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The ‘-8 Clause’

by Skyway Contracting Officer | May 14, 2018 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

FAR Clause 52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services, (a.k.a. the -8 Clause) has come in handy several times throughout my contracting career when an acquisition was behind schedule. The clause allows the contracting officer to extend performance by up to six...

Why now is a good time to talk to your CO

by Kevin Jans | May 7, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

Being a Contracting Officer can feel like being on a roller coaster…the workload ebbs and flows based on deadlines, opportunities, and the whims of Congress – among others. It felt like most times the flows greatly outweighs the ebbs but that’s a story for another...

Wage Determinations

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Apr 6, 2018 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Service contracting with the federal government is FAR different than the commercial market due to what is commonly referred to as the Service Contract Act (SCA), renamed the Service Contract Labor Standards under FAR Part 22. The key part of this regulation is the...

Should the Contractor Read the PWS? Well, duh!

by Shelley Hall | Mar 19, 2018 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Sometimes the disputes that go to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ABSCA) make you scratch your head. This is one of them. In the dispute covered in Sterling Design, Inc., ASBCA No. 61099 (2017) there was a Performance Work Statement (PWS) that was part...

What is a Novation Agreement and Why Should You Care?

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Feb 2, 2018 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

The execution of a novation agreement is the process of recognizing the successor in interest to a government contract when assets are transferred as a result of their sale, a merger/consolidation, or the formation of a partnership. Normally when the issue of...

Differing Site Conditions

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jan 5, 2018 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Differing site conditions, commonly referred to as unforeseen site conditions, is a term used in construction contracts to describe a previously unknown condition that, once discovered, will affect a project’s schedule and costs. For this reason, it is important for...

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