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Revisiting Contract Administration Responsibility

The Procurement ClassRoom

Introduction The procurement legal frameworks, guidelines, and manuals in many countries, especially in developing nations, often lack comprehensive policies and procedures for contract administration. Addressing Neglected Areas The monitoring of contracts for goods and services has been neglected, necessitating practical solutions.

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Contract Administration Basics

The Procurement ClassRoom

A contract is a written agreement, enforceable by law, between a procuring entity and a supplier , contractor or service provider for the provision of goods , works or services. Preparation for contract administration begins with planning , which should begin during the bidding and selection process. Where does it start?

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Bid Protest Minute: The High Bar to Proving Contract Officer Bias

GovCon & Trade

Interestingly, Texas Waste also argued that the satisfactory CPARS rating assigned to Gruene’s performance on the incumbent contract was due to CO bias. Instead, it amounts to a matter of contract administration, which must be resolved pursuant to the disputes clause of the contract.

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Strategies for Dealing with a Government Shutdown

SmallGovCon

This report noted that “the Antideficiency Act significantly limits an affected agencys ability to solicit and award new contracts, to obligate new funds to existing contracts, and to perform essential contract administration functions.”

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DCMA Director David Bassett on AI Possibilities Within Contract Management

GovCon Wire

The Defense Contract Management Agency, which provides contract administration services for the Department of Defense, is one such organization moving toward AI adoption. Learn more about how federal agencies

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Why File: A Request For Equitable Adjustment

SmallGovCon

Requests for equitable adjustment are considered negotiations rather than litigation, and under FAR 31.205-33 , contract administration costs are allowable costs. Generally, costs in preparing requests for equitable adjustment are considered part of the negotiation process, and so are considered contract administration costs.

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Ohio Panel Revives Gov't Contract Overseer's Breach Suit

Government Contracts

An Ohio appellate court revived a government contract administration company's suit against a state agency it claimed cut its revenue by millions by diverting potential projects from the firm despite their third-party administrator contract, reversing a lower court's decision that the claim was filed too late.