Misty
@Misty
Joined Apr 1, 2021 · 15 posts
Recent posts
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
> > On 6/29/2021 at 3:09 PM, Don Mansfield said: > > > Ok, so FAR 12.211 doesn't apply--correct? Ah. I see. Good point. Thanks!
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
@Vern Edwards"I would like to see the agency's argument in support of the notion that all software development services employing agile methods are commercial services." Me too. It is definitely som
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Funding Issue- Quick Question
> > Retreadfed said: > > > This is not a true statement. T&M contracts can be used for supplies or services. In either event, the object of the contract is to have the contractor accomplish a defin
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
@Don Mansfield - I suppose I meant "data" as defined within the clause (52.227-17) rather than "technical data". 52.227-17 _Data_ means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on whic
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Funding Issue- Quick Question
You can't separate the question about funding from the attribute of being severable vs non-severable. The answer to the funding question related to annual funds used beyond 12 months depends on the at
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
No, but the Government needs unlimited rights. One of the objectives is preventing the Government from being "locked in" to a specific source in the future. We need to be able to share it, change it a
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Getting COs to think for themselves
> > On 5/3/2021 at 3:07 PM, ji20874 said: > > > I understand that in some organizations, contracting officers are so brow-beaten and so under the thumbs of their policy staffs and attorneys that they
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
We are using the clause 52.227-17 to establish unlimited rights in the technical data first produced under the contract, including source code, which is a deliverable.
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
> > ji20874 said: > > > If you think it is special work, I will rely on you. But regardless, FAR 12.211 doesn't reach to you. You are not contracting for a commercial item with which some technical
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
> > Don Mansfield said: > > > [@Misty](/u/misty) Are you with DoD? I am not with DoD currently, no.
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
Could agile services fall under the definition of special works as described here: FAR 27.405-1 Special Works: (a)(9) The development of computer software programs, where the program-
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Using 52.227-17 Data Rights in Special Works
We are purchasing agile services and agency position is that agile services are always commercial. We are including 52.227-17, Data Rights in Special Works and all source code first produced under thi
in Contracting Workforce · 4y ago
- Commercial vs Non-Commercial IT Services
It was the OSDBU that pushed for use of GSA schedule, despite the fact that there is no reasonable expectation that two small businesses, even on GSA schedule, can successfully perform the work. CPO s
in For Beginners Only · 5y ago
- Commercial vs Non-Commercial IT Services
I agree that relying on industry to tell us whether a service is commercial or non-commercial is risky considering the balance of leverage seems to shift in favor of the contractor with commercial and
in For Beginners Only · 5y ago
- Commercial vs Non-Commercial IT Services
We have conducted market research and as a follow up, I have also reached out to industry asking them to provide equivalent labor categories on their commercial contracts, ensuing that their commercia
in For Beginners Only · 5y ago