What is sufficient justification for a CO to approve a contractor to exceed the GSA hotel rates?
Context is that the contract was issued 2 weeks before the meeting was to take place so there were no hotels within a 50 miles radius available within those rates. We explained this and they stated that ' a meeting should not have been scheduled before a contract was issued" This is a high level federal meeting that is set by appointees.
We are a contractor renting a venue for a federal contract - do we have to cover the tax on this or is there a way to be exempt since we are renting on behalf of the federal government?
In general, do contractors eat all taxes on ODCs?
Thank you.