Steve Lucianetti, Author at Skyway Acquisition

The Benefits and Risks of IDIQ Contracts – Part 2

by Steve Lucianetti | Apr 9, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Recently, I wrote about the risks and benefits of IDIQ contracts as it concerned requirements. This month I would like to comment on the risk and benefits of pricing IDIQ contracts. When I was a Procuring Contracting Officer for Naval Air Systems Command (PCO is the...

The Benefits and Risks of IDIQ Contracts

by Steve Lucianetti | Mar 9, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts are used very often in the government. FAR part 16 talks about this contract type: 16.501-2 General. (a) There are three types of indefinite-delivery contracts: definite-quantity contracts, requirements contracts, and...

The World of FMS – Part 2

by Steve Lucianetti | Feb 9, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

So last month I gave you all an overview of the FMS world that provides opportunities for contractors. I wanted to follow up this month with more information on some of the problems and issues that will come up in dealing with FMS. One of the biggest problems is...

The World of Foreign Military Sales

by Steve Lucianetti | Jan 19, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), in 2017 the United States had oversight to over $43B in Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The number of countries that benefit from these sales are over 200. Everyone of our NATO partners buy from the US as...

What does the government owe you?

by Steve Lucianetti | Jan 1, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

In recent months I have heard and read different stories about companies’ expectations in doing business with the government. Now our esteemed leader here at Skyway calls me the “grumpy” contracting officer, which is not far from the truth because I am the one who...

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