PD216ohio
@PD216ohio
Joined May 24, 2019 · 55 posts
Recent posts
- If the government is in breach of contract, are they obligated to pay in full?
> > here\_2\_help said: > > > I would expect you to insist on recovering your full costs of performance. Nothing less. So there is no disincentive for the government to just completely ignore a cont
in Contract Administration · 4y ago
- If the government is in breach of contract, are they obligated to pay in full?
I had been awarded a contract where the POP was one year. It was a simple project. However, the installation at which the work was to be performed seemed to have huge issues with communication betwe
in Contract Administration · 4y ago
- Government refused to respond and POP is now long expired
> > joel hoffman said: > > > You didn’t say what the contract was for.. construction, service, etc. Or what, if any, clauses are in your small contract. > > > > See this link. It might or might not
in Contract Administration · 5y ago
- Government refused to respond and POP is now long expired
> > On 10/2/2020 at 4:22 PM, Neil Roberts said: > > > This is what I would do: > > > > 1\. Submit a voucher for $35k less any amount you may have already been paid. > > > > 2\. Wait 30 calender day
in Contract Administration · 5y ago
- Government refused to respond and POP is now long expired
52.233-3 NS 52.233-4 are cited, but not 52.233-1. Further, that clause seems to relate more so to claims arising during the course of a project (unforeseen work, etc), although I guess this technical
in Contract Administration · 5y ago
- Government refused to respond and POP is now long expired
I was awarded a relatively small contract, under 35k. It had an unusually long POP of 1 year. I went through all of the trouble to get security clearances for employees, traveled to the site (out of
in Contract Administration · 5y ago
- Contracting office used my suggested alternative in a rebid without notice or compensation
> > On 4/29/2020 at 2:15 PM, ji20874 said: > > > Were you the low bidder? No idea since the solicitation was cancelled after bids were received. I did find out that they rewrote the specs and award
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Contracting office used my suggested alternative in a rebid without notice or compensation
> > C Culham said: > > > You have two views expressed which leads me to my thoughts. It sounds like you might be a usual "supplier" to the agency if so you might consider the simple but upfront app
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Contracting office used my suggested alternative in a rebid without notice or compensation
I have a situation where I bid a project asking for the replacement of a certain real fixture on government property. The soliciting office indicated that they would accept alternate solutions. I an
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Failure to produce Payment Bond
Thank you everyone. It sounds like I have no recourse and I suppose I will just be submitting my offer again. I will inquire with the NPS about if they released my numbers to anyone. Also, the orig
in Contract Award Process · 6y ago
- Failure to produce Payment Bond
I kind of addressed this before but I think I framed the entire situation incorrectly. The NPS awarded a contract to a competitor. I was second best offer on the RFP. There was no requirement for a
in Contract Award Process · 6y ago
- Non performing awardee, who's next?
> > bob7947 said: > > > You can research by going to [FAR 15.206 (e): Cancellation of solicitation](/legacy/reg/32dfea7c49953bb0.html). These seem to largely address the cancellation of a solicitati
in Contract Award Process · 6y ago
- Non performing awardee, who's next?
I bid a few months ago on a project that I really wanted. It appears that there were two acceptable bidders (myself and the other bidder). The other bidder was the low bidder but was never able to p
in Contract Award Process · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
> > On 12/6/2019 at 10:44 AM, joel hoffman said: > > > Sorry, Ohio. I missed your response to my question. So, it appears that this is an undefinitized change and that the government recognizes it as
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
> > joel hoffman said: > > > Did you agree with the “approved amount”? Or was that amount an interim amount to allow you to proceed, subject to subsequent settlement and agreement? It was an interi
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
On a related topic, are any of the participants of this thread an attorney who specializes in these matters?
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
> > On 12/1/2019 at 2:38 PM, joel hoffman said: > > > Commercial services contract then. I wonder how this contract qualifies as pricing as a commercial services contract. > > > > I’m assuming that
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
> > On 12/1/2019 at 1:04 PM, Retreadfed said: > > > When did you find out that the weight of the item as represented by the government was inaccurate? I'm not interested in when you found out the ac
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
Hi Everyone, Apologies for the delayed response but, as you might imagine, I was immersed in the matter at hand and in a remote location. > > On 11/13/2019 at 12:28 PM, joel hoffman said: > > > I a
in Contract Administration · 6y ago
- Government not approving change order
I appreciate all of the advice and pointers in the right directions. I will research the clauses and see what I can do with any of it if needed. I know it is never as simple as this... but in essenc
in Contract Administration · 6y ago