Contract Management articles from October 2000

Contract Management archives from October 2000

NCMA Certification Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Certify: To guarantee as meeting a standard. Certification: The act of certifying or state of being certified. The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition Certification. It's one of the core reasons for a professional...

Leadership Lessons from Homer's Iliad.
October 1, 2000... Businesses everywhere are seeking leaders. Some may be seeking leaders to improve their bottom lines, others may be seeking leaders to motivate their employees to provide consistently excellent performance, and still others may be seeking...

Contract Options: Know the Requirements.
October 1, 2000... Contracting officers must test the market before exercising an option. Failure to do so can have serious consequences. The use of options is widespread in government contracting. [1] Options are frequently used to obtain additional...

ADR: Finding Common Ground.
October 1, 2000... Federal agencies are turning mediation to resolve disputes with contractors. Imagine a hypothetical example that could easily exist in the real world: a contractor wins a prized $ 300 million contract for upgraded replacement parts, but...

When Can Contractors Claim Tax Exemptions?
October 1, 2000... The lack of knowledgeable federal procurement law practitioners within state and local governments has allowed federal contractors to make backdoor cases for exemptions. When contractors claim exemption from state sales and use taxes,...

Default Terminations Should Be Handled with Care.
October 1, 2000... Before issuing a termination for default, the government must determine whether the default was beyond the control of the contractor. Otherwise, it leaves itself open to a challenge from the contractor. In 1984, the Department of the Navy...

The Air Force Takes the A out of ADR.
October 1, 2000... Within the Air Force, ADR forums have become the preferred method for resolving contract disputes. Under the leadership of Darleen A. Druyun, the Air Force has taken the A out of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) by making ADR forums...

Can Early Identification of Potential Disputes Be Achieved?
October 1, 2000... To avoid or mitigate problems associated with litigation, potential disputes need to be identified and resolved early during performance. The use of program facilitators is a promising approach to early dispute resolution. The government...

Legislation.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... President Clinton Signs DOD Appropriations Act or Fiscal Year 2001 On August 9, 2000, President William J. Clinton signed into law the Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001. As reported in the August 2000...

Regulations.
October 1, 2000... OMB Invites Public Comments Regarding Comprehensive Review of Cost Accounting Standards The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) invites public comments on how it should proceed with its comprehensive review of the, cost accounting...

Service Contract Act.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Notwithstanding that the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 exempted commercial subcontracts at every tier from the requirements of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), that hot potato is still being tossed around. In...

SBA Defines Contract Bundling.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued its final rule (effective July 26, 2000) covering contract bundling (Federal Register, July 26, 2000). In the final rule, bundling is defined to occur when two or more procurement requirements...

Spotlight on MBDA.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), part of the Department of Commerce, was created to foster the creation, growth and expansion of minority owned businesses in America. MBDA is headquartered in Washington, D.C.; it has five...

Check the Web.
October 1, 2000... This issue of Contract Management focuses on legal issues surrounding the formation, administration, performance, and litigation of contracts. The Internet will certainly assist in identifying what the lawyers (and others) think of these stages...

Contractor Claims and Government Contracts.
October 1, 2000... The U.S. government, as a sovereign entity, is immune from lawsuits unless it waives that immunity. To obtain needed supplies and services, the federal government has given limited waivers to its sovereign immunity. Without such waivers, few if...

Overhead--Total Revenues.
October 1, 2000... Between July 1992 and March 1995, Jay Automotive Industries (Jay) had gross revenues of $38.2 million, including revenues from its "COPAR" store from a contract with Fort Polk, Louisiana, of $6.2 million. COPAR was a store set up by Jay, and...

Federal Laws Affecting Procurement.
October 1, 2000... Do you think you know federal procurement laws? Do you need a quick refresher about the areas you do not use everyday? The following descriptions of federal laws might help. The Antideficiency Act, United States Code (U.S.C.): 31 U.S.C....

Introduction of Co-Chairs.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... President-Elect Michelle Currier, CPCM, CACM, SAS (Fellow '93) (Norfolk Chapter), appointed Tom Reid, CPCM (Fellow '88) (Denver Chapter), and Cathy Etheredge, CPCM, CACM (Fellow '91) (Manassas-Battlefield-Dulles Chapter), as co-chairs of the...

Report from the July 19, 2000, Council of Fellows Meeting.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Council of Fellows (COF) held a meeting in conjunction with the West Coast National Educational Conference in Los Angeles. Over 50 Fellows were in attendance. The agenda for this meeting centered on the mission of the COF. Recognizing that...

Blanche Witte Award.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... "Business success through contract management excellence" is NCMA's official motto. In search of noteworthy professionals who exemplify this motto, NCMA has opened nominations for the Blanche Witte Memorial Foundation Annual Award. This award...

Boshears, Winebrener Receive National Education Awards.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Members educate about contract management through careers, chapter involvement. Lt. Col. Steven R. Boshears, CACM, CPCM Indianapolis Chapter As a professional educator, Lt. Col. Steven R. Boshears has dedicated his career to furthering...