18-2007 state that government agencies acting as a servicing agency should possess the equipment needed to do the job it receives, thus it cannot
subcontract out a job.
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Subcontract award protests, Subcontractors,
SubcontractsAn interagency study group has concluded that the Energy Department cannot count
subcontracts at its large facilities as prime contracts without congressional authorization.
The head of an agency, acting through an authorized representative, is authorized, for the purpose of evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and currency of certified cost or pricing data required to be submitted pursuant to section 2306a of this title with respect to a contract or
subcontract, to examine all records of the contractor or subcontractor related to--
However, Hotta Kensetsu actually
subcontracted most of it to Nishida Kosan, owned by the former minister, for 1.64 billion yen, they said.
Zwicker also awarded a
subcontract to Brooklyn Electric of Brooklyn, NY, another disadvantaged business, for the supply of various items including electrical conduit, fittings and accessories.
Before the NDAA, the Small Business Act specified that a suspension or debarment for size misrepresentation could only be "on the basis that such misrepresentation indicates a lack of business integrity that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility to perform any contract awarded by the federal government or a
subcontract under such a contract."
When a subcontractor is involved in contract negotiation, it will need people with strong persuasive skills to obtain the best possible
subcontract terms.
This new
subcontract is a critical component for accomplishing this mission.
A CAS clause flows down to a lower level
subcontract only if that clause is in the contract in hand.
Among several issues on appeal was whether the trial court erred by holding that the owner was a third-party beneficiary of the
subcontract. In an effort to persuade the court that a third party beneficiary relationship existed between it and the sub, the owner argued that the language of Article 1.1.2 did not preclude the
subcontract itself from creating a contractual relationship between the owner and the subcontractor.