Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration
Change control, past-performance ratings and getting paid on time after award.
Lessons
- Know who may execute a contract modification.
- Handle out-of-scope requests safely.
- Explain why ratings matter for future bids.
- Know the minimum time you get to comment.
- Know the two events that set the standard payment due date.
- Avoid the invoice errors that delay payment.
- Run a kickoff that confirms scope and reporting.
- Know what the COR can and cannot direct.
- Document changes as they happen.
- Price and present an REA.
- Prepare for option exercise.
- Close out cleanly and protect your record.