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GSA OASIS – Is It the Best Thing since Sliced Bread?

by Shelley Hall | Dec 2, 2016 | Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

GSA’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) has become quite the “go to” solution for procurement of a wide variety of professional services for the federal government. GSA created OASIS when the saw the need for agencies to procure non-IT services...

Sections L & M: What Do They Mean?

by Vicky Strycharske | Nov 25, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

To tell you what “Sections L and M” mean, I need to give you a little background. It used to be that Contracting Officers (COs) were required to use the Uniform Contract Format (UCF) (48 CFR 14.204-1) for every federal solicitation. It makes each solicitation and...

Subcontractor “Flow Down” FAR Requirements

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 21, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

When prime contractors award subcontracts to other firms to complete portions of the required work, a primary consideration (after price, schedule and quality factors) is the type and number of FAR clauses that get “flowed down” from the prime to the subcontractor. ...

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Contracting Activities

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Nov 18, 2016 | Skyway CO Insight

The US Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is the primary agency for major construction programs for the Department of Defense (DOD). And, by extension, they are also the Federal Government’s primary construction agency. Ranging from military bases to hydrologic...

Winning the Contract is only 49% of the Battle

by Steve Lucianetti | Nov 14, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Wining a contract with the government can be a big boost for any company’s bottom line. Much celebration will ensue and everyone will slap each other on the back and say all that hard work on the proposal has paid off. There may even be a party!!! But the next morning...

Sole Source Contracts for WOSBs – Don’t Start Doing the “Happy Dance” Just Yet!

by Shelley Hall | Nov 11, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

The Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have adopted a final rule, which became effective September 30, 2016. The rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to...

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