Mike_wolff

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• PROMOTING EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING

  > > On 5/21/2026 at 10:13 AM, joel hoffman said: > > > Thanks, @General Zhukov. > > > > Hmm, a “guaranteed maximum price” GMP contract, using a variation or form of fixed price incentive with M.T. o

  in About the Regulations · 11d ago

• Multiple Award Construction IDIQ Samples

  > > On 5/20/2026 at 7:53 AM, C Culham said: > > > As I follow I research. Found this. Seems GSA has done it before on a class basis for other type work. Makes me wonder why "approval" of based on an

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 16d ago

• Multiple Award Construction IDIQ Samples

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > I don't like the idea of making award to all qualifying offerors, unless you know you will have enough work to make it worth their while. Just having a government contrac

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 18d ago

• Multiple Award Construction IDIQ Samples

  Thank you all for the comments! What I'd REALLY like to do is pilot civilian agency use of 15.304(c)(1)(ii) \[RFO 15.104(b)(1)(ii)\] and not consider price at the master contract level and just make a

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 19d ago

• Multiple Award Construction IDIQ Samples

  Thanks @C Culham ! I also just re-read Professor Nash's article Sample Task Prices in IDIQ Contracting: Valid Only With Binding Rates?, 25 N&CR ¶ 20 (April 2011) I think this was the key takeaway fr

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 24d ago

• Multiple Award Construction IDIQ Samples

  [Thanks](/threads/3328-multiple-award-construction-idiq-samples) @joel hoffman . We don't have the authority under 15.304(c)(1)(ii)(A) that DOD, NASA, and the Coast Guard have, so we are finding it mo

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 25d ago

• Multiple Award Construction IDIQ Samples

  I'm looking for examples of how different agencies (I'm at GSA PBS) are doing their construction IDIQ contracting, most specifically how they are complying with CICA on the base/master contract pricin

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 29d ago

• Construction as a commercial service

  > > On 9/3/2025 at 1:51 PM, joel hoffman said: > > > This bolded language, by itself would disqualify most construction projects of any complexity, as a full blown construction projects aren’t priced

  in About the Regulations · 8mo ago

• NEWS: Wifcon Will Continue

  Thanks for the update Vern and all the work you do with regard to the site. I haven't been on much lately and I had missed the news of Bob's passing - very sad, he was such an awesome contributor to t

  in What Happened · 1y ago

• S. 3626: Conforming Procedures for Federal Task and Delivery Order Contracts Act of 2024

  I really hope this gets implemented - it's long overdue and can greatly increase the efficiency in getting multiple award IDIQs in place, especially for services such as construction, and puts the pri

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 2y ago

• Vern's Status

  I too am very thankful for all Vern has done for this community over the many years - thanks Vern!!!  I only met you in person once, but have gained uncounted knowledge for all the free counsel you sh

  in Recommended Reading · 2y ago

• Eliminating Bid Protests

  I know I'm late to this party, but in case Vern, you are still developing arguments, at the very least I would hope to see that if we are stuck with the current GAO protest venue, that Congress could

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• "BPA Not a Contract" Part Two (Or maybe Part X)

  > > formerfed said: > > > "... and consideration conveys with the GSA contract holder providing added benefits to the government while knowing order competition is either limited to only BPA holders

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• "BPA Not a Contract" Part Two (Or maybe Part X)

  > > C Culham said: > > > I could not find any but that is not to say they do not exist.   Just to keep the can of worms open  I could buy in to the proposition that GSA FSS BPA is simply the establis

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• "BPA Not a Contract" Part Two (Or maybe Part X)

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Mike, do you have any insight into what type of "contract" GAO might have had in mind when it made this statement?  For example, FAR 2.101 contains a definition of a procur

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• "BPA Not a Contract" Part Two (Or maybe Part X)

  As many of you may recall, and which was [discussed here on Wifcon long ago](/threads/2781-gao-says-far-part-8-bpas-are-not-contracts), GAO made what some believe (as do I) that mistaken comment that

  in Contract Award Process · 2y ago

• When is the Earliest You Can Open a Proposal under an RFP?

  I'm definitely concerned about the appearance of potential issues that arises by opening before the closing - which is why I generally say except in rare cases don't open until the closing date.  And

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• When is the Earliest You Can Open a Proposal under an RFP?

  While in most cases (maybe all) I don't think it is good practice to open before closing (and as I noted it's office practice not to do so), and I agree with all the reasons Joel lists above.  So I'm

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• When is the Earliest You Can Open a Proposal under an RFP?

  Maybe I'm just missing it, but I can't find in the FAR or any case law that says when a Contracting Officer can open a proposal submitted in response to an RFP.  Our office practice has always been th

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Payment Protection Waiver For Construction >$35K to $150K

  > > On 1/17/2018 at 7:49 PM, C Culham said: > > > My thought is that there is no opportunity to waive when you consider the supporting USC as its wording unlike the Miller Act provides no language fo

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago