Over the holidays I was thinking about “Sorry Letters,” or their official term, Notifications to Unsuccessful Offerors.  I had previously authored a series of articles on Exchanges with Industry, and one of the titles specifically addressed these types of notices.  In that article from 2015, I focused primarily on the FAR requirements, the limitations and...

Performance-based contracts for services focus on the performance outcomes and the contractor’s ability to meet or exceed standards; however, regardless of unique methods that may be used, it is staffing levels which often become an area of focus.  It is easier for the Government’s Program Manager to count the number of bodies performing an effort...