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Is Full and Open Competition Dead?

by Shelley Hall | Apr 3, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Are COs being discouraged from using full and open (F&O) competition procedures? When I was a CO, there were a lot of F&O competitions being done, but now it’s hard to find a single acquisition that is being done that way. Full and open competition used to be...

False Claims Act Recovery is Having a Record Year!

by Shelley Hall | Mar 31, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released their 2016 report on just how much they have recovered under the False Claims Act (FCA). As a reminder in October 2015, there was a groundbreaking court case that revised the interpretation of the False Claims Act to...

Where Have all the Jobbers Gone? (Changes to the Way the Government Buy Commodities)

by Shelley Hall | Mar 27, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

Back in the day when I was working in Operational contracting offices, we had what we called “jobbers”. They did not have any core competencies, no wheelhouse, no real “business”. But what they did have was the capability to get quotes from suppliers at 10 p.m. on...

Changes to Competition Requirements for Religious-related Services

by Shelley Hall | Mar 24, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that contains competition requirements for religious-related services contracts on U.S. military...

The Key Elements of a Sound Technical Response

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Mar 17, 2017 | Bids & Proposals

Well-constructed written proposals are a substantial investment in time and resources. This means committing to a thorough process, communicating closely with your subject-matter experts (SMEs) and subcontractors to collect data, and employing strict attention to...

Latest News on Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

by Shelley Hall | Mar 13, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

The Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have issued an interim rule revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 13706 (EO), Establishing Paid...

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