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Government Can Breach Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Indefinitely Quantity Contracts When When it Orders the Minimum Quantity

Public Contracting Institute

Second, the Board explained that ordering the minimum quantity in the contract does not conclusively end the VA’s obligations. In an IDIQ contract merely purchasing the minimum quantity required is not the only duty of the government. First the Board noted that Alexander abandoned its request for failure to issue task orders.

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What Happens When an Agency Issue Orders Under a Requirements Contract, Then Reduces Quantities and Partially De-Obligates Funds

Public Contracting Institute

Claim for full amount in task order Vectrus claimed it was entitled to the full amount in Task Order 63, because it was a fully funded, fixed price contract that set forth definite, not estimated quantities. The relevant CLINs were designated as “cost” CLINs, with no fixed price-only an estimated quantity and cost.

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Why pricing and quantities go hand-in-hand for a fixed-price contract

Federal News Network

A contractor got into a pricing squeeze when the customer, in this case the Marine Corps, way underestimated the quantities for the services under the fixed-price contract. The post Why pricing and quantities go hand-in-hand for a fixed-price contract first appeared on Federal News Network. Zach Prince It looks like.

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Navy to Issue Solicitation for $10B Construction Contract

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Navy intends to issue a solicitation for a potential eight-year, $10 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract.

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Wunderman Thompson Books $1.9B Marine Corps Contract for Recruitment Advertising Support

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The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price and cost, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, initially worth $834.1 Navy to provide supplies and services to boost the recruiting efforts of the Marine Corps. million,

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ELB Services Secures $600M Air Force Deal for Mission Planning Support

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Air Force has awarded ELB Services a $600 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide mission planning support services.

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Boeing Awarded $6.9B Air Force Contract for Small Diameter Bomb Production

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued up to $6.9 billion from the U.S. Air Force to manufacture and deliver small diameter bombs to the militaries of U.S., Japan, Bulgaria and Ukraine.

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