Sam101

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• Awarding a CLIN for severable services full time equivalent support worker with annual funds on 9/30/2025 for 12 month period of performance but the contractor does not get them onboard until 9/29/2026?

  Is the following scenario OK in terms of using the obligated FY25 annual funds to pay for work done on 9/29/2026? Awarding a CLIN for severable services full time equivalent support worker with annua

  in For Beginners Only · 4mo ago

• Best Value Trade-Off Analysis

  I don't remember, but maybe I seen some contracting officers compare B to C even when A is the awardee... is there a point of that? I don't see a point, unless the government wants to paint a picture

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• Contract signed in one fiscal year but won't begin in another

  See this: [https://comptroller.defense.gov/portals/45/documents/fmr/current/03/03\_08.pdf](https://comptroller.defense.gov/portals/45/documents/fmr/current/03/03_08.pdf) Page 8-12 3.5 Recording Mai

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• How to Address FAR Part 5 (Publicizing) for Open Market Line Items on GSA Order

  **Quoter A:** **Sofa: Yes, on GSA Price List, $5,000 each** **Desk: Yes, on GSA Price List, $1,000 each** **Chair: No, not on GSA Price List, Open Market Item, $300 each ($90,000,000.00)** **Quote

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• How to Address FAR Part 5 (Publicizing) for Open Market Line Items on GSA Order

  SOW: Sofa: Qty: 300,000 Desk: Qty: 300,000 Chair: Qty: 300,000 IGE: $5,000 per Sofa, $1,000 per Desk, $300 per Chair Total IGE:  $1,890,000,000.00 **Quoter A:** **Sofa: Yes, on GSA Price Lis

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• How to Address FAR Part 5 (Publicizing) for Open Market Line Items on GSA Order

  I know this thread is about publicizing, but what about competition requirements (part 6) and contracting methods (parts 13, 14, and 15), not to mention small business programs (part 19). RFQ# ABCQ24

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  This wifcon thread is a good supplement to this thread: So, the way I see it, there are 2 instances of price reasonableness analysis when a competitive range is formed: One for the competitive range

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > That can be tricky **But it's like that by default, isn't it?** Even if the solicitation **does not** state that unacceptable offerors are not eligible for award, the d

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > If you decide to conduct discussions and have one or more firms with deficiencies that may be curable, You need to consider **pricing** and non-price aspects of the propo

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > Jamaal Valentine said: > > > Read FAR 15.503 So, in accordance with FAR 15.503(a)(1) **Preaward notices of exclusion from competitive range**. The contracting officer shall notify offerors promp

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > Jamaal Valentine said: > > > good writing is hard True.

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > Jamaal Valentine said: > > > I am not aware that price must be considered for unacceptable offers because the offer is excluded (ineligible for award as-is by rule). That's what I thought too, b

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  Thank you all for walking me through this... but just so I'm clear, is this correct?: When an offeror is unacceptable (un-awardable), and the solicitation explicitly states that any rating below Acce

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  The way I see it there are three instances where the government considers competing offerors' prices: 1) When determining competitive range. 2) When documenting trade-off analysis. 3) When determin

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  On a related note, regarding competitive range determinations, see Addx Corporation B-417804; B-417804.2; B-417804.3, [https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-417804.pdf](https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-417804.pdf)

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  And see this case: [https://www.gao.gov/assets/830/826402.pdf](https://www.gao.gov/assets/830/826402.pdf) The government properly made award to a marginally rated offeror. I wonder how the price re

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > You are only discussing prices, not why B is a better value than A or C, considering both price and non-price factors. Right, so the reader will assume (or not care and

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Does that make sense to you ? Yes, that makes sense, in the context of the marginal rating being un-awardable, but in the context of the marginal rating being still awar

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  Vern had comments on this related thread: Assuming that Marginal is not ineligible for award, but still bad, leaving any mention of non-price ratings out of the price reasonable analysis might make t

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  Assuming a solicitation says that it's OK to award to a marginally rated offeror, then the price reasonableness analysis can look like this: Offeror A: $750,000.00 Offeror B: $789,000.00 Offeror C:

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago