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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. The goal is for the modification to be more of an issue of the parties responding to a performance dilemma, then it is altering the premise of the contract award.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

Idle Capacity). Idle capacity “means the unused capacity of partially used facilities. 135] Hence, generally, the cost recovery for idle or underutilized equipment follows the principles behind an idle facility and idle capacity. An idle facility is a “completely unused” facility. 133] Underutilized Facilities (a.k.a.

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Friday Flash 11/03/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Rather, FSS contracts include a $2500 guaranteed minimum over 20 years with the opportunity to compete for task and delivery orders. And remember, competing for orders requires consistent, long-term investment by FSS contractors above standard contract administration costs. OMB concurred with the recommendation.