Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. They have a false sense of security, believing that contractor or subcontractor quotes, or historical information, or square foot level cost models provide defensible cost visibility.

Management 264

Management Construction Procurement Defense 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Real property owners would be far better served to use verifiable and current locally researched detailed line-item construction cost data for all construction related planning, procurement, and project delivery activities. 2018, Correlation between cost growth and procurement methods on USACE construction projects. References.

Estimating 263

Estimating Construction Procurement Budgeting 263

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 9, 2020

The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. Location factors are primarily used in class 4 and 5 estimates and are not intended to be used for higher quality estimates, such as class 3, 2, or 1. Martinez, A.,

Estimating 264

Estimating New Mexico Denver Engineering 264

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

Defense 182

Defense United States Inspections Accounting 182

Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2018

Turn your JOC Program and JOC estimating into a truly efficient construction procurement and construction management asset.Turn your JOC Program and JOC estimating into a truly efficient construction procurement and construction management asset. Create defensible, fine-tuned estimates (owners and contractors).

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Estimating Defense 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Or… Job Order Contracting is a LEAN procurement and project delivery method for facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction. Considering a JOC Program? Do your homework!

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Change Orders Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Certainly there are multiple variances from project to project, including but not limited to, labor skill requirements, capabilities, and availability, location/site issues, weather, construction means and methods, material/equipment costs and availability, regulations, and procurement processes. Procurement systems based upon Best Value.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Defense Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. A JOC Contract is the legal, multi-party procurement and construction delivery document that specifies roles, responsibilities, workflows, deliverables, time frames, and expenditure limits for renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects. .

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Renovating Life Cycle 100

Help Everybody Everyday

JUNE 20, 2015

Over the last year, particularly on federal contracts, I’ve been seeing the rise of a very disturbing procurement process. It is a safe method for procurement professionals to use. But, based on what I’m seeing, reading and hearing, the use of this procurement method has dramatically increased since 2013. What is it?

Procurement 48

Procurement Contract Profitability Risk 48

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

Benefits of JOC: Reduced procurement costs and time. Value-based procurement. Using JOC as a method to bypass traditional procurement versus a best value delivery system. IPD is used primarily for major new construction due to implementation costs, while JOC is used for faciliites renovation, repair, and minor new construction.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Procurement Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Benefits of an OpenJOC Job Order Contract implementation include an expedited procurement process, and consistent completion of quality projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget per owners/contractor expectations. Best value procurement. Owner technical and procurement staff is supplemented. The Origins of IDIQ and JOC.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

1981 -“ Existing in federal procurement since 1981, and only recently making its way down to state and municipal levels, Indefinite Delivery (ID) contracting is a procurement mechanism designed to streamline the competitive bidding process for governmental owners. Timeline (please comment and suggest additions and/or modifications).

Contract 100

Contract Arizona Estimating Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 2, 2017

The new method was designed to shorten procurement and overall project delivery times while also maintaining quality. Department of Defense: West Point Academy in 1985, and multiple United States Air Force bases in 1986. JOC also should not be used to simply speed procurement.

United States 100

United States Contract Procurement Software 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Best value procurement. Financial transparency (locally researched, defensible shared unit price cost books from independent and objective sources ). C o llect defensible data and c o nsi d e r other alternatives. Common data environment (CSI Uniformat, MasterFormat, shared terms, definitions in plain English, etc.).

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Management Budgeting 100

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 11, 2018

A recent California case may force engineering, procurement and construction companies doing business with foreign suppliers to reconsider—and maybe rewrite—their contracts. EPC company procures materials, parts, and equipment from foreign companies, it typically requires the foreign company to resolve its dispute in U.S. When a U.S.

Procurement 40

Procurement Contract California Contractors 40

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

It was designed to shorten procurement and overall project delivery times while also maintaining quality. Department of Defense: West Point Academy in 1985, and United States Air Force bases in 1986. In it’s truest form, JOC procurement should be best upon BEST VALUE.

Contract 100

Contract Construction United States Procurement 100

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. OHA agreed with Sanford that the size protest was non-specific.

Contract 98

Contract Office Certification Procurement 98

Lets Build

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

They can’t maintain a seamless real-time connection between the updates from the site and the different schedules (master schedule, short-term schedule, procurement schedule, etc) you are working on. As a site foreman, you are always the major line of defense when it comes to progress reporting. The reason?

Site 158

Site Project Management Schedule Claims 158

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

Industrial 60

Industrial Products Michigan Defense 60

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

A new rule , effective January 17, 2025 , amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to improve consistency between procurement and non-procurement procedures regarding suspension and debarment but does not remove the exclusionary effect of a proposed debarment.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contractors Defense Organization 52

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

MARCH 29, 2017

County, State, and Local Governments, include secondary education unfortunately continue to use JOC simply as a means to speed delivery and bypass traditional procurement versus as a LEAN collaborative construction delivery method. a) Determination of best procurement approach. (i) AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007].

Contract 100

Contract Office Negotiation Procurement 100

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

government, such as competing for federal procurement contracts. In TLS , the Navy issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of custodial services. The System for Award Management (SAM) is the official website for registering to do business with the U.S. The RFP incorporated FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

Contract 52

Contract Procurement IRS United States 52

NH Construction Law

JUNE 30, 2020

Overlapping the “derivative sovereign immunity” defense is the so-called “government contractor defense” to liability for procurement of negligently designed equipment, articulated in Boyle v. Campbell-Ewald Co. , United Technologies Corp. , United Technologies Corp. , Correctional Services Corp.

Contractors 40

Contractors Liability United States Defense 40

The Korte Company

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

It started in 1993 when a group of around 35 representatives of national construction firms gathered in Chicago to discuss forming an organization that would push the federal government to recognize Design-Build as an option they could choose from during procurement. Postal Service and the Department of Defense, to name just a couple.

Portland 69

Portland Design Tennessee Defense 69

The Korte Company

JUNE 18, 2020

Procurement of supplies and labor. This 200-room Design-Build project was the first of its kind conforming to new Department of Defense criteria. We’re immensely proud of the work we’ve completed for the Department of Defense. Ensuring flawless craftsmanship across trades. The industry has taken notice. In service of service.

Design 52

Design Rhode Island Defense Site 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 16, 2022

Subcontractors are always on the defensive when it comes to rework, which they must mitigate and reduce as much as possible. STRATUS from GTP Services is a fully customizable, model-centric procurement, planning and logistics platform. Plus, the risk in construction is increasing.

Software 105

Software Software Change Orders Autodesk 105

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 27, 2014

Underscoring stability and predictability, the LTEP commits to a new competitive procurement process with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). Procurements for 2014 electric capacity are 300 MW wind, 140 MW solar, 50 MW bioenergy and 50 MW hydro; 2015 procurements are identical except a slight narrowing of hydro to 45 MW.

Plans 45

Plans Procurement Electrical San Jose 45

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activitivies.

Contract 40

Contract CSI Renovating Defense 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activitivies.

Contract 40

Contract CSI Renovating Defense 40

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

First, contractors who regularly do business with the government should be aware of the world of public procurement decisions. The solicitation also provided historical fuel prices and usage rates for contractors to use in crafting their bids. The Back-and-Forth. The decision in Mabus provides a few lessons.

Risk 69

Risk Materials Contract Contractors 69

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

1981 -“ Existing in federal procurement since 1981, and only recently making its way down to state and municipal levels, Indefinite Delivery (ID) contracting is a procurement mechanism designed to streamline the competitive bidding process for governmental owners. Timeline (please comment/suggest additions and/or modifications).

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Estimating Construction 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

1981 -“ Existing in federal procurement since 1981, and only recently making its way down to state and municipal levels, Indefinite Delivery (ID) contracting is a procurement mechanism designed to streamline the competitive bidding process for governmental owners. Timeline (please comment/suggest additions and/or modifications).

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Estimating Construction 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

1981 -“ Existing in federal procurement since 1981, and only recently making its way down to state and municipal levels, Indefinite Delivery (ID) contracting is a procurement mechanism designed to streamline the competitive bidding process for governmental owners. Timeline (please comment/suggest additions and/or modifications).

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Estimating Construction 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 27, 2015

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects. Shorter procurement and short overall project timelines. JOC can deliver: 1.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Sustainability Change Orders 40

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. The changes are intended to make the program more streamlined and flexible, which, in turn, will make it easier (and cheaper) for contractors to implement.

Certification 52

Certification Defense Liability Contractors 52

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Michigan’s Cybersecurity Initiative is the world’s first comprehensive state-level approach to cyber, improving the state’s defenses and fostering rapidly growing cyber talent and business environments. BF: Is Michigan prepared to become a leader in the emerging cybersecurity growth sector? JN: Michigan is a leader in cybersecurity.

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Michigan Defense Education Detroit 41