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• Half my acquisitions team (newly hired to replace retirees) just laid off, don't know what to do

  My acquisitions team was victim to the recent mass firing/layoffs of probationary employees. We had a team of about 8-9 people. 1 was a disabled veteran who took the "buyout" offer, and 4 were new pro

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Excluding offers that don't come through GSA Ebuy for GSA RFQs?

  Please delete this topic, as I believe this is more appropriate under the Beginners section.

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 1y ago

• Excluding offers that don't come through GSA Ebuy for GSA RFQs?

  I posted an RFQ on GSA Ebuy. However, one vendor decided to send the offer through email instead of through the GSA Ebuy system like every other vendor. I didn't think I had to actually specify all o

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 1y ago

• Can you make a GSA award if you posted an RFQ on open market SAM.gov instead of GSA Ebuy?

  > > formerfed said: > > > That works.  I thought the GSA offer would be lower priced.  If not, open market is fine. I was mainly trying to award GSA to cut down on the administrative requirements/ex

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Can you make a GSA award if you posted an RFQ on open market SAM.gov instead of GSA Ebuy?

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Earlier you said you need to make a "retroactive" post award notice.  My question is why does the notification have to be "retroactive?" I believe the FAR says you don't h

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Can you make a GSA award if you posted an RFQ on open market SAM.gov instead of GSA Ebuy?

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Why?  What have you awarded? IIRC, I read sole source GSA awards need a post-award notice (so a post award notification). > > formerfed said: > > > I would just document

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Can you make a GSA award if you posted an RFQ on open market SAM.gov instead of GSA Ebuy?

  For a commercial item order of about 100k (so under SAT), a manufacturer-vendor was in the process of finalizing their GSA contract but was unsure when it would be finalized. Thus, I made a Brand-Name

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Question re. retroactive contract dating vs Unauthorized commitment, and a small business set aside for 1 vendor

  > > C Culham said: > > > My thoughts that might generate others to respond. > > > > From my point of view, and based on the information provided,  if it was only the PM that was involved and no inte

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• Question re. retroactive contract dating vs Unauthorized commitment, and a small business set aside for 1 vendor

  Hello all, I have two questions - one regarding retroactively dating contracts to pay for a POP with a lapsed agreement, and another regarding small business set asides: 1\. A vendor was providing se

  in For Beginners Only · 1y ago

• What are some options to transition out of 1102? (eg. 0341 (AO) or 0343 (Program Analysis/Mgmt)?)

  > > formerfed said: > > > You don’t say where your current 1102 position is but 1102 job duties vary widely by agencies and locations.  Some 1102s are basically clerks and just check-the-box with pro

  in Contracting Workforce · 2y ago

• What are some options to transition out of 1102? (eg. 0341 (AO) or 0343 (Program Analysis/Mgmt)?)

  I've been in the 1102 field for a few years and it has not been what I expected. I expected to be a business + regulatory advisor and save the government money...the reality for me has been completely

  in Contracting Workforce · 2y ago

• Is Brand Name restriction on GSA competitive or non-competitive?

  > > Just now, Don Mansfield said: > > > For what purpose are you trying to categorize the action as competitive or not? FPDS vs Buy American Act vs Trade Agreements Act, etc. FPDS automatically cat

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Is Brand Name restriction on GSA competitive or non-competitive?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > So, do you want to know if FAR Part 6 applies to a brand name or equal order against a GSA MAS contract? If so, the answer is no. See FAR 8.405-6, _Limiting sources_. Fa

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Is Brand Name restriction on GSA competitive or non-competitive?

  > > JRT132 said: > > > I view this as other than full and open competition according to FAR 6.302-1(c) while using an authorized acquisition approach. This approach is consistent with FAR 6.301(e).

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Is Brand Name restriction on GSA competitive or non-competitive?

  FAR 6.102(d)(3) says use of GSA's MAS program is considered a competitive procedure (e.g. posting on GSA Ebuy and selecting vendors with GSA contracts). However, I've read that the use of Brand Name

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Dividing a 87k order into a 80k GSA + 7k open market order - is this a split purchase?

  > > C Culham said: > > > Take a look at FAR Subpart 8.402(f).  It might help if the same vendor has the non GSA item. Thanks. I did consider adding the non-GSA items as OLM items to the GSA purchase

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Dividing a 87k order into a 80k GSA + 7k open market order - is this a split purchase?

  I have a requirement to purchase two items: 1 large equipment worth 80k and 1 small accessory to that equipment worth 7k. The large equipment is on GSA Advantage while the acessory item is only on th

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• FPDS error issues over SAP, Full and Open Competition, Small Business Set Aside, & non-competition options

  > > GABE said: > > > The days of “revising until the red disappears” are long gone. > > > > FAR Part 6 doesn’t apply when utilizing FAR 13, so full and open is non applicable.  > >   > > > > comp

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• FPDS error issues over SAP, Full and Open Competition, Small Business Set Aside, & non-competition options

  > > Don Mansfield said: > > > What do you mean "reserved for a small business"? Was competition limited to small business concerns, or was it a sole source to a small business concern? This was not

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• FPDS error issues over SAP, Full and Open Competition, Small Business Set Aside, & non-competition options

  I'm getting the following FPDS errors when doing a simplified acquisition purchase (under FAR 13 simplified acquisition procedures) of a 29k supply item that was reserved for a small business, but als

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago