From the TIKC Advisory Team · Topic
Proposal writing and procurement strategy for federal contractors: how to respond to RFPs and sources sought notices, contract types and pricing under the FAR overhaul, compliance matrices, win themes, and the bid decisions that build winning pipelines. Practical proposal and procurement insights from Team Integrity Knowledge Center.
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Subcontracting to a company your owner, spouse, or affiliate controls can quietly inflate costs, defeat competition, and create a conflict of interest the government will…
On many contracts you are required to have a written code of business ethics and an internal control system, not as a nicety but as…
Most of the sensitive government data you handle is not classified, it is CUI, and the rules for marking, safeguarding, and handling it are strict…
Acquire a government contractor and you may inherit more than its contracts. Successor liability means the hidden False Claims Act exposure of the company you…
The drawings, software, and technical data you deliver carry rights that decide who can use them and how. Mismark them, or misuse data that is…
When the government hands you equipment, materials, or tools to perform a contract, you become its steward, not its owner. Lose track of it, use…
Buying lunch for a contracting officer feels like ordinary relationship building. Under the government gift rules, it can be a prohibited gratuity that embarrasses the…
Take foreign investment, hire a foreign parent, or lean on an overseas lender, and you can trigger FOCI, the rule that governs foreign ownership, control…
Every year you click through dozens of representations and certifications in SAM, often without reading them. Each one is a statement the government relies on…
Section 889 bars the government from doing business with contractors that use certain Chinese telecom and surveillance equipment, even deep in your own operations. A…
When performance slips, the government does not just walk away. It sends a cure notice or a show cause letter first, and how you answer…
On many negotiated contracts you must certify that your cost or pricing data is accurate, complete, and current. Leave out a lower quote or a…
