Contracting Education
Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration
What are " Three Elements of a Contract"
Identify 2 to 3 of the WHS/AD Customer Service Standards
1. Seek to Determine a Path to Resolve All Inquiries
2. Be available
3. Know Your Customer
4. Actively Listen
5. Be Positive and Respectful
6. Treat Each Customer Engagement as a Unique Opportunity.
7. Be Responsive
8. Seek to Determine a Path to Resolve All Inquiries
9. Deliver Support and Services on Time
10. Be Accountable
Under the FAR Overhaul, what FAR Part is Simplified Procedures for Noncommercial Acquisitions under?
What is "FAR Part 13"
The two Preferred Techniques for conducting Price Analysis
(1) Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP.
(2) Comparison of the proposed prices to historical prices paid, whether by the Government or other than the Government, for the same or similar items.
People First, Mission Always, Results Driven!
What is "Our Vision"
What is "WHS/AD Vision"
What is the threshold for certified cost or pricing data?
In lieu of the requirements of FAR 15.403-3(a), obtain certified cost or pricing data when a prime contract is expected to exceed $10 million and is awarded after June 30, 2026, unless an exception at FAR 15.403-2 and DFARS 215.403-270 applies.
Adequate price competition
Prices set by law
Commercial product/services being acquired
Waiver granted
Modifying a contract or subcontract for commercial products/services
What are "Exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements"
What is threshold for when you need to engage the IDEA team on your acquisition?
"Requesting Strategy EC Meeting ($7M - $25M)
"Requesting Formal EC Meeting (> $25M)
"Requesting Optional Strategy Meeting (< $7M)
In the FAR Overhaul, what is the threshold for protest of orders?
For DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard, a protest of an order valued in excess of $35 million
Evaluates a proposed price without analyzing its separate cost elements. It evaluates the overall bottom line price to ensure the price is not too high.
What is "Price Analysis"
WHS/AD Core Values
1. Integrity
2. Collaboration
3. Excellence
4. Ownership
5. Creativity
6. Learning
What is the threshold for Simplified Procedures under FAR Overhaul Part 12 when issuing a Request For Quotation?
Up to $9 Million
Analyzes whether a low price, indicating a risk of poor performance or a lack of understanding.
What is "Price Realism"
WHS/AD Director's Five (5) Essentials
1. Be Responsive
2. Maintain Open Communications
3. Take Ownership
4. Continuously Update Status to our Customers in AMI
5. Ask for Help
The following statement represents what?:
The threshold for DoD awards is $9 million. Report all contractual actions, including modifications, that have a face value, excluding unexercised options, of more than $9 million.
Congressional Notification