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• 52.217-8 - Is an actual 6 month option line really required to be priced at time of award?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > [@styrene](/u/styrene)Are you just asking if a line item is necessary, or are you asking more than that? @Vern Edwards Hi Vern- Pretty much asking if a line item is nece

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• 52.217-8 - Is an actual 6 month option line really required to be priced at time of award?

  > > ji20874 said: > > > The MCS case allows for the exercise of an unevaluated option:  _"In such circumstances, the agency must justify the use of noncompetitive procurement procedures in accordance

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• 52.217-8 - Is an actual 6 month option line really required to be priced at time of award?

  Recently, the topic of utilizing / exercising 52.217-8 came up in my office. I reviewed WIFCON for discussions and I have read the GAO decision for MCS, [https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-401472.pdf](http

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• CLIN numbers

  A lot of it has to do with the work, severable vs. non-severable, in addition to the type of funding that is used (annual appropriations vs no year / multiple year funding). It would be nice to be ab

  in Contract Administration · 3y ago

• Tables of Contents in Solicitations

  Question:  When there is a table of contents in a contract, wouldn't that need updating if the contract is modified?  That may be easy if there is a systematic way to generate solicitations and contra

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

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

  Question:  Is anyone hearing that their agency wants to incorporate the clause into actions valued at less than the SAT or in actions that are not included as part of the EO?  If so, what are your opi

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

• Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in Procurement

  A suggestion is to establish ALTs (Acquisition Lead Times) for your various types of actions.  Your SLA will be a % of the established ALTs that were met.  You do not want your program office to dicta

  in Contracting Workforce · 5y ago

• Proper Posting on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)

  6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and, we are not using Part 8.

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• Proper Posting on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)

  I am looking for clear directions as to what category a notice should be placed under when posting on Beta.SAM.gov (FBO). I have searched the FBO site and found only a brief description as to the cat

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• Fully Workloaded COs. Normal?

  Our COs have full workloads in addition to reviewing and signing for junior folks.  (HHS)

  in Contracting Workforce · 6y ago

• Options on BPA Calls?

  We use options on our BPA orders all the time.  If the work is the same, and it's a known need, and the work can be priced out as an option, then why not take advantage of that instead of going throug

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Subcontractor Control

  Forgoing the FAR research for now, questions such as is your company a small business, and was the competition a small business set-aside would be helpful?  If so, there may limitation of subcontracti

  in Subcontracts & Subcontract Management · 6y ago

• Advice on Job Offer

  It is refreshing to hear someone interested in learning their craft as opposed to wanting to run up the grade pole as fast as possible. My suggestion is to take the DoD position, learn and experience

  in Contracting Workforce · 7y ago

• FAR 12.303 and SF 1449 Formatting

  "Mine can't do any of that. I never thought I'd long for PD2" Word!  Been saying that since I left DoD over 12 years ago.  

  in For Beginners Only · 7y ago

• Determining Fair and Reasonable LPTA

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > I'm speechless. Probably for the best.  😁

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 7y ago

• Consideration in exchange NCE?

  I am under the impression that consideration for modifications (NCEs, for example)   apply to Fixed Price type contracts,   As Cost/T&M type contracts are considered "best efforts", consideration woul

  in For Beginners Only · 7y ago

• Part 15 evaluation section L items

  Do the "Instructions to Offerors" mention how to set up the proposal?  (I know, if they did you probably would not be asking. If there is a concern, sounds like a question to the Contracting Officer s

  in Contract Award Process · 8y ago

• IDIQ VS. Requirements

  There is no minimum guarantee in a requirements contract.  Instead, the "consideration" is that all specified (recurring) work will be given to that vendor for a period of time, so one advantage of a

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 8y ago

• Different Titles for Contracting Officer's Representative

  When a COR was not appointed, two titles I would come across were PATR (Procuring Activity Technical Representative) (DoD) and TPOC (Technical Point of Contact).(non-DoD).

  in Contracting Workforce · 8y ago

• Why is the Govt so cliquish?

  I don't think it's the cliquish issue.  It's more a matter of how the statement of work being defined and if there are "restrictive" requirements that are being allowed to remain in the statement of w

  in For Beginners Only · 8y ago