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Competition in Contracting Act (CICA)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jun 11, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

In the acquisition reform efforts of the 1980s and 1990s, the US government enacted some sweeping legislation that redefined government procurement, instilled a renewed discipline and standardization, and laid the foundation for the policies and procedures that...

Price Fair and Reasonableness

by Troy Small | May 28, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Besides achieving a low price in your pricing strategy, you also want to ensure your price is fair and reasonable. If the price is too low, it may be considered unreasonable or unrealistic. If your price is too high, you may appear to lack understanding of the...

Data Rights

by Skyway Contracting Officer | May 21, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

Data rights provide the legal framework between the Government and a Contractor on the usage of technical and software data, as well as Intellectual Property. There are several different types of data rights and they are based on who funded the development effort. If...

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...

How Multiple-Award IDIQ Contracts are Evaluated and Managed

by Steve Lucianetti | Apr 30, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

The Government in the past 15 years has been using multiple-award IDIQ contracts for many of the services it needs to acquire. There are many reasons why this type of contract was implemented, but I think the biggest reason was the ability to make award fast to...

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