Return to Article: Acquisition councils beef up subcontracting oversight
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You go Taxpayer! The government's contract is with the prime not the subcontractors. How do primes "manage" subcontractors? Same way the government "manages" good and bad contractors! I'm sure if I gave thought to government contracting for oh, say 30 seconds, I could come up with more pressing issues than finding another documentation nightmare for more report gathering to fill a square before making an award to document the file on "subcontracting management". Let's see now, we are evaluating a contractor for our fence project. Contractor A has with excellent past performance, the lowest cost, and significant experience in rough terrains, but, oh my, his subcontractors run amuck! (I personally saw them gallivanting in the river!) Don't award!
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This has to be a joke! "The rule would require agencies to evaluate how well contractors manage their subcontractors" The p[eople involved cqannot even manage themselves! How are they going to evaluate management of subs? This is just another step in contract management that will encourage operators to avoid small firms because of the increased work load. How well a prime manages their subs is not a function of the contracting process! How well does the prime perform in terms of delivery of the product? That is the question that should be examined and listed for all FAR contracting operators to see and consider in their choice of primes. How a prime manages they subs is not relevant in itslef but how the prime delivers the product should be the criterion! If mismanagement of subs does not impact product delivery then it is not a problem for the government!
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