Krimz

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• About Bob

  Thanks Vern.  Bob is in my thoughts.

  in What Happened · 1y ago

• Is there anything prohibiting a CO from imposing additional subcontracting restrictions in a contract?

  > > On 8/2/2024 at 2:13 PM, RJ\_Walther said: > > > If I could suggest a different tack, this sounds like something that could be considered prior to award in the responsibility determination. While

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Is there anything prohibiting a CO from imposing additional subcontracting restrictions in a contract?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > If the prime contract will include the clause at FAR 52.219-14, then any further limitation on subcontracting might be a FAR deviation. See FAR Subpart 1.4. > > > > If t

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Is there anything prohibiting a CO from imposing additional subcontracting restrictions in a contract?

  Morning Wifcon, My agency's seen a spat of contract awards fall through after an awardee, who had no intention of self-performing any of the work, was unable to find a suitable subcontractor.  We end

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Delivery Order extended after the PoP

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Maybe you need to take the issue of final payment up with Jamaal. > > > > If you were the contracting officer and received an objection to a proposed change order, such as

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Delivery Order extended after the PoP

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > You conditioned your assertion on the change being within the general scope of the contract.  So let's explore that.  For both fixed price and cost reimbursement supply con

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Delivery Order extended after the PoP

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Are you asking about modifying a contract or issuing a change order under the Changes clause?  These are not necessarily the same thing. You mentioned change order, so tha

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Delivery Order extended after the PoP

  > > On 5/2/2024 at 8:17 AM, Retreadfed said: > > > Do you have authority for this statement?  I have always contended that the government cannot issue a change order after final acceptance and delive

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Making sure that key personnel are still available as proposed right before making award

  Why not make the key personnel a requirement of the contract, and require CO approval of all key personnel substitutions?  You can hold the company to this, and then make it their problem to do whatev

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Request For Quote

  > > On 4/7/2023 at 7:11 AM, Vern Edwards said: > > > I'm not sure that there was a **_mutual_** mistake. Careless reading is not a mistake. About mutual mistake: > > > > [https://www.stimmel-law.com

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Request For Quote

  > > On 4/7/2023 at 2:56 PM, joel hoffman said: > > > So do I . My guess is that company A submitted a quote for an alternate with “no returns” condition.. Government simply issued a purchase order to

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Request For Quote

  > > On 4/6/2023 at 8:35 PM, GABE said: > > > Solicitation was a RFQ. Government received a quote, not offer. Since it was an RFQ I assumed we all knew it was a quote (information) and not a proposal

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Request For Quote

  So, the RFQ requested one specification, Company A offered a different specification, and the award was made to Company A for the solicited specification?  If Company A offered something other than wh

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• USAF Templates Available to the Public?

  Why not contact a former colleague?

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Forbearance vs. Change Order

  > > C Culham said: > > > Letter or mod, which I did not state it needed to be,  I still think bilateral.  A letter can be bilateral.  Contractor you agree to perform without extension to the POP, we

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Forbearance vs. Change Order

  > > On 11/2/2022 at 8:56 PM, Voyager said: > > > [@Krimz](/u/krimz) > > > > I am a beginner to many contract law concepts, forbearance being one of them.  From your post, it sounds like you wouldn’t

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Distinction between Sections C and H in UCF

  For certain contracts, such as construction or services, I place in Section H "general" requirements of my locality (state, county, etc).  In Section C, I place the requirements of the particular serv

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• Forbearance vs. Change Order

  Vern & Joel probably have better feedback, so I'll defer to them for the "right" answer, but this my personal experience: My office has a forbearance letter template in which we state we will abstain

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Period of Performance vs. Delivery Date on Construction

  > > On 9/15/2022 at 6:14 PM, Vern Edwards said: > > > How is it that there are so many people in the business that are ignorant of fundamentals? Construction is in the construction arena, FAR Part 36

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Delegating CO responsibility to a COR in another agency. Can we do it?

  Thanks everyone.  We found a way forward.  We actually have an overarching agreement between our non-DOD agencies that allows for reciprocation of certain delegations, including contracting delegation

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago