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Why does anyone want to be a Contracting Officer?

by Kevin Jans | Jan 6, 2015 | Skyway CO Insight

Being a contracting officer (CO) is a unique position. I’ve been asked over the years to describe what it’s like to be a CO. While this post is not going to align with every other CO’s perspective, of course, it’s my attempt to help people understand why I enjoyed it...

Court of Federal Claims Invalidates Key component of the SBA’s non-manufacturer rule

by Shelley Hall | Dec 30, 2014 | Skyway CO Insight

For the 33 years I’ve done Federal contracting, it’s been understood that the SBA’s non-manufacturer rule applies only to supply buys. It was never considered to cover services even if the service contract included a supply component. In fact, 13 C.F.R. §...

Small Business Found Non-Responsive Wins GAO Protest because CO Did Not Request a COC

by Shelley Hall | Dec 19, 2014 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Government Accountability Office (GAO) has ruled that the Contracting Officer (CO) should have done a Certificate of Competency (COC) with the Small Business Administration (SBA) before deciding not to award to a small business based on their past performance. FitNet...

Has the Government Already Picked A Winner?

by Shelley Hall | Dec 16, 2014 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

I hear contractors say “Why bother proposing when the government has already decided who’s going to get the contract?” There was a time when that was a valid question. Acquisition rules are getting stricter on sole source acquisitions and contracting officers are...

How to Prepare for GSA Audits and Contractor Assistance Visits

by Shelley Hall | Dec 11, 2014 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

GSA sends out an Industrial Operations Analyst (IOA) to offer help AND check up on you in what they call Contractor Assistance Visits (CAV). Basically, they are performing an audit. A typical review will take 2 – 5 hours depending on the complexity of the...

Improving Processes for Awarding Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

by Shelley Hall | Dec 8, 2014 | Skyway CO Insight

On 7 Nov 14, a DOD Inspector General (DOD IG) Audit Report was published to address whether DOD was complying with interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revisions on the use of cost-reimbursement contracts IAW the FY09 National Defense Authorization Act,...

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