Post Award Administration
Contracting By Negotiation
General Contracting
FAR Parts
Army Values
100
A contract modification that is signed by the contractor and the contracting officer
What is a bilateral modification?
100
Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by offerors.
What is Section K?
100
This is required when submitting a claim exceeding $100,000
What is a Contractor Certification?
100
Types of Contracts
What is FAR Part 16?
100
Fulfill your obligations
What is Duty?
200
- A unilateral change, in designated areas, within the general scope of the contract
What is a Change Order?
200
The two processes that are considered Best Value Continuum
What are Tradeoff and Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable processes?
200
A special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions (ex - use of an option).
What is a Determination and Findings?
200
Acquisition of Commercial Items
What is FAR Part 12?
200
Face fear, danger or adversity
What is Personal Courage?
300
Form used to issue and amendment to a solicitation, change orders, administrative changes, supplemental agreements, etc.
What is an SF30?
300
The objective of this process is to select the proposal the represents the best value to the Government
What is source selection?
300
Requires that information be made available to the public either by publication in the Federal Register, providing an opportunity to read and copy records at convenient locations, or upon request providing a copy of a reasonably described record
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
300
Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
What is FAR Part 36?
300
Do what is right legally and morally
What is Integrity?
400
This statement is included in modifications and includes the following: ...the Contractor hereby releases the Government from any and all liability under this contract for further equitable adjustments...
What is the Contractor's Statement of Release?
400
Exchanges between the Government and offerors after receipt of proposals, leading to the establishment of the competitive range.
What are communications?
400
Required under a construction contract for a modification for new work beyond the scope of the original contract or the modification does not change in scope but changes in contract price by more than 25% or $50,000.
What is a Consent of Surety?
400
Administrative Matters
What is FAR Part 4?
400
Put the welfare of the Nation, the Army and subordinates before your own
What is Selfless Service?
500
Prompted by a court case in which a contractor claimed the USACE could not terminate a contract for convenience of the Government because the clause was not included in their contract. The court disagreed with the contract and ruled that Termination for Convenience Clause was actually included in the contract by “operation of law” as required by the procurement regulation.
What is the Christian Doctrine?
500
This is requested when necessary to determine a fair and reasonable price if the contracting officer determines that adequate data from other sources other than the offeror are not available. Typically may be requested in a commercial procurement to determine a price fair and reasonable.
What is Other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data?
500
In this situation, awards shall be made first to small business concerns which are also labor surplus area of concerns, and second to small business concerns which are no also labor surplus area of concerns.
What is Equal Low Bids?
500
Emergency Acquisitions
What is FAR Part 18?
500
Bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, the Army, your unit and other soldiers
What is Loyalty?