Skyway Contracting Officer, Author at Skyway Acquisition

International Traffic in Arms Regulations

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 16, 2015 | Skyway CO Insight

SUMMARY: The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs), controlled by the US State Department, are regulations and processes used to oversee the U.S. defense industry and contracting firms engaged in that sector. They were originally developed to regulate...

Unauthorized Commitments

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 9, 2015 | Skyway CO Insight

Unauthorized commitments are orders placed by persons lacking the proper authority to commit that amount of funds. Specifically, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) defines the term as “an agreement that is not binding because the Government representative who...

Communicating Bad News to the Contracting Officer

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Oct 12, 2015 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

One important area that businesses and project managers new to the government contracting arena may be a bit nervous about is the issue of communicating bad news to the contracting officer (CO). Nobody likes to give, nor receive, bad news, but it is a rare contract...

Notifications to Unsuccessful Offerors

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Oct 5, 2015 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Contracting officers face a different set of challenges when conducting exchanges with industry after receipt of proposals. This article covers notifications to unsuccessful offerors and follows the guidance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.503....

EXCHANGES WITH INDUSTRY AFTER RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Sep 21, 2015 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Contracting officers face complex challenges and restrictions when communicating with offerors after receipt of proposals. Ensuring procurement integrity is the most vulnerable during this phase, and the contracting officer (CO) must be very diligent and measured in...

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