Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

We are happy to hop on a call to assist you from an informational standpoint. 1 FEDRAMP was initially establish to provide a standardized method for ensuring digital information security for federal government agencies. It was based upon NIST standards and other information available at the time.

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Management Certification Security Drafting 196

Cassell Construction Estimating

MARCH 29, 2024

Please visit our web link for more information: P6 Fundamentals P6 for DoD & US Government Contracts Course Summary (Monday, 5/13 and Tuesday, 5/14): De-mystify the challenges of getting your schedules approved on NAVFAC & USACE contracts, so you can get paid faster! This course can be completed onsite or online.

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Honolulu Schedule Contract US 130

Job Order Contracting

MAY 21, 2022

References: GAO-19-57 – FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT Agencies Could Benefit from Additional Information on Leading Practices. GAO-22-104481 – DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE DOD Should Better Manage Risks Posed by Deferred Facility Maintenance. It’s beyond time for improved leadership, competence, and accountability.

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Estimating Construction Defense Risk 227

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency. Sharing information must become a desire, rather than an obligation, and the norm.

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Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 2, 2012

But it is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification.

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Defense Green Certification Sustainability 120

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Area Office notified a Sanford representative of the protest and requested that, within three business days, the company provide certain financial information for the five previously completed fiscal years preceding Sanford’s self-certification for the subject procurement. Put simply, if you see something, say something.

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Contract Office Certification Procurement 98

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) published the much anticipated proposed rule for the revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 For example, contractors subject to 252.204–7012 are already required to safeguard covered defense information in accordance with NIST SP 800-171. On December 26, 2023, the U.S.

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Certification Security Contract Defense 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 3, 2019

Leverage Defensible Information: Maintain and comprehensively recall, recite, and apply documents, records, notes, data, and independent research in support of critical thinking. Build Technical Skills: Continuously improve your application of technical terminology, tools, information, processes, and technology. .

CSI 100

CSI Construction Documentation Defense 100

Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Durability and longevity : Quality cladding acts as a defense against wear and tear, prolonging the life of the building. Ensure residents are informed well in advance to make necessary arrangements, minimizing inconvenience. It offers resistance to factors like UV rays, which can degrade building materials over time.

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Safety Materials Drafting Defense 300

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases. In this new decade when cursed energy is “out” and dark energy is “in” Phase I ESAs ordered by prospective tenants are in.

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Liability Leases Defense Commercial 156

BD+C

MAY 14, 2019

The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) tracks reports of K-12 school shooting incidents across the U.S. All of the information is based on open-source information and third-party reporting. Each incident is mapped, and the basic information is encapsulated.

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Defense Security Resource 45

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 30, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection from existing contamination before signing leases. Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

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Site Liability Leases Defense 156

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

Parametric cost modeling, the process of estimating construction costs via mathematical applications to building systems or structures, provide little in the way of verifiable or actionable information. Locally researched detailed unit price cost data provides the granularity to drive defensible and transparent cost estimates at any level.

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Estimating Construction Contract Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Teams under Varying Site, Regulatory and Weather Conditions, Tools to optimize knowledge, information, and prior experiences. Access to current, defensible, and actionable information . Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and conditions with minimal risk, . Procurement systems based upon Best Value. Shared risk/reward.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Defense Risk 100

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. We don’t just leave it to the IT people to take care of and maintain the defensive perimeter. You have perimeter defenses. so you have elevation.

Risk 98

Risk Defense Organization Insurance 98

Construction Lawyer

APRIL 16, 2009

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. The information provided here is not intended to be a solicitation for legal services, nor does it constitute legal advice. Weil-McLain (Docket No.

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Defense Illinois AIA Chicago 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2018

Create defensible, fine-tuned estimates (owners and contractors). Easily flag any missing information or non-prepriced (NPP) line items. Choose detailed or summary reports that export to PDF and Microsoft Excel. Develop truly beneficial owner/contractor relationships.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Estimating Defense 100

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. We don’t just leave it to the IT people to take care of and maintain the defensive perimeter. You have perimeter defenses. so you have elevation.

Risk 97

Risk Defense Organization Insurance 97

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

When asserting the Sovereign Acts defense, the government must prove that the governmental action was public and general and the act must render the performance of the contract impossible. On appeal, the Air Force asserted the Sovereign Acts defense. The contractor appealed that decision. In JE Dunn Construction Co. ,

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Defense Contract Claims Contractors 59

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Too often companies are told that they need to have a safety manual to protect them from OSHA violations, and while that’s true, understanding how that works is just as informative to a safely run company as having all the right words and regulations in a policy. In a criminal case, “self-defense” is an affirmative defense.

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Inspections Safety Defense Documentation 48

Pro Builder

MAY 16, 2022

Homeowners can plug their risk assessments into First Street’s website to find information on how to best protect their homes. “We Certain homes may be more vulnerable because of their building materials, the defensible space around them or the roof type, for example. Environmental.

Foundation 52

Foundation New Mexico Risk Defense 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Benefits to Facilities Managers Maximize use of limited funds and efficiency of current staffing Effectively reduce deferred maintenance Access construction services without traditional procurement delays Develop collaborative relationships with procurement team and contractors Leverage defensible cost information Eliminate inadequate/inaccurate project (..)

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Procurement Renovating Change Orders Overhead 100

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Notable about this case is the contractor’s invocation of a July 2, 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum concerning the financial consequences on contractors with firm-fixed-price contracts lacking an economic price adjustment clause during “historic and unprecedented challenges” in the wake of the pandemic’s onset.

Contractors 52

Contractors Contract Defense Claims 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology with LEAN best management practices (BMPs). Compliance reviews on all JOC proposals via an Informal Compliance Review ICR (TM) or Formal Compliance Review FCR (TM) at owner and/or cooperative designation. NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC).

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 10, 2020

The Government’s final payment defense is an affirmative defense on which the Government bears the burden of proof. At the time the contractor submitted its final invoice (which was five months after completion), the contractor did not inform the contracting officer of its intent to seek additional compensation.

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Claims Compensation Overhead Defense 62

Pro Builder

JULY 7, 2020

I’ve been writing consistently since early February about how healthy buildings should be the first line of defense against the novel coronavirus,” said Allen, who directs the Healthy Buildings program at the Harvard T.H. CORONAVIRUS: RESOURCES AND INFORMATION. Chan School of Public Health. That hasn’t happened before.

New York 52

New York Defense Resource Organization 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 24, 2023

Consider these foundational elements to factor in when creating a technology strategy. Preconstruction Consider your preconstruction technology as your defensive strategy. For it to be useful, you need to find ways to succinctly surface that information to the right people.

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Profitability Construction Autodesk Forecasting 97

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Change orders usually include information such as the description of the requested change, an itemized documentation of additional subcontractor costs, a summary of the cost of the proposed change, and a statement that states if the project completion date will change based on the change order. What Do Change Orders Typically Include?

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Change Orders Contract Project Management Schedule 96

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced it is revamping the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. For example, Level 2 will align with NIST SP 800-171, the standard that applies when contractors handle controlled unclassified information. did not allow for self-assessments.

Certification 52

Certification Defense Liability Contractors 52

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

” The Director of GSA’s Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings provides the findings of that review to the Secretary of Energy who, in consultation with the Department of Defense and GSA, formally identifies the system(s) to be used across the federal government. Such a review was undertaken in 2006 and 2012.

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America Certification Green Defense 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

In many instances all data, results, information, and draft reports are not only legal counsel’s property, but none of that documentation or detail is shared with clients (not a board of directors or a sole proprietor real estate developer). Some suggest that the role of legal counsel appears to morph into that of an environmental advisor.

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Consulting Contract Drafting Legal 153

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2019

For more information, and to pursue RELi certification, email reli@usgbc.org. To nurture a resilient human being, or a resilient city, is to build in an expectation of adversity, a capacity for inevitable vulnerability. It’s a shift from wish-based optimism to reality-based hope.

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Certification Guidelines New York Defense 136

Construction Specifier

JULY 30, 2022

However, stainless steel reinforcement is traditionally very expensive and typically only found in projects which require long-term defense against corrosion, such as bridges or in geographies with higher seismic activity. It includes dimensional bar profiles and other information to assist project teams.

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Green Concrete Products Transportation 128

Construction Marketing

APRIL 25, 2016

It also allows for the opportunity for them to make well-informed decisions, or address project issues early. Departmental silos take place when one department does not want to share information with other departments within the company. The data may be stored, but not yet converted into meaningful information. Threat: Silos.

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Documentation Construction Software Software 120

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Financial transparency (locally researched, defensible shared unit price cost books from independent and objective sources ). Information. Collect latest and correct information. Required information, areas of expertise? C o llect defensible data and c o nsi d e r other alternatives. Shared risk/reward.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Management Budgeting 100

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.

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Guidelines Certification Green Defense 168

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

JOC Contract – Additional Information. Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activities. Always use the most current information. JOC procurement/award process. Monitoring.

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Contract Procurement Renovating Life Cycle 100