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• FAR Trivia: Cyber in Acquisition

  Between this thread and the other one about excessive regulations (FAR Facts), it got me thinking that perhaps Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip will solve the issue and all of us acquisition types wil

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Use of Clause 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services

  Thanks jjj and C Culham. That's kind of where I was leaning as well. It just seemed like that interpretation would make the clause so narrow in application that I thought maybe I was missing something

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Use of Clause 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services

  The prescription for clause 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services, at FAR 8.005, states the following:  > > Quote > > > Insert the clause at 52.208-9, Contractor Use of

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Part 5 - Publicizing Contract Actions

  I think the exception for synopsizing pursuant to FAR 5.201 is FAR 5.202(a)(11) "The proposed contract action is made under the terms of an existing contract that was previously synopsized in sufficie

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Does FAR 13.5 override 15.506?

  > > On 10/16/2023 at 9:55 AM, C Culham said: > > > I have a slightly different twist.  > > > > So the question is, to answer the OPs question, what FAR part was used for solicitation, evaluation, an

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Does the 5-year POP Limitation Include Extensions Pursuant to 52.217-8?

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > **Remember what the court is ruling on - a contract dispute.**  In resolving that dispute, the court, of necessity, must examine the terms of the contract.  Here, the relev

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Does the 5-year POP Limitation Include Extensions Pursuant to 52.217-8?

  > > On 10/20/2023 at 8:22 PM, C Culham said: > > > This decision speaks directly to your question.   > > > > [https://casetext.com/case/arko-executive-services-inc-v-us](https://casetext.com/case/ar

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Does the 5-year POP Limitation Include Extensions Pursuant to 52.217-8?

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Why not?  What else would you call it? a contingency. we don't know if we will need it, if we will use it, for how long we will use it, or at what price. we have certain p

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• Does the 5-year POP Limitation Include Extensions Pursuant to 52.217-8?

  In other words, do you have to consider the potential 6-month extension pursuant to 52.217-8 part of your contract length to which the 5-year limitation at FAR 17.204(e) applies, and therefore set you

  in About the Regulations · 2y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > See Cibinic and Nash's discussion of _Contracts Varying from Statutory or Regulatory Requirements_, _Unauthorized Variances_, in Formation, pp. 72 - 75: > > > > When I e

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > You cannot ratify a commitment that, had it been made by a contracting officer with requisite authority to make that kind of commitment, would have been illegal because t

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > A poor man's Joseph Heller. That's a tremendous compliment!  I know, I slightly ignored the second paragraph of your post (You

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > Ratification applies to authority issues. It does not apply to compliance issues regarding procedure or contract content. > > > > You cannot ratify a commitment that, ha

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Jamaal Valentine said: > > > Are you distinguishing the resulting ‘contract’ from the unauthorized commitment or treating the terms synonymously as used in that subsection? (FAR 1.602-3(c)(2) and

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > formerfed said: > > > I’ve been in this field longer than just about anybody here.  Maybe it’s just pure chance I wasn’t exposed to all this but I’ve never seen ratifications be this involved.  M

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > There it is! yup, here we are! it's a good place to be - exploring as many aspects of an issue as possible so that when I make a decision or recommend a course of action

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Jacques said: > > > Sorry for being petty, but before I forget, I'm pretty sure the GAO doesn't handle this workload anymore.  If I have my references right, 31 USC 3702 was the basis for the GAO

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Jacques said: > > > If the putative "unauthorized commitment" does not qualify as an "unauthorized commitment" because it is missing more than just a Government representative with authority to e

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Jamaal Valentine said: > > > Sure. I’ll go as far as saying this is the most likely course of action throughout government. Nonetheless, under FAR, the contracting officer lacked the authority to

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago

• What does FAR 1.602-3(c)(3) actually mean?? (The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer;)

  > > Jamaal Valentine said: > > > I believe the answer is yes \[_it_ _can_\]. I offered the deviation from FAR as one example. Remember, the FAR System includes agency supplements. > > > > While “\[n

  in About the Regulations · 3y ago