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• GovWin #211918 Cybersecurity Support

  There was an opportunity we were watching, GovWin 211918, Cybersecurity Support, with the USPTO. The latest GovWin update says the opportunity was separated into 4 task orders and awarded to 4 compan

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• Subcontractor, independent consultant, materialman

  In federal procurement, is there a distinction between a subcontractor and an independent consultant? When preparing a consulting agreement, should the prime contractor include flowdown clauses and a

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Materialman

  Does the concept of materialman exist in federal contract law?

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 3y ago

• Best value determination

  Most procurements use an evaluation that relies on a best value determination.  Value seems unduly subjective.  Has anyone come up with a good way to establish and measure value, so to know which valu

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• How do I know ...

  > > On 12/30/2020 at 11:15 AM, Neil Roberts said: > > > Perhaps you can tell whether the work is severable or not by how the work it is expressed in the RFP? The GSA definition is as follows: > > >

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• How do I know ...

  What should I look for in an RFP to tell me if a CLIN is serverable or not serverable?

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• closeouts

  The Government typically wants the contractor to sign a release of claims and some certifications after work in done and paid for. Has anyone ever taken the position that they will do so, but only if

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• T&M Overrun

  > > On 9/5/2020 at 8:35 PM, here\_2\_help said: > > > This is a very dangerous line of reasoning not supported by (or in direct conflict with) applicable FAR and/or CAS regulations. Contractors that

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• T&M Overrun

  > > On 8/20/2020 at 7:08 AM, joel hoffman said: > > > Unallowable direct costs can’t otherwise be charged to overhead or G&A for back door recovery. See, for instance 31.110   Indirect cost rate cert

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• G&A on subcontractor costs

  > > On 6/4/2020 at 5:51 PM, UseTheFARLuke said: > > > Having a material handling pool won't increase G&A.  The purpose of having a material handling pool is to keep the costs out of the G&A pool.  Yo

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• G&A on subcontractor costs

  Yes, you can cap the G&A rate that you charge the Government.  As part of your proposal state something along the line of we expect our G&A rate to be 25% but will cap the rate used to charge the Gove

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• Solicitation requires "98% fill rate" on FFP Task Order

  Who decides if a position is filled?  Can one person fill two positions simultaneously?  If you are the decision maker on this matter, you should have little problem filling the positions. Is a fully

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• T&M Overrun

  One might suggest that the cost of the work beyond the T&M ceiling is a type of business development cost, and thus should be classified as business development costs (G&A presumably overhead maybe).

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• GSA schedule rate and SCA

  I've been handed a recently awarded GSA schedule contract, 00 CORP, which has some labor categories which are mapped to wage determination occupations. The documentation refers to to the wage determi

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 5y ago

• What happens if ...?

  What happens if .... A contract's period of performance is over, and Invoices are submitted and paid, and a de-obligation mod is put into place and release of claims signed reflecting numbers on th

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees

  Is this allowed by 52.203-5? Small company pays Big Company, the current prime contractor, to write a proposal with Small Company as the intended prime.  Small Company will pay a fee to Big Company c

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Cancel vs modify solicitation

  > > On 12/23/2019 at 10:02 AM, joel hoffman said: > > > Major changes to the PWS or MAJOR change to the payment terms might warrant cancellation. > > > > Also may depend upon the timing of the chang

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• Cancel vs modify solicitation

  What changes should cause a solicitation to be cancelled and re-issued as a fresh solicitation instead of causing a modification to the solicitation? \_\_ a change to the PWS other than an obvious ty

  in For Beginners Only · 6y ago

• FFP services and incremental funding

  Thanks for the DFARS 252.232-7007 reference.  It is not in the contract, but it makes me think the best way to approach this is by counting days, so many dollars per day. The services are delivered

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago

• FFP services and incremental funding

  My little company has a FFP services contract with DoD.  The structure is CLIN's 1 thru 5 each corresponding to a year.  Prices are at the CLIN level, not per deliverable, or per day, or anything sim

  in Contract Administration · 7y ago