by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
In every Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) bid protest decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that it will defer to the Contracting Officer (CO) – i.e., that it “will review the reasonableness of a contracting officer’s OCI investigation... by Members & Staff | Nov 2, 2012 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash
Following each Nash & Schooner Hot Topics Webinar event, we interview Professor Ralph Nash to get his thoughts on the topic following the panel discussion. On October 25th, Professors Ralph Nash and Steven Schooner discussed the contract implications of potential... by Members & Staff | Nov 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Darrell Oyer, Darrell J. Oyer & Co.: DOD is yet to issue new regulations aimed at finding and removing counterfeit parts from the defense supply chain. The regulations would create definitions specific to counterfeit parts, define contractors’... by David Capitano, Instructor/Cost Accounting Consultant | Nov 1, 2012 | The Clause Column
Applicability: These two FAR provisions work together to enforce the FAR limitations on pass-through charges. Both the solicitation provision (FAR 52.215-22) and the contract clause (FAR 52.215-22) are included in civilian and DoD contracts when the estimated...