Skyway Contracting Officer, Author at Skyway Acquisition

Negotiations: Sole Source Versus Competitive

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jun 18, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Negotiations in federal contracting comes in two forms depending on the type of acquisition; sole source or competitive. Previously I touched on the competitive negotiation when I wrote about discussions, but now I want to explain the two ways the government...

Competition in Contracting Act (CICA)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jun 11, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

In the acquisition reform efforts of the 1980s and 1990s, the US government enacted some sweeping legislation that redefined government procurement, instilled a renewed discipline and standardization, and laid the foundation for the policies and procedures that...

When the Government Owes You Money

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jun 4, 2018 | Contract Administration

You have submitted an invoice for products or services provided under a prime contract and the government has not paid it. What can you do to get what is owed you? First check the payment terms of your contract and confirm the invoice is valid and compliant with the...

Data Rights

by Skyway Contracting Officer | May 21, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

Data rights provide the legal framework between the Government and a Contractor on the usage of technical and software data, as well as Intellectual Property. There are several different types of data rights and they are based on who funded the development effort. If...

The ‘-8 Clause’

by Skyway Contracting Officer | May 14, 2018 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

FAR Clause 52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services, (a.k.a. the -8 Clause) has come in handy several times throughout my contracting career when an acquisition was behind schedule. The clause allows the contracting officer to extend performance by up to six...

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