by Steve Daoust | Jun 16, 2016 | FAR Facts
1. Contracting officers are required to procure architect-engineer services under FAR Part 15 negotiation procedures. FAR 36.103. 2. Contracts for the construction of a project shall not be awarded to the firm that designed the project, or to that firm’s subsidiaries...
by Steve Daoust | Jun 7, 2016 | FAR Facts
1. The stages of a FAR Part 34 -Major System Acquisition are: Concept Formulation Demonstration & Validation Full-Scale Development Production FAR 34.005-3, -4, -5, and -6. 2. EVMS reports must be submitted by contractors on a monthly basis. FAR 34.201(c). 3....
by Steve Daoust | Jun 7, 2016 | FAR Facts
1. For purposes of FAR Part 33, the word “day” means “calendar day”. FAR 33.101. 2. An offeror can file a contract award protest at one of three venues: the agency that issued the solicitation, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) or the U.S. Court of Federal...
by Steve Daoust | May 4, 2016 | FAR Facts
1. Contracting officers are required to perform price a reasonableness analysis on all simplified acquisitions. FAR 13.106-3. 2. Use of a SF 44 is the most common way the Government issues “purchase orders” under FAR Part 13. FAR...
by Steve Daoust | May 4, 2016 | FAR Facts
1. Contracting officers should evaluate past performance in a commercial item procurement, but it is not mandatory. FAR 12.206. 2. Firm-fixed price commercial item contracts/orders are exempt from CAS. FAR 12.214. CAS Board regulations also exempt labor...
