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Q. What should the contract file contain and why? What are the primary contract planning inputs and why?

A. The Common Grant Rules require a...

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Q. What is the difference between a cost analysis and a price analysis?

A. A “price analysis” will be the usual procedure followed in a...

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Q. What are the rules and/or regulations for using Davis Bacon wages on a contract where the work is less than 1 month's time?

A. The Davis Bacon...

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What are the components of a responsibility determination?

49 U.S.C. 5325(j) provides:

"AWARDS TO RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTORS.—

IN GENERAL.—Federal financial...

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Is there a link on your website or a document listing of minority companies registered with FTA?

FTA does not maintain a register of minority owned firms. However, the U.S....

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Our agency recently issued an RFP for PM services. Three firms submitted proposals. One firm shortly withdrew their bid. We evaluated and ranked two remaining proposals. We...

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Does the FAR Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) requirement apply to a Grantee's proposal submission process?

The FAR Online Representations and...

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If a grantee uses US Government funding to make a fixed price contract to a contractor for deliverables, does the contractor need to observe the Fly America Act when it arranges...

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If you have fixed price labor rates on a cost reimbursement term task order, can the contractor bill the government for overtime worked by employees who are not paid for the...

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Could the use of a set of Uniform Standard Specifications prepared by a local association of governments be considered as providing a geographic preference to local bidders...