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• According to the Harvard Business Review, AI produces "Workslop"

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > Appoint fewer COs and select candidates on the basis of rigorous assessment of their ethics, knowledge, fidelity, judgment, and output quality. No exceptions. No handouts

  in Recommended Reading · 5mo ago

• According to the Harvard Business Review, AI produces "Workslop"

  > > On 12/29/2025 at 11:16 AM, Vern Edwards said: > > > "When asked about their experience with workslop, one individual contributor in finance described the impact of receiving work that was AI-gene

  in Recommended Reading · 5mo ago

• Wifcon's RFO Feedback

  Yesterday was the cutoff for general feedback on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul any of us practitioners wanted to provide the OFPP. I provided the attached. An A.I. tool my agency provides helped me p

  in About the Regulations · 7mo ago

• BPAs under IDIQs????

  > > C Culham said: > > > It just seems there is a lot of duplication. But it's not, if the CO customer knows what he or she is doing. A MAS is just a place for a contractor to state prices available

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

• A Lawyerly Society?

  You guys are probably right. Does it matter? Common sense says we do a lot of commercial transactions. Business sense says we should make those less lawyerly (take procedures out of the law) and less

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 7mo ago

• A Lawyerly Society?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > [@Voyager](/u/voyager) Have you read the overhauled FAR Part 15? > > > > Do you think it solves anything? FAR Part 15 award procedures are for the COs with noncommercia

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 7mo ago

• A Lawyerly Society?

  > > Vern Edwards said: > > > Any thoughts? Is the author's thesis reflected in the acquisition process? In the source selection/contract formation process? In the bid protest system? > > > > If so,

  in Proposed Law & Regulations / Legal Decisions · 7mo ago

• Why begin, "In consideration..."?

  With the "facts or circumstances" language put back in, that leaves open Vern's two questions still: > > On 9/6/2025 at 1:02 PM, Vern Edwards said: > > > When a CO sends the contractor a mod to be s

  in Contract Administration · 9mo ago

• Why begin, "In consideration..."?

  I see in the language [@Vaughn](/u/vaughn) sets forth we lose the applicability of the release to the underlying facts or circumstances surrounding the change the Government made. We instead apply the

  in Contract Administration · 9mo ago

• Why begin, "In consideration..."?

  > > Don Mansfield said: > > > No, they've already promised to do that in their offer (assuming it contained the Changes clause). Oh. Hence, the change order required no further consideration to be m

  in Contract Administration · 9mo ago

• Why begin, "In consideration..."?

  This has me scratching my head at FAR 43.204(c)(2): > > CONTRACTOR'S STATEMENT OF RELEASE > > > > In consideration of the modification(s) agreed to herein as complete equitable adjustments for the C

  in Contract Administration · 9mo ago

• Article: GSA completes the statutory foundation for expanded, consolidated procurement authority

  > > joel hoffman said: > > > So anyone handling micro-purchases at a higher increased threshold either needs to be an **adequately trained 1102** **with business sense** Is your typical businesspers

  in About the Regulations · 9mo ago

• Eliminating Bid Protests - What Happened Thus Far

  In reference to this OP: [Eliminating Bid Protests - Contract Award Process - The Wifcon Forums and Blogs - 27 Years Online](/threads/1581-eliminating-bid-protests) See GAO response to its FY2025 NDA

  in What Happened · 10mo ago

• 100 page FAR

  @joel hoffman Where does one find the best guidance on how to effectively execute successful D-B programs today?  Applicable to my workload.  Thanks.

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Reform

  Sure, Vern, I can drop off here, for you and your people.  Before I go, I want to hearten those that may be afraid in these times.  The text you quoted of me is indeed not a government’s duty to carry

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Reform

  Jamaal, you have identified a key difference between a business's and a government's "Type II Waste".  One entity is accountable to shareholders during its mission to please paying/potential customers

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• Reform

  I think accountability is the answer.  How about this idea.  The DFARS PGI doesn't take rulemaking action to revise.  Neither do DOD Instructions and certainly Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) me

  in About the Regulations · 1y ago

• A government solicitation

  > > On 10/19/2024 at 8:20 PM, formerfed said: > > > the following three Performance Standards: Schedule and Quality. 🤭This solicitation may result in the first-ever _pre-award_ protest sustained on

  in The Good, The Bad, The Ugly · 1y ago

• Completion tasks OBE

  > > Retreadfed said: > > > and fee is not the same as profit.  However, why do you think it might be applicable? Yes, because I don't know if "profit" here is used as a FAR Subpart 15.4 term of art.

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• Completion tasks OBE

  > > Don Mansfield said: > > > Then the contracting officer should follow the procedures for contract debts at FAR subpart 32.6. Say the contractor refuses after reading FAR 32.601(a)(1) and seeing t

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago