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Doesn't the nature of the completion contract entitle the customer to compel the contractor to complete the milestone tasks with a cost no fee proposal. They are not best efforts.

The Contract officially ends this year. We would like to not have to do an extension proposal. It is CP/FF contract. Please let me know what other info might be helpful.

Neither. I want to know how we can close out the first contract with the least amount of cost impact or penalty to the contractor. We need the first contract to be over, but have not achieved the milestone to terms of the contract, although we have in spirt and the technical landscape has changed. It would take a modification to the old contract to achieve the goal (again, cost no fee), but we would rather pursue the goals on the new contract. Our options seem slim but I want to hear about anything I may not have considered.

Looking for advice on 2 scenarios. 1. a completion contract where the tasks become obsolete by new technologies and/or the same scenario where the new technologies are being executed on the follow-on contract that is being performed concurrently. What is the best way to close out the prior contract when you didn't (and can't in the term of the contract) achieve the technical milestones because the technology is no longer relevant. We don't want to extend the prior contract with a cost no fee proposal, when the work can be done on the follow on.

Constricting: Thank you for the input. inherently agree on your sentiment on precedent - mostly checking for anything that conflicts with that idea. Somewhat of an inconvenience to the team being able to speak freely about how we innovate an execute with the Govie onsite all day twice a week, so worth the inconvenience to the Gov to reconsider making this a habit. Not at all an inconvenience to us to bid or bill.

ji20874j Customer is asking as a courtesy, but I would prefer an official arrangement. Vern, if there is no precedent, then that is fine but I care because if there is, then I'd like to consider it as we choose a path.

Thanks you for all the responses. Sidetracked with multiple proposal activities, but finding these answers helpful. My apologies for not posting this in a more appropriate forum. A bit more data. this is a services contract with a DDO customer. FAR 52.246-4 is not in our contract. here 2 help: On what basis would you charge the government for a seat? We typically charge this customer to sit in our space - we are giving up company space that could be utilized by our own performers, why wouldn't we? What contractual provision permits you to do that? What clause precludes me? How would you calculate the amount to be billed? Chop up square footage, apply facilities rates, any other needs, dedicated entrance, network activity, conference room space, etc. Would it include a share of your indirect costs? yes. Profit? maybe That concept was the least of my ask. I was more focused on whether there is precedent for the type of agreement/NDA to which Joel/Culham allude. I like the idea of a partnering process. Just didn't want to approach the Customer if this was prohibited somehow. Looks like FAR 52.246-4 would be restricting, but does not apply here.

The government wants to come sit at our contractor location to "get insight" on how we execute the effort. They plan to sit a couple of days a week and we have an understanding that they are also sitting at a competitor's location who is doing similar work. Don't want to seem like we are not being a team player, but what are the disadvantages of this? Any FAR guidelines of which I should be aware? Other than requesting payment for the seat, do I seek an NDA with the Gov?