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“Do You Know” the difference between a D&F and a J&A?
A determination and findings (D&F) is defined at FAR 1.701 as: " a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions. The 'determination' is a conclusion or...
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
Written by Mary Karen Wills, Sajeev Malaveetil, and Ryan D. Byrd at the Berkeley Research Group To learn more about this topic, sign up for our OMB SuperCircular 2 CFR Part 200 Webinar on July 15, 2014. On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
CAS 420 – Accounting for Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Costs and Bid & Proposal (B&P) Costs (Part 3 of 3)
*This is Part 3 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. Part 1 addressed the overall purpose of the standard, as well as the requirements/techniques for...
End of Fiscal year Spending on Training
The end of the federal government's fiscal year (September 30th) is rapidly approaching, and the usual scramble to make certain that every budget dollar is spent will soon commence. This can provide an agency with a great opportunity to obtain training for its...
Myth No. 10: Solicitations are filled with boilerplate provisions, and we really don’t have to read them carefully.
*This post is the tenth in the ten part series, “Ten Myths of Government Contracting” and will be released weekly. Each week will introduce a new myth and run for ten weeks. Webster’s Dictionary defines “boilerplate” as “the detailed standard wording of a contract.”...
Saving Cost and Adding Value to the Company: A Brief Note on Having In-House Counsel Move to Have the Government File Complaints Before the Boards of Contract Appeals
In a previous blog posting[1], I advocated that in-house counsel, in these times of budget cuts and reduced contract actions, can add value to their client by, generally, assuming matters typically handled by retained counsel, such as litigation before the...
Myth No. 9: Only the big guys succeed.
*This post is the ninth in the ten part series, "Ten Myths of Government Contracting" and will be released weekly. Each week will introduce a new myth and run for ten weeks. It is true that the media focuses on the big names in Government contracting, and those big...
Myth No. 8: We Can Treat Our Government Customers the Same Way We Treat Our Commercial Customers
*This post is the eighth in the ten part series, "Ten Myths of Government Contracting" and will be released weekly. Each week will introduce a new myth and run for ten weeks. Over the last 20 years or so, the Government contracts sector has seen countless new...
Hot Topics in DCAA – San Diego
With the ongoing challenges in government contracting, knowledge of DCAA audit focus areas and trends including real world experiences with current and ongoing DCAA audits is invaluable. Learn from industry experts- Attend DCAA Hot Topics – Understanding the Current...
CAS 420 – Accounting for Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Costs and Bid & Proposal (B&P) Costs (Part 2 of 3)
Government Contracts Accounting: *This is Part 2 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. Part 1 addressed the overall purpose of the standard, as well...
