARS data, o

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTION

  I am dismayed when I hear of contracting officers trying to do things like this -- essentially, it appears this contracting officer has established a qualification requirement or a special standard of

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Early Award with Delayed Period of Performance

  > > REA'n Maker said: > > > Of all the posts on this topic I have yet to see anyone justify why it's in the best interest of the Government to award months before the start of the PoP... You li

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Early Award with Delayed Period of Performance

  > > On 6/19/2024 at 10:08 AM, ji20874 said: > > > To answer your question:  Will FAR 1.102(d) work for you? Some posters here did not approve of my comment above, but I see no problem with it.  If a

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Early Award with Delayed Period of Performance

  To answer your question:  Will FAR 1.102(d) work for you? As an aside, it looks like you tried to do a competitive procurement, but you failed to achieve competition.  I hope you inquire for the reas

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Does Trade Agreements Act (TAA) apply to DOE National Lab M&O Contracts?

  I don't know the official reason, but it makes sense that those contracts are not covered -- indeed, I think it would be impossible to apply TAA to them. Do you think they **could** be covered?   D

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• What options does a Contractor have to prevent a Contracting Officer from assigning an inappropriate NAICS code to a solicitation for a task order under an MA-IDIQ?

  Carl, I appreciate your mastery of 13 CFR! I like the SBA's words.  If contracting officers followed the guidance in (c)(1)(i) and (ii) (especially for (ii)), maybe there would be fewer problems.  If

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 1y ago