Non-supervisory positions above GS 12
Are federal agencies offering GS 12/13 or GS 13 (1102) non-supervisory positions? If so, please post the name of the agency or job announcement #.
Posts Tagged: FAR
DHS Rule Protects Small Business? Think Again.
Federal Computer Week reported on a proposed change to the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, the supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in order to help small businesses fend off rapacious primes contractors from “windfall” payments on Time and Materials contracts. “Help” like this is not desired by smallRead… Read more »
Use the FAR to stop Iran from getting the bomb
Slogging my way through the DAU online COR training has generated a question. If we translated all Federal Acquisition Regulations into Farzi and secretly insinuated them into Iranian government policy, wouldn’t that completely halt their ability to procure anything, let alone a nuke, in under 50 years?
Keep the Doors To A Protest Closed
There is no question that protests are dramatically on the rise. Outside of the data, one only need look at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions to see it. I subscribe to this daily alert of decisions from GAO, always on the look out for protests that get sustained. Although the levels are actually fallingRead… Read more »
5 Rules for Filing A Protest
If your company believes that the government did not comply with the terms of a solicitation or rules and regulations of an award you may be able to file a protest in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 33. If you decide to pursue the protest here are a few rules you must comply with:Read… Read more »
4 Core Regulations You Should Know
With any contract there are always rules and regulations and to have a contract with the federal government you need to adhere to the rules and regulations of the specific agency of your interest, in addition to the regulations of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The FAR governs all federal contracts in the acquisition process.Read… Read more »
10 Years ago FAR requirements began for Section 508
Last Saturday, June 25, was the 10th anniversary of the date that the FAR requirements for Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act took effect. Ten years ago, that was a really big deal – agencies and companies feared its impact on applications, web sites and, of course, procurements. What do you think has changed sinceRead… Read more »
Communications Are Vital to Improving Acquisitions
Two opposing views have emerged this week regarding communications with industry. According to Sen McCaskill (D-MO), chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Contracting Oversight Subcommittee, the current relationship has apparently clouded the judgment of contracting officials to the point where objectivity has been compromised in contract award decisions. During a recentRead… Read more »
Acquisition 2.0 Starts With FAR 2.0
Originally posted on BetterBlog, this official blog of the Better Buy Project. Let me first apologize to Andy Krzmarzick, as I have been promising a post on performance-based contracting and how it relates to the Better Buy Project and the Acquisition 2.0 initiative. I actually started that post, but put in on hold a bitRead… Read more »
Make the 1st BlackBerry FAR App, Get $500
The Problem: The FAR is a pain to access by BlackBerry. The Solution: $500 of my own money will be awarded to whomever creates the first BlackBerry app that fulfills 4 simple, key requirements. The Requirements: (1) Be downloadable on the most common BlackBerry models, (2) be able to access or download the entire FAR,Read… Read more »