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GAO Sustains Protest Based on Unequal Discussions In $283 Million Census Task Order Award

by Shelley Hall | Apr 2, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

In AT&T Corp., B-414886 (Oct. 5, 2017), AT&T protested the issuance of a fixed price task order to CDW Government LLC under an RFP for a mobile device solution to support the 2020 Census. Proposals needed to demonstrate “usability, performance, and security...

Commerciality

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Mar 30, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

Under the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), the US government requires contractors to certify their cost and pricing data for FAR Part 15 contracts above $750,000. This is an attempt to ensure that the contractors are not inflating their prices unnecessarily, and...

Do you know where the battlefield is?

by Kevin Jans | Mar 26, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

While consulting for one of our customers, we were discussing how to influence the development of the acquisition strategy that the government used so that our customer was well positioned to win the contract. Our customer was leaning on our team of former COs to...

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...

Other Transaction Authority (Part 2)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Mar 16, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

Now that we have discussed what an OTA is, we also need to discuss what an OTA is not. An OTA is not a contract, grant or cooperative agreement. OTAs are not for everything. They are not bound by most of the Government statutes and regulations for procurements nor...

Other Transaction Authority (Part 1)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Mar 12, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

What exactly is an OTA? By definition, an OTA is an “Other Transaction Authority.” It is “used by the Department of Defense for carrying out prototype projects for work that is directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the...

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