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  • Birthday 03/14/1976

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  1. I'm certain you see what i'm getting at. I'm not sure specifics are necessary. But let's say a box of pop tarts. Satisfactory rating is achieved by meeting the requirement. They delivered to me a box of pop tarts. By definition this is Satisfactory. How do you do more than "meet the requirement" for Quality on a box of pop tarts and receive an Exceptional rating?
  2. Hello, Looking for thoughts on a basic question-- Is it possible to receive an Exceptional CPARS for Quality on a simple supply contract? By definition it seems there is no way to achieve higher than SAT for simply giving us the "widget" we asked for. However by giving a SAT rating are we then punishing that contractor when others doing the same work are likely given Exceptional?.. Thanks in advance...
  3. I agree. An opportunity is always present, however i'm trying to see if others have seen this or have particular views on the matter. Thank you.
  4. Hello, Been searching this all morning and figured i'd seek some insight. I'm a CO for the VA and with the end of year rush I've been looking more into VAAR 813.106(a): Contracting officers may use other than competitive procedures to enter into a contract with a SDVOSB or VOSB when the amount exceeds the micropurchase threshold up to $5 million. After looking into this for a while it seems relatively straight forward as long as certain basic conditions are met. Am i missing something? Is it truly as simple as it seems to read? While for obvious reasons the VA is largely hesitant of "pulling the trigger" on this, it seems well within our powers to do so. Any insights are greatly appreciated.
  5. Thank you for the information. I did a bit of research on the web and found this to be a general practice but wanted to be certain before moving forward.
  6. The FAR, at least from what I can find, doesn't talk about cancelation of blanket purchase agreements. Is there a generally accepted practice for canceling them? thanks in advance for responses.
  7. A report wouldnt fit the definition of "property" as per this definition?
  8. Precisely. In a meeting with my Division Chief this morning I asked if maybe there wasnt something undesirable "someone" was trying to avoid. I did suspect that and I still do. Thank you both for the reply. And Don, we still miss you from CON 90. Do you still have your tshirt? I still have mine.
  9. "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs", dont remember the author, but great read.
  10. Hello all and thanks in advance for the responses: My office is in the process of awarding four SBIR Phase 1's for a couple research and development efforts. The consensus from the top is they want them awarded as supply, however I dont see how this can work. Here is my rationale: -I started in the FAR and researched the definition of a service contract. Research and Development is listed as appropriate for a service contract. -Next I proceed to FAR part 35. A bit of backstory-- the rationale is since we are getting an end-product (a lengthy technical report at the end of 12 months) that constitutes a supply. However, in FAR 35.010(a) R&D contracts shall require contractors to furnish scientific and technical reports, consistent with the objectives of the effort involved, as a permanent RECORD of the work accomplished under the contract. I find it especially interesting the FAR says the final report is a record of the work and not the work itself. I believe this is key. -I also did a web search and looked at what other bases have done, both Air Force and Navy, and I cant find a single one without a service NAICS/PSC code combination (54--- etc etc). This would lead me to believe they have all been awarded as services. - We also queried the individual contractors to provide us with NAICS code information for the SBIRs. They all provided us with NAICS codes for R/D Services (54--- etc). If we were to award these as supplies, wouldnt I have to find a NAICS code/FSC code that provided for procuring a manual? I'm being somewhat facetious but serious at the same time. I'm not sure how we can "shove" these through as supplies. Thanks again.
  11. No, I dont believe the current contract contains such a clause. I am doing some research into the matter because one of my COs is under the impression that 5 years is a magic number and that somehow we cant go any further. I'm still pretty new so I dont know all about this yet, so I'm researching and going through the FAR for answers... But I cant find anything prohibiting doing another 6 month extension..
  12. I'm not worried about competition.. We wont get a bid from them any time soon, then it needs to be negotiated.. so we are looking at months of work ahead. It is a concern about the time we have been extending the current contract. We are well beyond 5 years of current contract time. We want to extend it another 6 months. Basically I'm wondering if it's a problem to do so.
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