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October 12, 2009

So what is the best government contract available for construction companies?

In a recent decision, Tyler Construction Group v. United States, 2009 Westlaw 1796702 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2009), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are permitted to use Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts (IDIQ) for design and construction of multiple military facilities.  This is consistent with my thought process that there could be a movement to this type of bargaining, especially in light of what appears to be President Obama's reticence to use government-wide area contracts (GWACs) but yet wanting to streamline a process where certain types of contractors can be called upon for a variety of work as opposed to undertaking the difficult and somewhat costly process of using RFPs to obtain work.  For this, I recommended to several clients to look at acquiring contractors who have these types of contractual relationships with the government.

Posted by Dave Seitter on October 12, 2009 | Permalink

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