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Organizational Conflicts of Interest

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Aug 19, 2019 | Skyway CO Insight

The US Government is a unique customer. To maintain the public’s confidence, the Government mandates at FAR 3.101-1 that its business be conducted “with complete impartiality and with preferential treatment for none.” At the same time, the FAR based approach that...

There is No “One Way” To Do This

by Steve Lucianetti | Aug 5, 2019 | Skyway CO Insight

Recently some of the Skyway members commented that in the forum, there sometimes seemed to be conflicting answers from the former contracting officers who work for Skyway. I’ve found that, after working for at least 4 different government agencies, no one does it the...

Case Study: Blanket Purchase Agreements

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jul 29, 2019 | Skyway CO Insight

In a previous article, I related my experiences in contracting for a hotel rooms cell phones, and rental cars in Jordan, in support of a military exercise being conducted there. To support that exercise, I personally traveled to Jordan three times and spent more than...

Nabbing End of Fiscal Year “Fall Out” Money

by Kevin Jans | Jul 22, 2019 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

The government fiscal year (1 Oct – 30 Sep) is full of opportunities. However, certain windows of time within each year are better than others for getting funds added to your contract. For example, Oct – Dec (the first quarter) tends to be quieter, while the last two...

Beneficial Occupancy

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Jul 15, 2019 | Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

In a recent Skyway staff meeting, I mentioned that I had nearly finished the construction of a new, improved chicken coop. (NOTE – My family and I live on a small acreage that is almost, but not quite, a hobby farm; we have chickens, dogs, kittens and a few ducks and...

Overchoice

by Kevin Jans | Jul 8, 2019 | Skyway CO Insight

Ever noticed how many different types of Cheerios there are at the grocery store? At the risk of sounding “old”, I find myself aghast at the number of choices compared to when I was a veracious Cheerio eater (in high school). The most notable addition to the Cheerio...

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