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CMS Is “Not Intercepted.”
“When you know what you’re doing, you’re not intercepted.” – Johnny Unitas Johnny U. famously uttered those words in 1958, after leading the Baltimore Colts to victory in “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” Fifty-five years later the Baltimore-based Center for Medicare...
Agencies that Conduct Discussions Must Raise ALL Concerns
Mission Essential Personnel ("MEP") was one of three companies that held a multiple-award task order contract to provide intelligence support services for the Department of the Army in Afghanistan. The Army issued two task order solicitations. After receiving...
FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment (Part 2 of 2)
Applicability: This FAR clause is incorporated in cost reimbursement contracts and Time-and-Materials (T&M) contracts for other than commercial items. For T&M contracts, the clause only applies to the part of the contract that reimburses materials on the basis...
No Other Qualified Bidder Exists to Preclude Going Sole-Source? “Duh?” Says COFC
From 2004-2009 the United States Air Force contracted with Harris IT Services Corporation for support services for the Air Force's Command Man-Day Allocation System ("CMAS"). (The GAO said it found the history of this contract "somewhat obscure".) Under the 2004...
FAR 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor (A Hard Clause for OCONUS Construction Contractors)
The US government, and in particular the DoD, has spent, and will continue to spend, millions of dollars on OCONUS construction projects. Contracts have been awarded for building complete compounds in Djibouti, Africa, troop barracks in Afghanistan, and runways in...
Government Claims Are Subject to the Statute of Limitations Just Like Contractor Claims
Under the Contract Disputes Act, the Government is subject to the same six year statute of limitations in filing its (a government) claim that contractors are. As is the case with contractors, the date cannot be manipulated by either party, as shown in Raytheon...
CAS 404 – Capitalization of Tangible Assets (Part 2 of 2)
*This is Part 2 of a 2-part blog CAS 404 Fundamental Requirement. Part 1 of this blog addressed (i) the basic fundamental requirements at CAS 404-40(a), 404-(b)(1), and 404-(b)(2); and (ii) the techniques for application at CAS 404-50(a), as well as the fundamental...
Implied-In-Fact Contracts in Federal Government Subcontracts: A Theory worth Considering.
Government contractors find themselves wearing many hats. They may serve as a prime contractor on one government contract and as a subcontractor to a prime contractor on another contract. When bidding as a prime contractor on a government contract, government...
FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment (Part 1 of 2)
Applicability: This FAR clause is incorporated in cost reimbursement contracts and Time-and-Materials (T&M) contracts for other than commercial items. For T&M contracts, the clause only applies to the part of the contract that reimburses materials on the...
GAO Protest Denial Not an “Optimal” Solution
Optimal Solutions & Technologies ("OST") protested the issuance of a task order to Metters Incorporated by the Department of Homeland Security on the grounds that DHS improperly evaluated the offerors' proposals. The evaluation criteria for this best value...