Acquisition GSA Schedules: A Primer Jason Lee Bakke, February 22, 2023February 28, 2023 A Fundamentals primer on GSA Schedules.
Acquisition Fundamentals: Federal acquisition regulation (FAR) Jason Lee Bakke, February 14, 2023February 27, 2023 A Fundamentals primer on the FAR.
Acquisition Federal Acquisition Fundamentals: Limitation in subcontracting clause Jason Lee Bakke, February 11, 2023February 25, 2023 The limitation in subcontracting clause, also known as 52.219-14 (and more formally Limitations on Subcontracting), applies to contracts including task orders awarded via set-aside procedures.
GAO spikes the Federal Supply Schedule cross-walk; sellers beware Jason Lee Bakke, November 2, 2022February 27, 2023 The Federal Supply Schedules program manages some of the largest contracts in the world, with nearly $40 billion in sales in fiscal 2021. Yet even with their broad popularity, many buyers and sellers are unclear on the contracts’ history and use.
Acquisition To the Cloud! Sixth Gen Fighter “Concept” Flies, if Nothing Else Jason Lee Bakke, August 9, 2021February 27, 2023 The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) initiative’s promise of combining the best of the F-22 and -35, while collapsing acquisition time frames, beating budget through full-rate production, and with affordable, reliable sustainment is unsurprising; I just got the tune out of my head.
Government docks fixed-price invoice for failure to perform hours, COFC agrees Jason Lee Bakke, May 10, 2021February 27, 2023 Here’s a smack in the face to all the faux-fixed-price contract holders out there: the Court of Federal Claims found the government was within its right to unilaterally deduct hours not performed on a firm-fixed-price contract.