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• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  Thanks to all for your replies.  Our contract is a CPFF/LOE contract.  I thank you all for your answers and realize this is a new area that may not have much history.  As a side note, we are not askin

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  C. Culham - There was no modification issued.  Instead the original waiver of the telework requirements was done by the issuance of a letter by the Chief of the Contracting Office for the facility we

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  Vern - Thank you for your reply, I guess I misunderstood your comment.  We have contacted legal representation, but I was given the task by my CEO to see if anyone has ever had a fine imposed by not

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  Neil -  Thanks for your comment.  This is one of the issues we are dealing with.  Our contract defines an alternate worksite as "A telecommuting center is a geographically convenient office setting

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  Neil Roberts, thank you for the response.  I appreciate it. Don.  I don't know f it was published in the Federal Register.  It was implemented 21 years ago, Vern, for your information, we did receiv

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  ji208974 thank you for your response.  I agree that my contract limits us to 10% telework and when the new agency directive to return to contractual telework requirements and cancel the previous waive

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Telework Requirements & Penalties

  I have an unusual question that I hope one of you may be able to answer.  My company has several contracts with the Naval System Warfare  Center (NSWC) and the contracts have a clause restricting tele

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• CDRL Numbering

  I have a question regarding CDRL Numbering in Block 1.  I have always seen numbering A001, A002, etc.  Today in reviewing a solicitation there were CDRLs numbered with an "A", "B", and "C" as the star

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Negotiation Skills and Tactics

  Interesting topic, but if one takes PepetheFrog's post literally, every negotiation has deception, and I don't think this is bad.  A negotiation is undertaken so that each side gets the best deal they

  in Contracting Workforce · 7y ago

• Commerciality Request

  There are some Primes who play by their own set of rules.  A few years ago, I issued a quote to a large Government contractor for a radar altimeter as a commercial item.  As justification for commerci

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 8y ago

• Where to get that pesky degree?

  Florida Institute of Technology has a Master's in Contract and Acquisition Management. I got my Masters Degree there. They have several locations in the Maryland and Virginia area. One may be convenie

  in Contracting Workforce · 11y ago

• Confusion over FAR 52.232-22

  While I have not seen your contract, and thus don't know the full details, it sounds like your contract is incrementally funded. That is, the Government has not yet provided all the funds to make up t

  in Contract Award Process · 11y ago

• How to Get into Govt. Contracting Industry as a Non-Veteran

  Marty - I see you are a proposal writing intern. Perhaps you can leverage that knowledge. Look for a company you want to work for and try to get a job as a proposal writer. This gets your foot in the

  in Contracting Workforce · 11y ago

• How to Get into Govt. Contracting Industry as a Non-Veteran

  Marty - I have worked in the Government Contracting arena for 30 years, always on the Contractor's side. As to entering into contracting in the in the contractor's side, there are always companies l

  in Contracting Workforce · 11y ago

• Applying Profit to Travel - A Contract Interpretation Question

  Just to throw in another opinion, I work in industry and have been told by several Contracting officers that under a cost reimbursable contract, you can add in travel costs into your initial quote and

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 11y ago

• Basis of Award

  From my experience, yes. My current GSA schedule pricing is based on a large Federal contract we have.

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 12y ago

• Government Pay for Contractor Training

  Relative to training, my experience in working with the Government is that if the training is for a contract specific type of training, the Government will allow it, upon request to the Contracting Of

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 12y ago

• Option to Extend the Term not Exercised on Time - Now What?

  I am a Contractor and recently experienced this same question on a contract with a Government Agency (I won't name names). The Government exercsed our option 7 days after the base contract expired and

  in Contract Administration · 12y ago

• Indirect Costs calculation

  Including indirect costs in your subcontracting plan is very complicated and requires a system to accumulate the appropriate costs. What did you pay and which of your indirect vendors are large, small

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 12y ago

• Happy Birthday, Bob!

  Bob - Happy Birthday! And thank you for the wonderful work you do on and for WiFCON!

  in Contracting Workforce · 13y ago