by Shelley Hall DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) by providing that contracting officers are not required to further justify a decision to provide customary contract financing,…
by Shelley Hall Are COs being discouraged from using full and open (F&O) competition procedures? When I was a CO, there were a lot of F&O competitions being done, but now it’s hard to find…
by Shannin Solie Well-constructed written proposals are a substantial investment in time and resources. This means committing to a thorough process, communicating closely with your subject-matter experts (SMEs) and subcontractors to collect data, and employing…
by Christi Gilbert Do you know the difference between “Contract Value”, “Authorized Value”, and “Funded Value”? It can mean different things to different people depending on their function. Program Managers for example may assume that…
by Kevin Jans What if you’re perceived as average even when you’re not? What if your prospective customer does not see what makes you different? What if you look like everyone else? In a competitive…
by Shelley Hall On December 6, 2016, DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to revise the FAR to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Jobs Act (Jobs Act) on the use…
by Shelley Hall Berry Amendment: The Berry Amendment is implemented in DFARS 225.7002. The contract clauses that apply DFARS 252.225-7012 and DFARS 252.225-7015. There is additional guidance in the DFARS PGI 225-70. NOTE: Does not…
Communicating Bad News to the Contracting Officer by Skyway Contracting Officer One important area that businesses and project managers new to the government contracting arena may be a bit nervous about is the issue of communicating…
NAME CHANGE AGREEMENTS by Tim Griggs, Skyway Operations Manager A previous article addressed the issue of novation agreements, which involved a business’s sale or restructuring that caused a change to the business information published in the…
Contractor Options for Challenging CPARS Ratings by Shelley Hall FAR 42.1503(d), Contractor Performance Information Procedures, provides that contractors “shall be afforded up to 14 calendar days from the date of notification of availability of the past…
How Do I Recognize an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)? by Shelley Hall According to FAR Part 2, “Organizational conflict of interest” means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is…
A fact we all accept: federal contracts have a LOT of clauses. Get this – they have so many that the clauses get their own section in most contracts (Section I, if you’re curious). Many…
Are you trying to figure out how to have a government contract while still maintaining some semblance of cash flow? Here are a couple methods where you can work with your Contracting Officer to put…
Are you trying to figure out how to have a government contract while still maintaining some semblance of cash flow? Here are a couple methods where you can work with your Contracting Officer to put…
On January 26, 2016, SBA issued its final rule regarding proposed size standard increases to numerous NAICS codes. However, there is a new clarification from SBA that Information Technology Value Added Resellers (“ITVAR”) under the footnote/exception to…