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Why File: A Request For Equitable Adjustment

SmallGovCon

It comes across as less adversarial (think of the difference between “Could you please” and “I demand”) and so can help preserve a good relationship (or even help mend a strained one) while still getting the whole cost issue sorted. This was the finding in Tip Top Const., Donahoe, 695 F.3d 3d 1276, 1281 (Fed.

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Why contractor pricing misconduct seems to endure perpetually

Federal News Network

Greg Williams Well, I think for me, one of the important differences between defense contract and what we do every day as consumers is that we are powerfully, individually, individually motivated to find the best deals available. Not something that they’re selling on a competitive basis to the private sector. Tom Temin Right.

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Countdown to RIDW2024: Acceleration of Construction Projects

Kluwer Arbitration

The additional cost of accelerative measures taken in response to legitimate demands by an employer for the contractor to pick up the pace of works will typically be unrecoverable. A contractor making poor progress (for whatever reason) will often find itself under significant pressure from an employer to improve upon that progress.

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CDA Claims vs. Requests for Equitable Adjustment

LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

The mandatory elements of a CDA Claim (like demanding a Sum Certain) are not required in an REA. Typically, the contractor can rely on the same core document – but add a request for a Contracting Officer’s Final Decision, Sum Certain, and Certification (if required).

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

8] That is, lending out money for a longer time period increases the return—because more can be done with the money, and an investor demands a better yield for the prolonged risk and opportunity cost of the longer commitment. [9] 12] Conversely, because demand is dropping on the shorter term T-bills, the U.S. treasuries. [13]

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Ascend Updates

Great Government Through Technology

The Ascend Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), to complement GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule Cloud SIN 518210C, will meet the government’s demand for more comprehensive, secure and compliant cloud-based solutions. Ascend offers standardized reporting of this information.

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

Procurement Notes

1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7 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. United States , 52 Fed.