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Courtesy of Tim Whalen Several contractor organizations I have known have felt they were “blind-sided,” when the government scored their proposal low and awarded the contract to a new firm. Many wished they could do the contract competition over again, including a fresh start with a hard-hitting “vulnerability assessment." |
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Contract Management
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Written by Darrell Oyer
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A claim for an adjustment was summarily granted because the contract's Variation in Quantity clause clearly contemplated payment of the indirect and overhead costs sought by the contractor. |
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Contract Management
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Written by Terry Miller
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From time to time we see RFP's that are clearly wired for a particular vendor. We have won a lot of these because the system provides levers to fix them. These include the Highest Procurement Authority (HPA) and the Competition Advocate (CA).
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Contract Management
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Written by Business 121
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Often lose out when they should win, achieve little when they should achieve a lot or leave the negotiating table with a feeling of defeat rather than a glow of triumph. Here are four classic negotiating traps they fall into... and ways they can overcome them. |
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Contract Management
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Written by John Lauderdale
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In my practice as an independent proposal consultant, I’ve been amazed and dismayed at the performance of many of my customers when it comes to the constructive use of post-award debriefs. Generally, the Government is required to give a meaningful de-brief to the bidders in a competition.
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Contract Management
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Written by Jonathan Aronie
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As you've probably heard, government officials have initiated a number of investigations into alleged procurement irregularities involving at least two defense contractors operating in Iraq. Much of the government's focus is on the use of an Interior Department blanket purchase agreement issued under a General Services Administration multiple-award schedule information technology contract.
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Contract Management
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Written by Richard Mackey
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A Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is a simplified method to supply a federal agency’s anticipated repetitive needs for products and/or services by establishing an account with a qualified source of supply. BPAs are normally established with General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule contracts.
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Contract Management
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Written by Terry Miller
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One of the most interesting subjects in government contracting is sole source. Sole source is so interesting because, it is fairly well defined, has very few court cases, and it is clear as to what is proper (only one firm can perform), but most of the involved parties do not understand how to handle sole source properly. Here are some vignettes regarding sole source.
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