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Requests for Equitable Adjustment

by Shelley Hall | Jul 16, 2017 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

During the performance of Government contracts, a contractor may encounter many circumstances that lead them to submit a Request for Equitable Adjustment (REA). Examples include undisclosed site conditions on a construction contract, new requirements for additional...

Single Cost Objective

by Skyway Contracting Officer | May 26, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration

When pricing work for the government, contractors must be aware of which costs are allowable under the FAR (Subpart 31.2). Allowable costs include both direct (labor, materials, etc.) and indirect (fringe, overhead, G&A) costs. There are specific costs which are...

Payment of Subcontractors

by Shelley Hall | Apr 24, 2017 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

The Department of Defense (“DOD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (‘NASA”), have issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to implement a section of the Small Business Jobs Act...

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...

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...

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...

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