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• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  > > On 10/14/2022 at 9:08 AM, REA'n Maker said: > > > Gosh. Who would have ever predicted such a debacle? Looks like the story is about to get even better! Only time will tell.  [https://w

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 3y ago

• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  I ended up going to a webinar sponsored by GSA as well.  Here are the slides for GSA and how they will be enforcing. It looks like you're right, no reps or certs and this will be contractors resp

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  > > On 10/4/2021 at 2:29 PM, Mike Twardoski said: > > > My company is worried as well. The DoD deviation was just released, and we're bracing for it in coming awards and mods. There's a fear that PCO

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  > > Krimz said: > > > As always, it depends.  If you were to refuse a contract because you refused to require your employees to get the COVID vaccine, then it's not likely you will get any other cont

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  > > ji20874 said: > > > Thank you, RF-SA, > > > > Para. (c) is very interesting (and very open-ended)-- Happy to help!!  This whole situation seems open-ended. It appears as though Task Force

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  Thank you very much!! Appreciate your response!  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > I don't know.

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  For those interested, it appears as though FAR language has been released for this.  [https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page\_file\_uploads/CAAC Letter 2021-03 Ensuring Adequate COV

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  Thank you Vern, I appreciate the comment!  If we were to refuse a contract because of this, will the agency note that and stop sending contracts our way? Or does the process reset each time, even

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  I have not heard of any agencies that would like to, but I am keeping my ears open and would be happy to report back if I do hear anything. I personally agree that people need to be vaccinated, b

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > So you want to know whether, after have "received" (have been awarded) a contract, you can ask the government to modify it to remove some clauses that you have already si

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  > > ji20874 said: > > > Yes, you can ask for a clause to be removed from your contract.  You can always ask. > > > > But as policyguy suggests, wait and see what the text says.  If the clause text m

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  > > policyguy said: > > > You will need to see the clause that is flowed down to your company from the Prime.  > > > > It's my understanding each Department & Agency will issue its own FAR Class Dev

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Redlining FARs - Can you?

  Good day everyone, I think I know the response to the question I am posting, but I wanted to ask anyways, just in case I am wrong.  As the contractor, when I receive a contract that has FAR

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > Yes, the purchase ("order") of widgets would be a contract. See the definition of "contract" in FAR 2.101. But it probably will not be subject to the executive order. > >

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contracts

  Good afternoon, As I am sure everyone has heard or will hear, President Biden issued a statement today regarding the requirement of vaccination against COVID for Federal Contractors and Subcontra

  in COVID-19 and Its Effect on Contracting · 4y ago

• COTS and FAR 52.244-6

  > > C Culham said: > > > I will just let Vern reply. > > > > I still encourage PTAC contact for the long haul as I am sure they can help with reality. Hello C Culham,  Thank you for all of you

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• COTS and FAR 52.244-6

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > You have to flowdown to commercial suppliers of the products that will go into the products that you are supplying to the Buyer. You don't have to flow down to all of you

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• COTS and FAR 52.244-6

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > [@RF-SA](/u/rf-sa)First, read the definition of "commercially available off-the-shelf item" in FAR 2.101. > > > > Okay, so the "Buyer" is your customer and you are the "

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• COTS and FAR 52.244-6

  > > C Culham said: > > > First off I suggest that for your extended research you consider contacting a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) near you if you are a small business.   As a free

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago

• COTS and FAR 52.244-6

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > I think the clause quoted by RF-SA is from a private buyer's contract or order, not from a government contract. Hello Vern, Yes, this is in a private buyer's PO T&C

  in For Beginners Only · 4y ago