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You Can’t Order Items Not Listed on the Vendor’s FSS Schedule

by Shelley Hall | Jan 15, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

In Bluewater Management Group, LLC, B-414785, Bluewater protested the Navy’s award of lodging and transportation services to DMC Management Services, LLC, stating that the award was improper because DMC’s GSA Schedule contract did not include transportation services....

All, Some, or None

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jan 12, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Another handy tool for a Contracting Officer is the use of “all, some, or none” when making contract awards or placing orders. Instead of being locked into a single contract award, delivery order, or similar action, the CO can gain flexibility in decision-making by...

WOSB Company Found Ineligible Because Husband Managed Business

by Shelley Hall | Jan 8, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Recently, a self-certified woman-owned small business (WOSB) was determined to be ineligible for a WOSB set-aside contract because the woman owner’s husband held the company’s highest officer position and appeared to manage its day-to-day operations. In a WOSB, a...

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...

The Debrief

by Steve Lucianetti | Dec 29, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

So you lost the contract that the company put lots of time and money into and you want to know why. You want an answer and you want it now!! As a contracting officer I have had those phone calls; some were nice and some were not so nice – and, in a few cases, they...

Brand Name or Equal

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Dec 25, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

One handy little tactic that benefits both Contracting Officers and bidders is the concept of “Brand Name or Equal.” FAR 11.104 – Use of Brand Name or Equal Purchase Descriptions describes this practice, and explains why and when it is necessary. Some requirements...

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