tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97685134337018982.post1082110245743318136..comments2024-01-15T09:13:26.421-08:00Comments on PNWC's Government Contracting Update: Withholding or Withdrawing Purchasing System ApprovalPaul D. Cederwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210528610954446990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97685134337018982.post-90089843032114835372011-01-04T08:35:16.811-08:002011-01-04T08:35:16.811-08:00If a purchasing system has not been reviewed, cont...If a purchasing system has not been reviewed, contractors do not receive the benefits coming from having an approved system. For example, all subcontracts over the threshold must have "consent" from the Government.<br /><br />On the flip side, if a purchasing system has not been reviewed, the Government has no basis to withhold billings due to a deficient system.<br /><br /><br />We haven't seen any statistics on disapproval ratios. We sense that it is high but 90% seems too high. If you've ever been through a CPSR (Contractor Purchasing System Review), you know that the Government can find something if it is so inclined. Sometimes we feel that they do not consider risk or materiality.<br /><br />We like your term "yet to be approved". Maybe we will borrow that when the situation warrants.Paul D. Cederwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210528610954446990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97685134337018982.post-41650019728280802322011-01-03T09:47:52.873-08:002011-01-03T09:47:52.873-08:00If a purchasing system has yet to be approved, wha...If a purchasing system has yet to be approved, what does the Government call that system? If they call it disapproved, by what basis do they establish such disapproval? If it is called disapproved, isn't that like predisposition of a system? Assuming since no one have reviewed it, it must be or will be (on the first review) called "disapproved"? I hear that if DCMA goes in the first time there is a 90% chance of disapproval. A way to establish workload if you ask me. I've always used the term, "yet to be approved" to avoid the apparent misunderstanding of the government approval process. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com