by Public Contracting Institute | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by David Newsome, Senior Legal Counsel, KBR | Mar 15, 2013 | The Clause Column
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...
by Members & Staff | Jan 22, 2013 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing, Audits & DCAA
Guest Authors: Capital Edge Consulting (http://capitaledgeconsulting.com/): The recent GAO report on the backlog of audits of Incurred Cost Proposals is unfocused. The conclusion highlights the fundamental issue at hand in the statement, “DOD has fallen far behind in...
by Members & Staff | Dec 12, 2012 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing, Audits & DCAA
DoD IG Critical of DCMA Proposal Audits by Darrell Oyer, Darrell J. Oyer & Co.: In 2010 DOD issued guidance to contracting officers raising the contract value for requesting a proposal audit from $650,000 to $10 million for fixed-price contracts and from $10...
by Members & Staff | Oct 4, 2012 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing
Eliminate Price Proposals by Darrell Oyer, Darrell J. Oyer & Company: A recent article in the Federal Times suggests that DOD “should-cost” reviews be used as an alternative to contractor price proposals. The rationale is that because should-cost...
