Re:18F's Micro-Purchase Experiment: Why I Bid $1
by neltnerb on Monday November 16, 2015 @08:05PM
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I'm sure you've thought of this, but is it impossible to subcontract this out to a non-profit to increase flexibility in the details of how the work is done? I.e. same requirements, same constraints, but the non-profit is formally registered with GSA and handles payments to subcontractors rather than the sub getting it straight from the government?
Re:18F's Micro-Purchase Experiment: Why I Bid $1
by wslack on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @12:30AM
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18Fer here. Is this in regards to a bounty program or putting out specific microtasks?
Re:18F's Micro-Purchase Experiment: Why I Bid $1
by neltnerb on Saturday November 21, 2015 @02:21PM
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The bounty program as a whole. Like when I worked at NREL they were government funded but on paper I think it looked like a subcontract to run the lab which was fully managed by another entity. NREL I'm sure can hire contractors, although I suppose they might have to be in GSA as well?
18Fer here. The main issue here is how the Gov actually gets $ to that entity. There are lots of laws and rules that we need to obey about who we pay $ to - Gov doesn't have a ton of flexibility here. There was a reason why bidders had to be pre-registered.
That said, many of us want to continue to expand our engagement with the community. When it comes to bounty/reward style programs, the one I'm personally focused on figuring out first is a bug bounty program. Once we've figured out solutions for a bounty type program, you'll absolutely hear from us.
edited: small typo