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• UCA Under a Requirements Contract?

  > > here\_2\_help said: > > > If only the F/A-18 were a mature program with history that the parties could use to reach quick price agreement My understanding is that from the contractor perspective

  in Contract Administration · 8mo ago

• Construction as a commercial service

  > > On 9/9/2025 at 3:48 PM, formerfed said: > > > I think you’re missing the point of my post. The clause in question is an existing FAR clause that’s mandatory for use. The FAR overhaul is making th

  in About the Regulations · 8mo ago

• Construction as a commercial service

  > > On 9/5/2025 at 1:07 PM, formerfed said: > > > The guidance says contracting officers are free to use this clause or any variation they like Agency supplements, however, restrict or control contr

  in About the Regulations · 9mo ago

• What does this tell you, if anything?

  The government's approach to contracting in the recent past has been primarily transactional (vice relational) and based on contracts of adhesion (vice arms-length, bilateral, negotiated, etc.) at lea

  in About the Regulations · 9mo ago

• What does this tell you, if anything?

  If I employ the NMCARS definition of "clause" as _language which imposes a duty on the Government or contractor and is not directly related to the production or performance of a contract deliverable_

  in About the Regulations · 9mo ago

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

  > > formerfed said: > > > it should place an increased burden on that agency head to monitor delegated actions to ensure they are proper. > > On 8/21/2025 at 9:09 AM, formerfed said: > > > I see pr

  in About the Regulations · 9mo ago

• Deobligating Funds Prior to Reaching a Settlement

  Here's what the JAG CONTRACT ATTORNEYS DESKBOOK says: _Rule (Deobligation): A termination for convenience does not result in an immediate or complete deobligation of all funding on the contract at th

  in Contract Administration · 9mo ago

• Budget Officer

  > > On 6/25/2025 at 8:17 AM, C Culham said: > > > Does it depend on the contract or does it depend on the funding for the contract? I think half the issues depend on the funding: if it is "no year"

  in Contract Award Process · 11mo ago

• Budget Officer

  I think this is a common practice that may or may not be correct, depending on the specific contract in question. While there are clear statutory exceptions to the bona fide need rule that allow fundi

  in Contract Award Process · 11mo ago

• Class or individual deviation - which do you use for an IDIQ?

  > > 30-n-counting said: > > > \[...\] POPs for IDIQ contracts > > > > \[...\] a task order needs a longer OP \[ordering period\] > > > > \[...\] task orders under an IDIQ contract should require a

  in Contract Administration · 12mo ago

• Are you permitted to ask for additional discounts from a contractor during contract performance?

  > > CO4life said: > > > And does it create an issue with the option periods that are remaining. The end goal is simply reduce the contract value without reducing scope. Basically, can the contractor

  in Contract Administration · 1y ago

• Multiple Pricing Structures on IDIQ Contract

  > > Kim H said: > > > Their argument is that it will be easier to move money around if needed. This may be an oversimplification of a key stakeholder interest (or my explanation may be an overcompli

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Competition and extending the PoP of BPAs

  > > C Culham said: > > > binding letter of commitment So, a requirements contract? Otherwise we'll end up in a discussion of consideration for what could be a credit card buy...

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Competition and extending the PoP of BPAs

  > > NotEnoughMoney said: > > > the customer wants to have a bus ready to go the second this person dies to get them down to whatever location they need to go This sounds like either a requirement fo

  in Contract Administration · 2y ago

• Including marginal rated offeror in price reasonableness analysis?

  > > Sam101 said: > > > I don't think I ever mentioned non-price ratings in a price reasonableness determination... but is there a good reason to include the fact that one or more offerors' prices who

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Do all GSA Advantage purchases necessarily use an FSS?

  > > On 4/4/2024 at 6:43 PM, Goldenreef said: > > > a CH needs a special designation to order from Federal Supply Schedules My impression is that someone discovered that FAR 1.603-3(b) says that "Age

  in Schedules, GWACs, MACs, IDIQs · 2y ago

• Civilian training and/or certification for FAR? Is there anything similar to FAC-C?

  > > chadinark said: > > > If so, is there any type of education program or **civilian-equivalent** FAC-C certification that a non-gov't employee job seeker can obtain? There are certifications like

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• Agreements (FAR 16.7) - What are they used for?

  I thought it would be a good idea to negotiate basic agreements to facilitate GCPC (credit card) ordering where the vendors' standard commercial terms and conditions contain things we can't agree to.

  in For Beginners Only · 2y ago

• VAO on Fixed Unit Price Contracts

  > > On 7/31/2023 at 4:27 PM, joel hoffman said: > > > Contracts are firm fixed price because the  agreed unit prices were  generally independent of the contractor’s actual cost/expense. The other qu

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 2y ago

• Recommendations for Uncertain Costs over Multiple POPs

  If this is really a FFP order then the management _costs_ are irrelevant, the contractor can use the funds they receive under the FFP order however they want. If you're trying to move funding from one

  in Contract Pricing including CAS & Allowable Costs · 2y ago