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The 50 Shades of Gray of Government Contracting
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<p></p><p><b>Welcome to the world of government contracting.
</b></p><ol><li> What is a small business?
</li><li> What is a large business?
</li><li> What performance grade did this contractor receive?
</li><li> Is what this contractor did worthy of debarment?
</li><li> How may points should we assign to the company’s technical approach?
</li><li> How may points should we assign to the company’s management plan?
</li><li> How may points should we assign to the key person’s resume?
</li><li> How many points should we assign to the company’s corporate experience?
</li><li> Where should we place the cut-off line in determining the technical zone of consideration?
</li><li> We asked for five corporate experience summaries but they only submitted four? Should we reject their proposal?
</li><li> What is the contractor’s warranty worth in best value evaluation of prices?
</li><li>Is this majority shareholders ethnicity “x” enough to make the company economically disadvantaged?
</li><li> Should we cancel this vendors GSA schedule contract due to lack of sales?
</li><li> Is this contractor’s price fair and reasonable?
</li><li>Is this contractor’s price unbalanced?
</li><li> How many contractors should we select under this multiple award schedule contract?
</li><li> Is a technical score point differential of “x” worth awarding at a higher price “y”?
</li><li> Is this contractor “responsible”?
</li><li> We put a page limit of 20 pages for the technical approach but they sent us 21; should we disqualify them?
</li><li> What about 25 pages when we said 20?
</li><li> They say they arrived at the gate at 4:58 but the guard was in the rest room; should we accept their proposal?
</li><li> The agency is not following their own version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)? What should we do?
</li><li> Should we protest the award?
</li><li> What are our chances of winning the protest?
</li><li> They are stonewalling us on a debriefing; what should we do?
</li><li> Are they telling us the truth in the debriefing?
</li><li> How many contractors have met with you to discuss thus opportunity?
</li><li> What do you think of the performance of the incumbent contractor?
</li><li> Will you give me the name of an end user with a need and money to satisfy the need?
</li><li> Do you have a preference for large businesses?
</li><li>Will you meet with me to discuss your needs?
</li><li> We have 500 contractors on this GSA schedule; should we close it out or get tougher in our evaluations?
</li><li> What is the status of my GSA offer?
</li><li> Have you have time to consider my proposed contract modification?
</li><li> Will you help me clarify a solicitation requirement?
</li><li> May a product be on more than one GSA schedule contract at different prices?
</li><li> Will you consider setting aside this requirement for small businesses?
</li><li> The proposal is due tomorrow and I have a question about pricing; can you help me?
</li><li> Can you send me a copy of a contract without my having to go through the FOIA process?
</li><li> Is Company A’s proposal available under FOIA?
</li><li> When is the RFP coming out?
</li><li> I have been waiting for the documents I requested under FOIA for six months; can you help me?
</li><li> Will I meet any end users with a need and money to spend at the upcoming small business conference?
</li><li> Are you contemplating an extension to the proposal due date?
</li><li> How many awards are you planning to make under the multiple award schedule contract?
</li><li> What are the planned expenditures under the multiple award contract?
</li><li> Who has sold what and to whom under the multiple award contact?
</li><li> What is the buying history for want we sell including contact information for the vendor, end-user, and contacting officer?
</li><li> Can you help me meet with an end-user for what I sell?
</li><li> Can you provide me with a complete forecast of what you are planning to buy next year?</li></ol>
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