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Inquiry 102(A)
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Paul Gunn Sr
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Results of A Dishonest Bid
Construction firm founder sentenced to prison in sewer contract scandal
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Top Five Mistakes Small Business Managers Make
There are several common mistakes that are made by small business managers in their day-to-day business practices that can affect their ability to grow and succeed. Richard Laermer, the CEO of RLM pr (www.RLMpr.com), and coauthor of a new book called Punk Marketing, identified the following mistakes when
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Determining Base Labor Rates
Inquiry - Determining Base Labor Rates Can you guide me in determining Base Rates so we can set a standard that we can follow and use in our proposal development? We can justify everything beyond Base Rate. I am looking for something like: In determining our Base Rate for this
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Inquiry
Inquiry: The Government Customer has also instructed Contractor to add another position that was not included in our original proposal.
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Time and Materials
Inquiry: I have a question regarding time & material contracts. Contractor has a T&M contract that is commencing soon. After award we have determined that some of the incumbent employees that have first right of refusal are making considerably more that we proposed. Conversely, some positions were bid
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Immigration Fees-direct or indirect?
Question: Concerning immigration fees incurred by a consulting firm for people hired from overseas as contractors to work in the US on a specific contract. Would these costs be allowable G&A costs or direct costs to the contract? I'm thinking when these people have completed the
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Private Aircraft
Question: We are currently involved in a time and material to a maximum contract that does not allow us to mark up our other direct costs. We use our private plane and pass along those costs dollar for dollar to our client. They have come back to say that the
New Business Development - Marketing
A Marketing Inquiry - Is it too late to bid?
Question: Is it too late to bid on a solicitation? I am looking at a potential opportunity to bid but I dont know if it is too late to try to bid on it. There are several amendments. What do you think? Response: Well colleague, one of the first things
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Requested to Reduce Price Proposed - Case 14A
Situation: A contractor is asked to reduce the price proposed due to government funding limits. The contractors' past performance is exceptional and they are in good standing with the customer. The contractor knows they cannot provide a quality product at the price the contracting officer is asking. What should
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Paul Gunns Secret Health Strategy
Well its not really a secret but it sounds good.
INSPIRATIONAL CORNER
To Your Business Health
Does exercise have anything to do with business profitability? I'm glad you asked. A study done of businesses by the AARP found that those who made time to exercise on a regular basis had a 10% better bottom line on their financial statement. So guess what, you now