Redleg

Talk to the contracting officer about the minimum order (met or not met). If met, ask to be off-ramped to save yourself time and money or compete with the large companies. You still have a few options as a small business.

It is called a competitive range determination.

Lonesome River Band-Just Talkin' to Myself. A little bluegrass for the morning.

Concur. We stopped work on fully funded contracts because "government supervision was not available" even thoug the CO was available. Now the claims and equitable adjustments are coming in. A self inflicted wound.

Having been on both sides of the fence, they are separate and distinct worlds with different rules. If you mean B2B contracting, the FAR and derivatives don't apply. If you mean governemnt compliance contracts manager, that is a horse of a different color. Motives are different (profit vs. public good).

The term "Go to jail" does dramatize situations. Do acquisition professionals go to jail? Yes. Are senior acquisition officials relieved of their duties when they wilfully flout regulation or law without monetary gain, yes they do. The "Go to jail" term is handy when being fending off coersion to make bad contracting decision.