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@FrankJon Have you read the attached? They might be of help. BP The Government's Exercise of Options.pdf BP - Contract Line Items .pdf

Sees the attached: BRIEFING PAPERS: Competitive Negotiation Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. BP26-4_wbox.pdf

Open FAR Cases as of 3:13:2026.pdf

FAC 2026-01, Trade Agreement Thresholds, is now available, Federal RegisterFederal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circu...This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council) in this Federal A

From the NY Times (subscription may be required) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/technology/anthropic-openai-pentagon-dario-amodei-sam-altman.html?unlocked_article_code=1.S1A.5awZ.RdXNjSkHCZKD&smid=em-share A Guide to the Pentagon’s Dance With Anthropic and OpenAINegotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.

See the attached memo from the Department of War.How the RFO Will Affect CON Certification - Student FAQ Sheet (5 March 2026) v1.7.pdf

Anthropic has filed suit in a Federal District Court against the Department of War's declaration of them as a supply chain risk. A copy of their Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief is attached. They have also appealed to the D.C. Circuit. We will provide their brief when it is available. Anthropic's Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief.pdf

A new "tool" from the War Acquisition University. https://www.dau.edu/blogs/major-rfo-updates-provision-and-clause-matrix

Here is the article by Don Mansfield about the RFO. We apologize for the earlier attachment error. NCR_40_3_17.pdf

This has become a very confusing thread. Would the originator sort things out, please?

In a letter to industry and other stakeholders dated February 10, the Department of War asks for ideas about how to reform defense acquisition: See the attached. LETTER-TO-DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL-BASE-AND-ACQUISITION-STAKEHOLDERS-SEEKING-REVOLUTIONARY-FAR-OVERHAUL-PHASE-2-INPUT.pdf

In light of today's emphasis on acquisiiton speed, especially by the Department of War, we think this is an urgent matterr that Wifcon members ought to discuss: In CWTSato Travel, Comp. Gen. Dec. B-423181,2, Dec. 19, 2025, the GAO denied a protest GSA's award of an order for commercial travel agent services against a Federal Supply Schedule. The decision is attached. In a procurement for the Marine Corps, GSA issued a request for quotations in accordance with FAR 8.405-2 on August 19, 2024. Here is what the quotes were to include, as described by the GAO: The GAO described the evaluation factors as follows: There were the final evaluation results for the protester, CWTSato, and the awardee: CWTSato Omega Factor A Pass Pass Factor B Good Good Factor C Very Relevant / Limited Confidence / High Risk Relevant / Substantial Confidence / Low Risk Factor D Acceptable Acceptable Factor E - POS Pricing $18,366,418 $24,701,978 Factor E - MSF Pricing $18,366,418 $24,702,974 According to the GAO, the contracting officer decided to pay the higher "price" based on the evaluations of past performance. It appears to have taken the GSA more than a year to complete its commericial FSS selection/award process, which was clearly based on the FAR Part 15 process model. See https://www.wifcon.com/anal/analcomproc.htm Some questions: Did anything in FAR 8.405-2 require GSA to use such a procedure? Could they have asked for experience and past performance information and price, without the other stuff, selected Omega on that basis, and then negotiated performance plans and procedures one-on-one with them before making the award, without further communications with CWTSato? If not, why not? Would that have taken less work and time? If so, why do you think they conducted the procurement the way they did? GAO B-423181.2.pdf

The Future Role of the Contracting Officer, Maldonado, DAU (2020) The Future Role of the Contracting Officer.pdf

NCR_40_1_3.pdf

The original poster has not been heard from in almost two weeks. This thread will be closed if they do not respond by Wednesday.