Skyway Contracting Officer, Author at Skyway Acquisition

Speaking the Language of Government Contracts

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Feb 24, 2017 | Contract Administration

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 the “Authorized Value” is the amount of money they...

Solicitation Amendments – Why? When? How?

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jan 16, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

You might think that a good solicitation should never require any changes or amendments at all. While this seems like it is true it is rare for a solicitation package to be issued by the Government without a resulting amendment of some kind. Contractors most often...

Proposal Tag-Ups

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jan 9, 2017 | Bids & Proposals

Managing the proposal process when there are multiple teammates and writers, not necessarily co-located, is a challenge for a company of any size. Proposal “tag-ups” are an effective tool for proposal managers. A tag-up is a brief (15-30 minute) meeting which can be...

Past Performance

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jan 2, 2017 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

I have always regarded Past Performance rather skeptically, not because it is a bad idea, but because it is difficult to properly capture and present as part of a proposal, and nearly as difficult to evaluate. These difficulties stem from the inherent subjectivity...

Contract Management

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Dec 9, 2016 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Contract Management is a broad term, because it involves so many diverse functions: performance reporting, quality assurance reporting, contract modifications, Engineering Change Proposals (or ECPs), invoicing and payments, shipping, inspecting, and accepting...

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