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• Looking for Best Contract Type to Use Under an Aggressive Competition Time Frame

  Hi Don:  Yes, client is DoD.  I don't think the client is particularly looking at FAR 9.104-1 as part of the evaluation process, at least not that I have heard.

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Looking for Best Contract Type to Use Under an Aggressive Competition Time Frame

  1\. Can the services be ordered under an existing contract?  No. 2\. Do the services facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber attack?  Yes. 3\. Assuming they proposed a fair and reasonable

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Looking for Best Contract Type to Use Under an Aggressive Competition Time Frame

  Hi Joel, our postings crossed.  See additional detail.  Thank you!

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Looking for Best Contract Type to Use Under an Aggressive Competition Time Frame

  Thanks for everyone's input!  Total contract value will be approx. $14.5M after 3 separate contracts are consolidated.  This is a services contract and scope deals with meeting critical requirements f

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Looking for Best Contract Type to Use Under an Aggressive Competition Time Frame

  Hello!   Our Government client is looking at consolidating three of its contracts into a single contract and issuing it as a competed small business set aside.   The kicker is that the client needs t

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTION

  For those who have offered insight, thank you!  It was extraordinarily helpful!  If asking the CO was an option, I certainly would.  This forum has always been so helpful in situations like this -- ge

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTION

  Hello:  A solicitation says (and nothing else):  "Only contracts with performance within three (3) years from the solicitation release date will be evaluated."  If we have past performance with these

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Tradewinds and Direct Awards

  Hello:  Our company was just notified that our video solution is being added to the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace and that our solution is now "awardable."  I had some questions that I am hoping t

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• Bid Evaluations

  Thanks so much FormerFed!  Very helpful!

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• Bid Evaluations

  Hi there, thanks so much for your reply!  This is a recompete RFQ for work at a civil agency.  By "serve at" I mean "works at".  Does this help?

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• Bid Evaluations

  Does anyone know if it's typical for a panel of evaluators on a particular federal agency's RFQ (Agency A) to be partially made up of personnel that work at other federal agencies (Agency B and Agency

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• Can a BPA exceed its ceiling amount?

  Thanks so much to all for the informative responses!  It is sincerely appreciated!

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Can a BPA exceed its ceiling amount?

  Hello:  One of my colleagues recalls seeing somewhere that a BPA can exceed 20% of its ceiling $ amount.  Has anyone ever heard of this occurring?  If yes, is there a source for this, e.g., the FAR? 

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Can a Vehicle Issued By One Agency Be Used by Another Agency That is Under the Same Umbrella, e.g. Treasury?

  Hello:  I received an interesting Q today -- Whether a BPA issued by one agency can be used by another agency to issue TOs, if both agencies are under the same overall umbrella (e.g., both agencies a

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 2y ago

• Onboarding Process and Lack of Appropriate Paperwork

  Hello:  During the onboarding of an applicant to a government contract, the agency requested a local driver's license for the applicant, which he refused to provide (he did not want to switch over fro

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• ISO 20000 and ISO 27001

  Hello:  I am wondering if anyone knows whether having ISO 20,000 and ISO 27,001 is valuable to have from the Government's point of view, particularly if a business already has ISO 9000, CMMI Level 3 a

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Application of Service Contract Labor Standards (FAR 52.222-41)

  Thank you so much!

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Application of Service Contract Labor Standards (FAR 52.222-41)

  Yes, that is what I mean -- the government did not flow it down in the prime contract.  And yes, the contract is for commercial items, and meets the criteria for application of the clause.

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Application of Service Contract Labor Standards (FAR 52.222-41)

  Hello:  My company recently received a bridge contract from the government that did not flow down FAR 52.222-41 (service contract labor standards).  Does anyone know if this FAR automatically applies

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• CIOSP4 and Purchasing System

  Hello:   I had a question regarding the CIOSP4 RFP that requires at least one member of a CTA to have an "approved" purchasing system.  I am  looking to understand whether offerors must have a curren

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