Federal acquisition key issues and guidance - Compton, Paula B. (Management Concepts, 2010)
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