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Can One Email Lose You a Contract?

by Shelley Hall | Nov 20, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

A recent protest – Bluehorse Corp., B-414809 (Aug. 18, 2017) – involved an acquisition diesel fuel, which was as part of a highway construction project by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The solicitation said that the fuel would...

Why discussions are awesome!

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 17, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

There are a number of reasons why discussions are awesome, but first and foremost the best thing about them is that your company’s proposal made the competitive range. The other offerors were likely eliminated because their proposal demonstrated a lack of...

Thoughts on the State of Government Contracting

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 13, 2017 | Skyway CO Insight

The other day, at the weekly staff meeting, the Skyway team discussed the state of the current crop of contracting officers, and their effect on government contracting. Before I go any further, let me caveat that we were speaking in generalities, and that there are...

Contracting Officers and Protests

by Steve Lucianetti | Nov 10, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

If you have read any of my blogs before you can tell from my tone as a contracting officer I wanted to get the job done and as we use to say “keep the Mickey Mouse stuff to a minimum”. I wanted to get the RFP out, evaluate the offers, and award the contract so the...

Federal Govt Faces Backlog of 700K Security Clearance Applications

by Shelley Hall | Nov 6, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

According to a recent Washington Post article, the federal government can’t conduct background checks fast enough on people seeking security clearances. One industry group says there are more than 700,000 applicants in the backlog. That figure came from the Aerospace...

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 3, 2017 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, or QASPs, are vital elements of a service contract. Essentially, they are the tool by which Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) track the contractor’s performance and measure its overall success. The term “Quality...

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