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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...

The Benefits and Risks of IDIQ Contracts

by Steve Lucianetti | Mar 9, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts are used very often in the government. FAR part 16 talks about this contract type: 16.501-2 General. (a) There are three types of indefinite-delivery contracts: definite-quantity contracts, requirements contracts, and...

Where Do You Start to Write a Winning Proposal?

by Vicky Strycharske | Mar 5, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

While a winning proposal is a result of a lot of pre-proposal work in shaping the requirement, identifying your discriminators, forming your team (where necessary), and understanding your competitors, the clock actually starts ticking once the final solicitation is...

Power Pellets and Federal Contracting

by Troy Small | Mar 2, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

One of the most popular video games of all time is Ms. Pac-man. The gameplay is similar to her predecessor Pac-man, where points are earned by traveling in a maze and eating pellets and avoiding ghosts. Players may eat an energizer, or “power pellet”, which turns...

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