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• Government review of payroll records

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Although this is somewhat late, this is one of my pet peeves.  52.215-20 is a solicitation provision not a contract clause.  According to the clause matrix, it is to be ins

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Government review of payroll records

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > Excellent advice! It indeed was. And I appreciate that you bumped this, as I was strategizing how to best negotiate a REA I'd just received. On my second day at the new

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Robotic process automation in contracting?

  What routinely performed actions can be automated via robotic process automation (RPA)? These are tasks that would be purely administrative/data mining in nature, and automating them would otherwise e

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Antideficiency Act Violation or Not?

  What dollar amounts did you fill-in clause 252.232-7007 with?

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 6y ago

• No-Cost Extension (NCE) of Option contracts

  You'd asked for limitations as to extending non-severable services. If appropriated funds are utilized, one limitation is that the period of performance cannot be extended 5 years beyond the last ava

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• "Un-priced" IDIQ Contract

  C Culham, must the order of precedence be applied? I do not see that Sections B and J of the IDIQ would conflict, unless I am missing something. There would be no prices in the IDIQ Section B, so no c

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• "Un-priced" IDIQ Contract

  Assume the following: - You serve in DoD and must form an IDIQ contract, on a sole source basis, valued at up to $40M. - Contract will provide non-commercial, non-severable services in support of

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Preliminary and Written Notice Under 52.217-9

  > > General.Zhukov said: > > > 2) No, I don't think so.  I interpret that sentence as meaning 5 days is the minimum period between receipt of the option exercise and when the contractor is responsibl

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Preliminary and Written Notice Under 52.217-9

  > > General.Zhukov said: > > > Yeah, this clause, which I've used at least a hundred times, sucks, now that I am reading it carefully.  Here is better....you listening FAR Council? > > > > Option to

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Preliminary and Written Notice Under 52.217-9

  Assume one has a service contract with this clause incorporated: Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) 1. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Combining Change Order and Option Exercise

  Assume the following: - 5-year non-commercial, severable services contract - The Government has communicated its preliminary intent to exercise the upcoming option, which begins in less than 30 d

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Single Award IDIQ to Unpopulated Joint Venture

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > So, was this awarded as a sole source or set aside for small business?  I’m guessing that it was one of those. Am I correct?  > > > > If so, it was a privileged competit

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Single Award IDIQ to Unpopulated Joint Venture

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Why do you want to do this instead of ensuring that the contract is successfully completed regardless of who does the work? The proposed approach engages the smaller/emerg

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Single Award IDIQ to Unpopulated Joint Venture

  You are awarding an IDIQ to a "shell company"--an populated joint venture (JV) formed by two small businesses. The requirement is for various, non-severable, non-commercial services. Venturing partne

  in Contract Award Process · 6y ago

• Sharing "Proprietary Information"

  Assume you are a PCO in DoD and have inherited a non-commercial service contract with Contractor A. In managing this contract, you note: - No DFARS Part 227 clauses exist in the contract - The c

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Options on BPA Calls?

  Indeed, given an express power that, at the very _least_ encourages liberal opining, it does seem far too common for COs to pontificate. To speak precisely about what we want to, instead of the primar

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Options on BPA Calls?

  Guardian, out of curiosity, what form does your agency use to award these "call orders"? Assuming you required the contractor's signature to bilaterally execute the order, can their signature _alone_

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Realigning 1 year funds

  Does realign mean deobligate from one CLIN for direct obligation to another for a net-zero sum? What is driving the need for increased ODC funding?

  in Contract Administration · 6y ago

• Repair of Aircraft Wing. GFP or Not?

  Assume the Government has a requirement for repair of an aircraft wing to take place on a Government site. Got it, I don't need to satisfy the four criteria at FAR 45.102(b). Clearly, I would have to

  in Contract Award Process · 7y ago

• Reps & Certs for Each IDC Order?

  > > C Culham said: > > > **Introduction** -  I am providing a concise response as there has been appeal to common sense and principles however as I have noted already in this thread I believe the FAR

  in Contract Award Process · 7y ago