by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Sep 3, 2014 | Fred's FAR Fact or Fiction
Fiction/Myth: “My manager just moved me into the Contract Closeout group. What a bummer! I want to be able to ‘feed the elephant,’ not clean up after it. Anyway, who cares about closeout? I don’t spend my free time at home sorting socks, and I certainly don’t...
by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 29, 2014 | Fred's FAR Fact or Fiction
Fiction/Myth: “I’m sure the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) is useful for contracting officers when they need information. But why should I, as a contractor, care about it?” Fact: True, the FPDS is helpful to the government policy makers and the government’s...
by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 15, 2014 | Fred's FAR Fact or Fiction
Fiction: “I don’t have to worry about gift rules. The ‘Standards of Conduct’ (5 C.F.R. 2635), and FAR 3.101 don’t address contractors – they only apply to government employees. So I’ll let them worry about it. Anyway, who will know? And when there’s a violation,...
by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 11, 2014 | Fred's FAR Fact or Fiction
Fiction: “I always thought that our country was built on experimentation and enterprise: Unless something is prohibited by law, you can do it! But our government contracting system doesn’t seem to operate that way. Everything has to be ‘by the book.’ Unless the FAR...
by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Jul 31, 2014 | Fred's FAR Fact or Fiction, Uncategorized
**We are giving our readers the opportunity to vote on what this series should be called. If you want to chime in please use the poll below. Thank you!** Fiction/Fallacy: “Negotiation with the Government is a zero-sum game. My contracting officer’s job is to keep the...
