MAY-D-FAR-B-WIT-U
@MAY-D-FAR-B-WIT-U
Joined Nov 28, 2016 · 48 posts
Recent posts
- Keeping price volumes from the technical team
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > It's an old practice. I encountered it in my first Air Force source selection, which was in 1975. The idea, as I recall, was that seeing prices might affect technical eva
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Keeping price volumes from the technical team
> > joel hoffman said: > > > I recommend waiting until after the TET evaluations and all (at least initial) consensus evaluation/ratings have been completed, if agency procedures don’t prohibit shari
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Keeping price volumes from the technical team
Does anyone know the history behind the evaluation process of keeping price proposals from the technical evaluation team (TET)? The price team, generally contract specialist and contracting officer ha
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Past Performance Evaluation
> > joel hoffman said: > > > Under an experience factor or sub factor, the government should be evaluating the extent or depth of recent experience that is relevant to the instant project. > > > > U
in For Beginners Only · 5y ago
- Multiple Awards without the ID-DQ, R, or IQ
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > You can award five "C" contracts from a single solicitation as long as you have the funds to do so. The government has been doing that for decades. Almost every major sys
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Multiple Awards without the ID-DQ, R, or IQ
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > No. Thank you Don
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Limitations of Proposal Revisions
> > On 3/27/2021 at 12:26 PM, Vern Edwards said: > > > Feldman is a highly opinionated but highly respected authority. 😀 Same thing was said to me by a Navy Attorney about Vern Edwards 4 years ago
in For Beginners Only · 5y ago
- Past Performance Evaluation
In my limited experience in aviation and shipbuilding, recency is always defined and it is generally 5-10 years depending on the weapon system. I have seen the degree of relevance defined in a shipbui
in For Beginners Only · 5y ago
- Multiple Awards without the ID-DQ, R, or IQ
The Government has a requirement for the analysis of an existing system and the contract will have several deliverables (reports) analyzing different parts of the existing system over the course of a
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > What if instead of the Government structuring the FPIF, offerors were allowed to propose the parameters (target cost, target profit, ceiling price, and share ratios)? Le
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > The reason I asked is because if you considered the difference in PTA between offerors proposing different amounts for target profit, you may not be as concerned about a
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > This approach is fundamentally flawed, but it seems like that ship has sailed and you're not asking for a better approach. > > > > From what I understand, the problem y
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > ji20874 said: > > > MDFBWU, > > > > I did a multi-billion dollar source selection many years ago for a satellite system -- all the satellites, all the sensors on the satellites, all the ground s
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > What follows is not a criticism of ji20874. It is a criticism of an idea. > > > > Apparently, the idea is that offerors will describe their "approach" and the agency wil
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > ji20874 said: > > > Anyone who uses low price (rather than tradeoff) to award FPIF contract might also be an ass. If you set up an arrangement where offerors can game it, they just might. Possi
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > [@MAY-D-FAR-B-WIT-U](/u/may-d-far-b-wit-u)One day, probably when the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up on the horizon, you people in the field will learn to keep it
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > B-417984, B-186873, B-233029, B-238496, B-249497. > > > > You're going to be disappointed. They don't say much other than that the agency thought profit was too high. Li
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > ji20874 said: > > > Be careful -- don't do this hastily -- I don't think you understand enough about FPIF to eliminate the offeror. Why would you want to? If this offeror provides the best pric
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > ji20874 said: > > > Be careful -- don't do this hastily -- I don't think you understand enough about FPIF to eliminate the offeror. Why would you want to? If this offeror provides the best pric
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago
- Unreasonable Profit
> > Vern Edwards said: > > > Yes. Thanks Vern, can you please provide the case number if you have it?
in Contract Award Process · 5y ago