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Painful First Person Account of the New VOSB Verification

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Sep 9, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing

New programs, systems, and/or requirements required of small businesses to sell goods and services to the government pop up frequently and randomly. The onus of discovering each new requirement can be overwhelming, in both time and money, any small business...

Limitation of Funds (FAR 52.232-22)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Aug 22, 2016 | Contract Administration

Incrementally funded cost reimbursable and time & material contracts will normally contain some version of FAR 52.232-22, which requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer when costs incurred are expected to exceed either 75% or 85% of the funded...

What I Wish I Had Known as a Young Contracting Officer

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Aug 15, 2016 | Skyway CO Insight

Kevin and Paul have hosted a few episodes of the Contracting Officer Podcast that feature current and former government contracting professionals explaining what they wish they had known when they first entered the field. I don’t know that my schedule will permit a...

Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) 101

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Aug 1, 2016 | Bids & Proposals

Most large government contracts now require that the bidder have an approved purchasing system. An approved system is one that has “passed” a Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) conducted by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) in accordance with FAR...

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by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jul 29, 2016 | Skyway CO Insight

One of my favorite aspects of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is that if the FAR does not specifically prohibit an action, then it is deemed to be permissible, up to the limit of authority bestowed by a given contracting officer’s warrant. That...

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