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Thanks everyone! I just move to a field office in Alaska, and taking over a few contracts. Four of the contracts are 10 year IDIQ structured with a one year base and nine 12 months options. That is my reason for asking the question above.

Here is my situation, I am trying to figure out if an agency can award a ten year IDIQ for IT Support Services. If so, what FAR Part support such decision. Any information will be helpful.

If the Government exercises an Option unilaterally at the conclusion of a defined base period, does that action constitute a new sole-source contract? If so, are the sole-source requirements applicable such as a D&F where, for example, lack of competition is used as a basis for the option? Is lack of competition necessary to exercise the option? Also is there a duty on the Government to justify that the Options is in the best interests of the Government? If so, what steps are necessary to document the record? How would you describe the Option if you determine it is not a sole-source action? I hope to get some feedback soon. Cheers.

The ‘Changes Clause’ in a Government Contract allows changes to the Contract ‘within’ the Scope-of-the Contract. Such changes may be either bilateral or unilateral depending upon the circumstances. First, what do we mean by “within the Scope-of-the Contract?” When does a change constitute a ‘Cardinal Change’ and what do we mean by ‘Cardinal Change?’ If a Change is deemed a Cardinal Change, what must the government do to actually implement that change? Second, does a contract change instituted unilaterally have the same force and effect as a bilateral change? What happens if the Government issues a unilateral modification and the contractor refuses to perform the work claiming Cardinal Change?

Thanks you for the feed back.

You are the senior contracts personnel in a USG department. After a department meeting, your group was asked to review all the contracting activities that your department will be responsible for in the next year. You are to present your recommendations to the entire staff at the next meeting. Attending the meeting is the entire contract and procurement staff. As you go down the list of approved business activities (that is, activities that will be completed via contracting and for which funding has been approved), you need to determine what types of procurements you will conduct. The decisions to make are: a sealed bid process, or a two-step sealed bid process, or a negotiated procurement. Required Elements to include in the Situation : What process you would choose for each procurement and why. Your programs are: painting and re-carpeting a 3-story office building for your staff inventory and supply of standard office supplies to be delivered monthly a new computer system to replace the current HW and SW suites used in the Accounting Department with approximately 300 people landscaping and snow removal services around the buildings for the year maintenance of your department-owned emergency power generation system T-shirts and hats with logos for the department softball league I am hoping to get some feedback on this scenario.