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Contract Management is like Flossing

by Kevin Jans | Jan 13, 2020 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

“I love flossing”, said no one, ever. I recently went to the dentist for my semi-annual checkup. I got the obligatory “Have you been flossing?” question. To which I gave the obligatory answer, “Most of the time.” If I’m being honest and if I stay on top of flossing,...

Hiring the Talent that Will Help You Win – Part 2

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 18, 2019 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration

In the first in this series, we identified the types of professionals that contractors should hire to be successful in the government market. In this post, we are going to look at two of them, contract managers and proposal managers, and discuss what to look for when...

Resolving Payment Issues

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Oct 14, 2019 | Contract Administration

The Federal Government can normally be relied upon to pay contractors on a timely basis. It’s the responsibility of the contractor to submit accurate and timely invoices to ensure prompt payment. The implementation of the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system has provided...

Case Study: A Tale of Two CPARS

by Shelley Hall | Sep 16, 2019 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

I freely admit that most of the time while I was a CO, I really didn’t pay much attention to CPARS ratings. While doing operational contracting work, the dollar value rarely exceeded the threshold to require a performance rating. And if they did, the contractors...

The Proposal Is Submitted. Now what?

by Vicky Strycharske | Aug 26, 2019 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Proposals take a lot of time and effort to put together and submit, especially in the services world. Often, they require detailed written technical approaches on how you are going to perform the contract, as well as a variety of written plans for how you will manage...

Beneficial Occupancy

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jul 15, 2019 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

In a recent Skyway staff meeting, I mentioned that I had nearly finished the construction of a new, improved chicken coop. (NOTE – My family and I live on a small acreage that is almost, but not quite, a hobby farm; we have chickens, dogs, kittens and a few ducks and...

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