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New DFARS Amendment Impacting Data Requirements for Major Weapon Systems Acquisitions
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
The Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 215.408(5) requires contracting officers (CO) to insert the provision at DFARS 252.215-7010 when reasonably certain that the submission of certified cost or pricing data or data other than the certified cost or pricing data is required, or in...
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Protesting Lapses in SAM Registration During Evaluation Period
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
To be eligible for federal contract awards, contractors are required to register and maintain their System for Award Management (SAM) registration within the integrated award environment (IAE) managed by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). The Federal...
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Limitation of Costs or Funds Clauses and Exceptions to their Applicability
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) prescribes the use of Limitation of Costs or Funds clauses in cost-reimbursable contracts that are either fully or incrementally funded. These clauses require contractors to follow specific procedures to notify the contracting officer (CO) when...
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Protesting Impaired Objectivity OCI Mitigation Approaches
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
A contract award may be successfully protested if a significant organizational conflict of interest (OCI) exists that cannot be avoided, neutralized, or otherwise mitigated. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.5 categorizes OCI into three broad categories, (1) impaired objectivity, (2)...
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