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Myth No. 7: Our Documents, Including Our Proprietary Information and Intellectual Property, Are Safe With the Government.
*This post is the seventh 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. There are a myriad of ways that doing business with the Federal Government differs from...
Myth No. 6 We Don’t Have To Market to the Federal Agencies Like We Do in the Commercial Sector Because the Feds Have a Regulated Process.
*This post is the sixth 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. In the on-line world we live in, someone might believe that the only thing necessary to...
CAS 420 – Accounting for Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Costs and Bid & Proposal (B&P) Costs (Part 1 of 3)
*This is Part 1 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. This Part 1 addresses the overall purpose of the standard, as well as the...
Friday FUN with the FAR: Question One
Question: FAR 1.102(c)(2) provides that the Federal Acquisition System must shift its focus from “risk avoidance” and “elimination of all risk” to one of “risk management”. Do you think this guiding principle is being fulfilled in today acquisition environment?...
Contract Administration: What Do I Do?
*This is part of the series, What Do I Do?, which will address common scenarios with practical views on possible ways to handle situations. Consider the following scenario: Your government Program Manager has asked you to make changes to deliverables that will...
Myth No. 5: My Prime Contractor Will Tell Me What Clauses Should Be in Our Subcontract.
*This post is the fifth 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. I have lost count of the number of times I have heard this one. Anyone who believes it is...
Hot Topics in DCAA
Recently, DCAA reminded its auditors that access to contractor employees is a "routine and established audit procedure" which is necessary to comply with GAGAS (Generally Accepted Auditing Standards). While the initial focus of the guidance to auditors relates to the...
CAS 410 – Allocation of Business Unit General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses to Final Cost Objectives (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...
The Importance of Clarifying the Contracting Officer’s Representative’s Role
The Importance of Clarifying the Contracting Officer’s Representative’s Role http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-21/pdf/2013-14611.pdf The FAR Council issued a final rule effective July 22, 2013 to “improve contract surveillance by clarifying the contracting...
Myth No. 4: We Will Only Work as a Subcontractor Because We Don’t Want To Be Exposed the Way a Prime Is
*This post is the fourth 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. How many times have you heard this? My response is always the same: Have you...
