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Small Business Mentor Protégé Programs

by Shelley Hall | Dec 26, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

On July 25, 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule to amend its regulations and implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The new rule was effective...

Contractor Responsibility (Blog 4 of 4): Proving You Have the Ability to Obtain the Resources to Effectively Manage and Execute the Contract After Award

by Vicky Strycharske | Dec 23, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

We just covered each of the elements that a Contracting Officer (CO) must consider when making the Determination of Responsibility for the prospective contractor before every contract award. The CO looks closely at whether you have sufficient resources (e.g., money,...

Contractor Responsibility (Blog 3 of 4): Proving You Have the Experience to Effectively Manage and Execute the Contract After Award

by Vicky Strycharske | Dec 19, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

The administrative nightmare of working with a small business to help them succeed, plus the ultimate time and expense of having to re-compete the contract just a short time later if they fail, is not something that a Contracting Officer (CO) wants to do. Because of...

Contractor Responsibility (Blog 2 of 4): How do I prove I have the resources to effectively manage and execute the contract after award?

by Vicky Strycharske | Dec 16, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

One thing that small businesses struggle with is the perception by contracting activities that all small businesses are “mom and pop shops.” That is, a couple of people who get together and say “I can do that!” but who do not have the resources to actually start up...

Contractor Responsibility (Blog 1 of 4): How and why does a Contracting Officer Make a Determination of Responsibility?

by Vicky Strycharske | Dec 12, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Something that Contracting Officers (COs) live in fear of is awarding a contract to a business who does not have the resources to actually perform the contract. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) lays the responsibility for making a “responsibility”...

Contract Management

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Dec 9, 2016 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

Contract Management is a broad term, because it involves so many diverse functions: performance reporting, quality assurance reporting, contract modifications, Engineering Change Proposals (or ECPs), invoicing and payments, shipping, inspecting, and accepting...

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