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• Games or other interesting ways to train?

  I'm looking for some different ways to provide training to my office. Panels, slideshows, Q&As/Office Hours, etc. have gotten "stale" according to feedback we've received so I'm trying to expand how w

  in Contracting Workforce · 1y ago

• Evaluation of Section 508 in source selections?

  How is everyone handling Section 508 requirements as part of source selections? I've heard that my agency is just now coming around and saying that we need to be including an evaluation of Section 508

  in Contract Award Process · 1y ago

• mail meter pricing/award structure

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > Supes, what are you buying with the order - use of the meter, postage or something else? my understanding is that the ktr will collect mail pieces, apply bar codes, sort t

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• mail meter pricing/award structure

  i'm trying to setup an order for a mail meter that's entirely FFP but I'm getting pushback from my team lead who is now saying that because mail rates are set by the post office there has to be a NTE

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 1y ago

• USAF Templates Available to the Public?

  I've recently(ish) left the Air Force and forgot to download several acquisition related templates/forms such as the SASS and Market Research Template. Does anyone know if these can be found online an

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Streamlining Source Selection By Improving The Quality of Evaluation Factors

  I was reading another Nash and Cibinic Report and they cited the subject article that they also published. Does anyone have a link/copy of this report? Also, does anyone have any additional recommende

  in Recommended Reading · 3y ago

• Apparent Awardee Clearances/Approvals/Checks?

  Hi all, is there any kind of list or matrix of the various reviews/clearances/etc that Contracting Officers need to perform on apparent awardees? Things like ensuring they meet annual VETS-4212 report

  in Contract Award Process · 3y ago

• Responsible Prospective Contractors

  > > WifWaf said: > > > FAR pricing policy says to use all government resources first.  Ask your DCMA DACO if they can provide the CACO’s most recent financial capability review of the offeror’s paren

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Responsible Prospective Contractors

  > > ji20874 said: > > > It seems to me that the level of inquiry should match the circumstances.  You said we're talking about commercial items, right?  Well, if the item is on the shelf and ready fo

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Responsible Prospective Contractors

  An intern of ours, with a finance major, was reviewing the FAR and asked me how exactly we determine contractors to "Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• POP ends, then next is exercised?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > So, for example, you want to write a contract that will run from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 and you want an option to extend performance from 1 October 2023 to 3

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• POP ends, then next is exercised?

  We have a requirement for Custodial Services that we're recompeting. This requirement is on the fiscal year cycle. We've had some issues at end of year on the current contract with obtaining funding p

  in For Beginners Only · 3y ago

• Evaluating Professional Employee Compensation when Cost or Price is not an evaluation factor

  Maybe less relevant than you're looking for but I once asked a GSA Schedules CO how they evaluated 52.222-26, their office only checked that it was included with the schedule proposal.  Personally, I

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 4y ago

• How about this?

  Typically any ambiguity in a contract would go against the drafter. Seems highly risky for our industry partners, I wonder if they would be willing to do all the extra work and take on that additional

  in Contract Award Process · 4y ago

• Getting COs to think for themselves

  > > Don Mansfield said: > > > Do you think the COs' behavior is due to lack of knowledge (they don't know how to find answers for themselves) or laziness (they know how to find answers but prefer to

  in Contracting Workforce · 5y ago

• Getting COs to think for themselves

  Our leadership team in acquisitions has an issue with our COs, they come to us for every little thing. While we're happy to teach and provide training, it seems that the default when anything arises i

  in Contracting Workforce · 5y ago

• Files Needed for Closeout

  > > ji20874 said: > > > Please do not re-create the past.  Please do not whitewash by creating documents today and pretending like they were created a long time ago.  Please be honest.  Tell the trut

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• Files Needed for Closeout

  I've got a situation where our contract files (I'm talking from pre-award through award and some admin) aren't great. In fact some are really bad with lots of documentation missing. Like pretty much a

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• Base IDIQ, SAP, and FAR Part 6

  > > ji20874 said: > > > You want to award a new sole-source single-award IDIQ contract for commercial services with a contract maximum of $1,000,000? > > > > - Yes, you can do this using FAR part

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago

• Base IDIQ, SAP, and FAR Part 6

  I have an upcoming requirement for an single source SA-IDIQ that's for commercial services below the $1M. Our legal office, in reviewing our AP, has been citing all sorts of FAR Part 6 requirements we

  in Contract Award Process · 5y ago