Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Provides input and makes recommendations to City Administration on purchasing and procurement policies and procedures. Implements city wide policies and procedures, oversees the creation of manuals, forms, charts, informational materials, related training programs and briefings. For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

For every example of a bad relationship between a contractor and the contracting agency, there are many examples of good relationships. In our experience, it is rare for a contracting officer to not respond to a request for equitable adjustment, even where the relationship isn’t that great. This was the finding in Tip Top Const.,

Negotiation 105

Negotiation Government Contracts Contract Administration Contract 105

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

Significantly, TDR also reduces burdensome contract administration costs for GSA and its MAS contractors by eliminating the Price Reduction Clause (PRC). The PRC is a vestige of the 1980’s MAS program and serves as a significant barrier to entry. The burden would be crushing for contractors and the data tsunami would overwhelm GSA.

Price 93

Price Transparency Supply Chain Data 93

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 9, 2024

Significantly, TDR also reduces burdensome contract administration costs for GSA and its MAS contractors by eliminating the Price Reduction Clause (PRC). The PRC is a vestige of the 1980’s MAS program and serves as a significant barrier to entry. The burden would be crushing for contractors and the data tsunami would overwhelm GSA.

Price 45

Price Transparency Supply Chain Evaluation 45

Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Applicability of the FAR Cost Principles The FAR Cost Principles apply to the “pricing of contracts, subcontracts, and modifications whenever cost analysis is performed.” [1] 3] Cost analysis is frequently performed, and the Cost Principles frequently apply, in pricing both fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts. 19] KBR Servs.,

Price 52

Price Government Contracts Government Government 52

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

More information on economic price adjustments is available in my October 10, 2022 note, An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor. [83] Additionally, generally, the reasonable costs of preparing, submitting, and negotiating an REA are contract administration costs, and consequently are also recoverable.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 3, 2024

This approach drives uncertainty in the MAS market and fundamentally discourages contractors from adding new, innovative items to their contracts for fear of being locked in contract Purgatory while essentially starting over negotiations for all items on their contracts.

Data 78

Data Price Sustainability Supply Chain 78