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Myth No. 3: The Contracting Officer Really Isn’t Our Customer; the Program People Are.
*This post is the third 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. One of the most significant differences between commercial contracting and Government...
CAS 410 – Allocation of Business Unit General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses to Final Cost Objectives (Part 2 of 3)
*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 as the requirements/techniques...
Myth No. 2: We Should Always Protest.
*This post is the second 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. The decision to file a protest highlights one of the unique features of contracting with...
Ten Myths of Government Contracting: Myth No. 1: We Should Never Protest
*This post is the first 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. Myth No. 1: We should never protest. Bid protests are an intimidating aspect...
DOD Class Deviation Further Complicates FSS Ordering
On March 13, 2014, the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy issued a Class Deviation that alters the way DOD will utilize Federal Supply Schedule contracts. Effective immediately, prior to awarding an order against an FSS contract, DOD ordering...
An In-Depth Look at Why Federal Circuit’s Metcalf Constr. Decision is a Win for Contractors
Last month we profiled the Federal Circuit’s Metcalf Constr. decision about the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. This month Beth Ferrell, Jason Workmaster, Luke Meier and I published an in-depth article (i) analyzing the recent evolution of this implied...
CAS 410 – Allocation of Business Unit General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses to Final Cost Objectives (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...
Using Focused Interviews to Streamline the Proposal Development Process
When it comes to collecting and building meaningful, on-target content for Federal Government proposal responses, focused interviews stand head and shoulders above traditional methods. Among small, mid-tier, and tier-one corporations, proposal development most...
The Government’s Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
The long-standing principle that the federal government had the same implied duty of good faith and fair dealing as any commercial buyer was put in jeopardy by a 2010 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Precision Pine & Timber, Inc. v....
CAS 418 – Allocation of Direct and Indirect Costs (Part 6 of 6)
*This is Part 6 of a 6-part blog CAS 418 Pre-Established Indirect Cost Rates. 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,...