Federal acquisition: key issues and guidance
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1. Verfasser: Compton, Paula B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Vienna, VA Management Concepts ©2010
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Beschreibung:Includes index
Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I -- The Acquisition Planning Phase; Chapter 1 -- Funding: The Availability of Appropriations and the Bona Fide Needs Rule; The Availability of Appropriations; Limitations on Appropriated Funds; The Purpose Limitation; The Time Limitation; The Amount Limitation; The Bona Fide Needs Rule; The Applicability of the Bona Fide Needs Rule to Annual Appropriations; The Applicability of the Bona Fide Needs Rule to Multiyear Appropriations; Continuing Needs under Multiyear Appropriations
The Applicability of the Bona Fide Needs Rule to No-Year AppropriationsThe Applicability of the Bona Fide Needs Rule to Supply Contracts; The Applicability of the Bona Fide Needs Rule to Service Contracts; Severable Service Contracts; Nonseverable Service Contracts; Chapter 2 -- Independent Government Cost Estimates; Cost Estimates for Contracts; Estimates for Contracts and Option Periods; Estimates for Commercial Items; The Party Responsible for Estimates; Estimate Confidentiality; Types of Cost Estimates; Lump Sum Estimates; Detailed Estimates
Chapter 3 -- Justifying Contract Awards without Full and Open CompetitionExemption from Full and Open Competition; Written Justification for Using Noncompetitive Procedures; Exceptions for Using Noncompetitive Procedures; Publicizing the Intent to Award to One Source; Requesting Offers from All Potential Vendors; Bid Protest Forums and the Use of Noncompetitive Procedures; A Bid Protest Case and the Court of Federal Claims Decision; Chapter 4 -- Market Research; The Requirement to Perform Market Research; The Party Responsible for Market Research; Types of Market Research
Requests for Information for Planning PurposesChapter 5 -- The Statement of Work; The Purpose of a Statement of Work; The Preparation and Content of the Statement of Work; The Party Responsible for the SOW; Specifications for Solicitations; The Format of an SOW and Common Elements; SOWs for Federal Supply Schedules; When Is a Statement of Work Required?; Types of Statements of Work; The Functional-Based SOW; The Performance-Based SOW; The Design-Based SOW; Chapter 6 -- Acquisition Methods and Selecting the Appropriate Type of Contract; Two Basic Acquisition Methods; Sealed Bidding
Contracting by NegotiationThe Proposal Evaluation Process; Types of Contracts; Fixed-Price Contracts; Cost-Reimbursement Contracts; Indefinite-Delivery Contracts; Other Types of Contracts; The Prohibition of Cost-Plus-a-Percentage-of-Cost Contracts; Chapter 7 -- Performance-Based Acquisition for Services; Performance-Based Acquisition: Background; The Definition of Performance-Based Acquisition; The Order of Precedence for Performance-Based Acquisition; The Performance Work Statement; Performance Requirements; Performance Standards; The Development and Content of a Quality Assurance Plan
Take the First Step Toward Building a Strong Foundation in Federal Acquisition!Federal Acquisition: Key Issues and Guidance is an essential guide to understanding and working within the complex world of federal government contracting. It offers brief but comprehensive explanations of the major phases and essential tasks in the contracting process. Written in a clear and easy-to-understand style, this resource provides the perfect foundation for building a thorough understanding of federal contracting. Author Paula Compton focuses on the most problematic areas of federal contracting, highlightin
Beschreibung:xix, 292 pages
ISBN:9781567263305
1567263305
9781567262483
1567262481

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