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• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  Thank you everyone for your feedback!

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Can you expand upon the nature of the “requirement”?  It is an environment service contract for a firm to go out and monitor and survey an endangered species for two yea

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  > > ji20874 said: > > > 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. Don, wha

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  Project will take three years to perform.

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Multi-year and Multiple Year Funding FAR Part 17

  The agency I work for is **_Not Funded_** with 1-year appropriations like most federal agencies.  Most of our funds are no year or 4/5 year funds.  There has been great debate about if FAR Part 17 ap

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Task Order Withdraw or Cancel

  I issued a task order OF 347 and the period of performance doesn't start for another two months.  We realized that there was a problem and need to pull back the task order.  Can I issue a SF30 modific

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 5y ago

• Is Rental Equipment a Service?

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Sheesh. Maybe a robot operator cones with the backhoe.   > > > > Maybe it is construction work... A federal employee will be operating the equipment.  The rental servic

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is Rental Equipment a Service?

  It is appears the FAR and DOL guidance is silent on this topic of rental equipment without an operator.

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is Rental Equipment a Service?

  Walsh Healy doesn't apply since the contract is under $15,000.

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is Rental Equipment a Service?

  They contend that it isn't a supply since we are not taking possession of the backhoe.

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is Rental Equipment a Service?

  I want to rent a backhoe to do some ground work on federal property with the Government purchase card (GPC).  The backhoe will be operated by a federal employee.  The rental costs will be $7000.  The

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Is CERCLA ever considered A/E?

  My agency wants to do a professional services IDIQ for CERCLA environmental services.  They anticipate that there may need to be some civil engineering design work needed at times as part of the remed

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• Park the money

  The requests of my customers never get old.  I had two construction task order projects that came in below the Engineer's Estimate and funding available for the project.  They are looking for a way to

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• Seeking a better price

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > _There it is._ > > > > (That's a '60s expression. Does everybody get it?) Sorry Vern, I couldn't find the expression.... [http://www.the60sofficialsite.com/Do\_You\_R

  in Contract Award Process · 9y ago

• Seeking a better price

  It is always hard to find the sweet spot when it comes to negotiating a price that is a win, win.  I wish there was an easier way to find the reservation point of the vendor.  It is an art....

  in Contract Award Process · 9y ago

• Seeking a better price

  I wanted to update everyone on the outcome.  I have a signed PO in place for $954,720.00.  The contractor made this statement: _Here is the signed SF 1449. Thank you so much for this opportunity to wo

  in Contract Award Process · 9y ago

• Seeking a better price

  I posted a RFQ for Commercial Services on FBO.  I receive four quotes that are acceptable.  The prices came in $1,050,000, $1,075,000, $1,125,000 and $1,175,000.  Programming only has $950,000 availab

  in Contract Award Process · 9y ago

• Source Selection Reading/Reference Material

  Can anyone recommend source selection reading material beyond the FAR and agency supplements?  It appears that Vern Edward's Source Selection Answer Book, 2nd Edition is out of print.  What is the go

  in Contracting Workforce · 10y ago