Steve Lucianetti, Author at Skyway Acquisition

The Battle against Counterfeit Materials

by Steve Lucianetti | Jul 21, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Over my 30 years of work for the DoD, the battle over counterfeit material has been constant and has real consequences for the military. The big defense contractors have to constantly maintain robust supplier quality programs not only to get parts made correctly but...

Foreign Military Sales: How Does It Work?

by Steve Lucianetti | Jun 9, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

President Trump on his recent trip to Saudi Arabia reached agreement on a $110 billion arms deal. The deal includes tanks, helicopters, ships and other weapons. The questions I heard most over my years when I was involved in contracting for Foreign Military Sales...

Talk to Me Goose!

by Steve Lucianetti | Apr 7, 2017 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

As a contracting officer for the aviation side of the USN, the movie Top Gun spawned many sayings that we used on a daily basis. When we had a problem, “Talk to me Goose” was one of those sayings we used in the office to signify there needed to be a serious...

Bridge Contracts

by Steve Lucianetti | Mar 20, 2017 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Service contracting has in recent years gotten a lot more scrutiny than ever before by the government. Service contracts are normally limited to a 5-year period. You would think that agencies would have a handle on the expiration date of its contracts and prepare...

Using Government Property

by Steve Lucianetti | Jan 13, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

The use of Government Furnished Property (GFP) can have its benefits, but the clause “52.245-1 Government Property” is a long and complex read. The decision to use government property usually is the government’s, not the contractor’s. There are various terms...

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