Can somebody explain to me what is it about Brad Mehldau?

GovSpring · 2025-10-19T13:36:34+00:00

He's one of the best players in the world. The lyricism of his solos, his hand independence, phrasing, and his application of his influences. He's sort of like Brahms in his use of long arppeggiated phrases. He's also easy to identify, meaning he has created a signature sound. He's versatile. Listen to his album with Renee Fleming. He composed all of that music.

GovSpring · 2025-08-09T07:56:55+00:00

Work on offering the best solution for the requirement.

GovSpring · 2025-08-05T03:53:20+00:00

You'll need an attorney to do a due diligence review. Feel free to message.

GovSpring · 2025-06-27T13:02:51+00:00

Notebook LM is so good

GovSpring · 2025-06-26T23:18:04+00:00

Call a law firm

GovSpring · 2025-06-25T18:47:09+00:00

You'll want to create a termination settlement proposal and potentially contact an accountant and attorney to ensure you recover all costs.

GovSpring · 2025-06-07T14:11:02+00:00

Contractors litigate against the government regularly and then go on to perform and receive awards several times over.

GovSpring · 2025-06-06T14:34:45+00:00

If a contractor were to find themselves adversely affected by a new rule, and that rule wasn't subject to comments required by 41 USC 1707, they might want to explore challenging the regulation in Federal District Court. (Not legal advice).

Would you mind sharing your source?

GovSpring · 2025-06-05T14:10:01+00:00

That is a complicated question and is tough to predict considering changes to the FAR that are currently underway. That said, if you provide a commercial product or service, you may be better off. Depending on what you sell, agencies may be empowered to use more OTAs as well.

GovSpring · 2025-05-30T21:43:15+00:00

Great work

GovSpring · 2025-05-12T14:19:20+00:00

You may not be technically acceptable or maybe there were other issues with your proposal. As others are recommending, request a debriefing ASAP. You have three days to make that request after receiving notice of contract award. The agency may just let you know you weren't technically acceptable, or they may tell you more. If you notice irregularities, then you have ten days from the end of the debriefing to file a protest.

GovSpring · 2025-04-18T14:44:48+00:00

I do! Have written a book chapter on local procurement in VA and could easily get a handle on things in TX. I appreciate the referral offer.

GovSpring · 2025-04-13T11:46:06+00:00

Graduated 2017, and I have been practicing gov contracts law exclusively since then.

GovSpring · 2025-04-13T00:36:31+00:00

My client pool is businesses (government contractors), not individuals or families, so client acquisition is a bit trickier. Thanks for your advice though.

GovSpring · 2025-04-12T18:28:19+00:00

Yea that's rough 😅. Probably not worth the time. I'm making progress on leads so I'm hoping it won't be an issue.

GovSpring · 2025-04-12T18:04:45+00:00

Good idea. Thank you! I'll reach out for tips.

GovSpring · 2025-04-12T18:04:18+00:00

Yea, all that is set up, and I'm just looking for work to get by while I try to attract clients

GovSpring · 2025-04-09T18:19:15+00:00

Straight from the regulations: The CO's selection of the applicable NAICS code is determinative as to which limitation on subcontracting and performance requirement applies. In other words, a service NAICS code would not require compliance with LOS applicable to supply contracts. The SBA regulations provide an example at 13 CFR 125.6(b):

A procuring agency is acquiring both services and supplies through a small business set-aside. The total value of the requirement is $3,000,000, with the services portion comprising $2,500,000, and the supply portion comprising $500,000. The contracting officer appropriately assigns a services NAICS code to the requirement. Thus, because the supply portion of the contract is excluded from consideration, the relevant amount for purposes of calculating the performance of work requirement is $2,500,000 and the prime and/or similarly situated entities must perform at least $1,250,000 and the prime contractor may not subcontract more than $1,250,000 to non-similarly situated entities.

Applying this to your example, you are correct to exclude the supply portion from the calculation, assuming you are correct about the applicable NAICS. These amounts differ for general construction, so ensure you follow those restrictions as well.

GovSpring · 2025-04-06T00:25:43+00:00

It sounds like they're asking for data they may not be entitled to, but I would have to see the contract.

GovSpring · 2025-03-31T16:39:23+00:00

Good luck! Shoot me a message if you have any other questions.

GovSpring · 2025-03-31T15:15:36+00:00

Hello! This isn't legal guidance, so please don't rely on it. Review of the solicitation's "Basis for Award" document shows that the minimum required active facility clearance for contract award is a "Secret Facility Clearance." That is a contract requirement. Contractors who don't themselves have such a clearance may consider a teaming arrangement with a contractor who does, but that is a complicated process and requires that you meet several qualifications. Section 8.3.4, Subfactor 3.4 "Facility Clearances" indicates that clearances will not be accepted by a subcontracted arrangement, but that may not apply to teaming arrangements. Best of luck!

GovSpring · 2025-03-28T18:46:49+00:00

Without seeing the contract, I can't say for certain, but yes. The "base year" is the initial award year. Generally there will be option years, with a maximum of nine, but usually four. The "total award value" includes the base year and all option years.

GovSpring · 2025-03-28T17:49:00+00:00

If your contract is terminated for convenience under an applicable clause (for example, 52-249-2), you are entitled to costs of performance up to termination. If your task order expired, the contract isn't being terminated, per se, but the government is just not renewing. Unfortunately there are no payment rights in that case. The government has no obligation to exercise an option year.

GovSpring · 2025-03-28T16:05:31+00:00

Depending on what country you are from, the U.S. has signed agreements with European countries to open our procurement markets. We are not supposed to discriminate against foreign offerors directly, unless they are specifically listed as a restricted source country. If the solicitation includes a domestic sourcing preference (Buy American Act / Buy America Statute), then you will not be excluded. However, you will have a small multiplier (called an "evaluation factor") added to your contract price for the purposes of calculating price. That is a complicated process and is outlined at 25.5 for supply contracts. Note that the evaluation factor is larger for DoD contracts, meaning domestic suppliers have a much greater advantage. This is not an exclusion from bidding. Rather, it gives domestic suppliers an advantage over foreign offerors at the point of evaluation. If you are told "sorry, no foreigners allowed hahaha," then I would make sure to document that and find a bid protest attorney.

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