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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic Small Business Utilization Goals; Fact or Friction? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 8 years, 4 months ago

    One thing to bear in mind about the IC, and I have had a similar “get out” experience in the IC, is that they don’t have to meet SB goals like the rest of the federal government. NGA does, but only because it is dual IC/DOD.

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic Small Business Utilization Goals; Fact or Friction? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 8 years, 4 months ago

    Sandra Broadnax and her team at NGA are fantastic, and NGA takes its small business goals very seriously from what I have seen in responding to about a dozen RFPs from them.

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic How does a company’s size/status determination work on an ID/IQ and TOs? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks for the reply. I’ve gotten conflicting information on this based on some experienced interpretations. A couple of people were stating that a Task Order could reset the size/set-aside requirements. Example, a company is SDVOSB in 2011 when they submi, but award takes place in 2012 when they are only now a SB due to an ownership. They are…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson posted an update in the group Group logo of Acquisition2.0Acquisition2.0 9 years, 2 months ago

    I created a forum posting to ask a question about how ID/IQs work: https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/how-does-a-company-s-size-status-determination-work-on-an-id-iq

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    Christopher Stevenson started the topic How does a company’s size/status determination work on an ID/IQ and TOs? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 2 months ago

    Is it potentially set at the time of submission for the ID/IQ and cascade to all future Task Orders (TOs)?

    Does each TO determine the eligibility of the submitting companies?

    Does it depend on the ID/IQ and TOs specifically how a company’s size/status is set?

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    Christopher Stevenson posted an update in the group Group logo of National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone with any comments on how things are going at NCE?

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    Christopher Stevenson started the topic GWU site not working? in the forum Government Market Master 9 years, 7 months ago

    Cannot get it to load, can someone else try it out and confirm?

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic How to Improve Government/Industry Communications? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 9 months ago

    • NAICS: I don’t recommend replacing the concept or even the existing system. The simplest fix is for CO’s to take a more expansive view of how to use them. For example, 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting) is one of the more heavily utilized generic NAICS codes. When using 541611 couldn’t several other codes apply…

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic How to Improve Government/Industry Communications? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 9 months ago

    I get what you’re saying about Shipley’s if requirements were well understood etc. But unfortunately for the Industry, we don’t really ever know how well the government understands its own needs. So it’s kind of a crapshoot for us to begin with. Further, Contractors are ALWAYS competing against each other, regardless of the quality of the…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic How to Improve Government/Industry Communications? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 10 months ago

    Replying to myself to pose a question to anyone in the government who reads this:

    What do you all think of Shipley’s? They are considered THE standard for writing proposals. Do you think that is a valid and useful guide for industry to work from? Would you prefer that approach be overhauled?

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic How to Improve Government/Industry Communications? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 10 months ago

    Pete,

    Really like your point regarding debriefing. I have attended a few of these, and I felt like I was forcing the government debriefer to perform a root canal on himself. Needless to say that session was not very informative. I too have found debriefs to be nearly useless. We went to every effort we could to make it clear we weren’t…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic How to Improve Government/Industry Communications? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 9 years, 10 months ago

    Looking forward to some interesting responses that you’ll get. I’ll have to think harder to provide some better comments, but here are a few items off the top of my head:

    • NAICS codes: They seem to be arbitrarily selected, and have a huge impact on the potential bidders. Either this concept needs to be revamped totally, or a much more thorough…

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic What would a “government shutdown” mean in practical terms? in the forum Forum Discussions 10 years ago

    Here’s an article from GovWin (Deltek) summing up the latest news on the implications of a shutdown. Which includes a link to this pretty thorough list of questions.Here are some more details from WashTech:Contracts paid for with fiscal 2010 money are still in operation, but invoices might be paid late because of a shutdown. The government might…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic What would a “government shutdown” mean in practical terms? in the forum Forum Discussions 10 years ago

    Thom,

    Based on all the article I have read, a Fixed Price contract with up-front funding is probably one of the few contracts that would be allowed to continue work. This though, assumes that you still have access to the facility/ies necessary for doing the work, IT systems are still running, and if you require any government approvals or…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson started the topic What would a “government shutdown” mean in practical terms? in the forum Forum Discussions 10 years ago

    What elements of the federal government would actually get “shutdown”? What does being “shutdown” really mean? Does it mean all of HUD/DOT/DOE etc would shutdown? Just portions?

    How about DHS, DOD, or Intelligence Community agencies? I don’t imagine the Pentagon would close, TSA would stop screenings, or the CIA would stop doing their work.…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic GovLoop Suggestions and Wishlist in the forum Forum Discussions 11 years, 6 months ago

    1) Enable me to import my Contacts from Gmail etc so I can more readily invite friends, and find out if they are already on GovLoop
    2) Consider opening up the API for GovLoop so 3rd party applications can be more readily developed
    3) Develop a way so that my profile will show the latest posts from my blog (http://ckstevenson.blogspot.com), my…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson replied to the topic Consulting within the Federal Sector in the forum Forum Discussions 12 years, 1 month ago

    A simple question with a very large set of answers that are possible. I think we’d need to know some more specifics about the consultant (which I presume to be you), what area of focus, if the person works for themselves or a company, etc etc.

    The federal world is full of consultants (as noted above, often referred to as “contractors” much to my…[Read more]

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    Christopher Stevenson joined the group Group logo of Government Market MasterGovernment Market Master 21 years, 3 months ago

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    Christopher Stevenson joined the group Group logo of Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense 21 years, 3 months ago

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