staryer bus319 all weeks discussions latest 2015 spring [ all 11 discussions ]

"Contract Fundamentals and Electronic Contracting" Please respond to the following:

• Per the text, Adams states that ethics in government contracting requires maintaining integrity in the procurement of products and services from private contractors. From the e-Activity, select two (2) components of Subpart 3.10—Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct that interest you the most. Next, evaluate the level of necessity of these components that you have selected in maintaining an ethical government contracting system. Provide a rationale for your response.
• Explain two (2) disadvantages of electronic contracting and suggest two (2) possible remedies for those disadvantages. Provide a rationale for your response.

"The Acquisition Process" Please respond to the following:

• Per the text, Adams states that the acquisition and procurement process is at the heart of government contracting. From the e-Activity, describe two (2) of the action steps that small businesses need to take in order to submit a contract proposal. Explain the necessity of these two (2) steps in allowing the government to determine the eligibility of prospective contractors. Provide a rationale for your response.
• It is common knowledge that contractors and prospective contractors must comply with many determining criteria (Chapter 3 of the text identifies nine [9]) in order to win a government contract. Select at least two (2) of these criteria and give your opinion as to why the criteria you selected are

"Contracting Methods and Contract Types" Please respond to the following:

• Per the text, Adams states that the government currently awards contracts by the use of a so-called “sealed bid” process. Take a position as to whether or not this process is fair. Include one (1) example showing the fairness or unfairness of the process in question to support your response.
• From the e-Activity, compare the components of the incentive type of contract mentioned in the article that you read against the incentive contracting types referenced in Chapter 5 of your text. Expand on the difference(s) that you have found and give your opinion as to which component makes more sense
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• "Developing Competitive Proposals and Source Selection Processes" Please respond to the following:

  • The government selects contract proposals from many competitors large and small, and each proposal must be effective in scope and developed with an attitude of winning the contract. From the e-Activity, select two (2) of the suggested commandments that you feel are most important to understand in order to write a government bid proposal effectively. Provide a rationale for your selection.
  • From a contractor’s perspective, determine the greatest single challenge involved in the source selection process and suggest one (1) strategy to address the challenge in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.
  
  
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"Managing Contract Risk and Total Ownership Costs" Please respond to the following:

• Per the text, Adams states that contractual risk assessment expands upon traditional Critical Path Methods (CPM) by developing realistic estimates of anticipated risks in the completion of a contract. From the e-Activity, analyze the overall manner in which the company used the risk assessment method and / or risk assessment matrix to meet their contract objective(s). Provide a rationale for your response.
• Imagine that you own a small catering company. Your company is applying for a contract to cater a state congressional luncheon. Determine the three (3) most significant cost factors that you should take into account as the contractor. Provide a rationale for your response. stion. Provide a rationale to support your response.

"Contract Cost and Profit Principle, and Contract Documentation" Please respond to the following:

• From the e-Activity, one of the listed CAS board members is with the Boeing Company, an international airline and aerospace company. Analyze two (2) possible extra-contractual motivators that Boeing might consider when bidding on future military contracts. Provide a rationale for each extra contractual motivator to support your response.
• Per Chapter 11 of the text, Adams states that the statement of work (SOW) is the primary contractual exhibit. Analyze the Statement of Work Checklist in Chapter 11 of the text and make one (1) additional recommendation that the government should consider in the SOW. Provide a rationale for your response.

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  "Data, Patents, and Copyrights" Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity, take a position as to whether you believe the NSA overreacted to the small business’s use of their logo or took appropriate action against the small business. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Per the text, both the government and industry have specific and valid interests in data, yet the government’s needs may well exceed those of private commercial contractors. From a contractor’s perspective, analyze the government’s data rights with regards to unlimited rights, limited rights, and restricted rights. Suggest two (2) changes in those rights that you would make in order to benefit the contractor. Provide a rationale for your response.
  
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  "Contract Termination and Closeout" Please respond to the following:

  • Per the text, the government has the right to terminate a contract whenever it is in their best interest or convenience. However, the text does not reference termination of contracts for alleged contractor support of terrorist groups. From the e-Activity, analyze the dilemma discussed in the video, and take a position as to whether you believe the government should have the right to terminate the contracts involved due to reasons of default, breach of contract, or for the convenience of the government. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Regarding the contract closeout process, make at least one (1) recommendation for improvement that would benefit the government and one (1) recommendation for improvement that would benefit the contractor. Provide a rationale for each recommendation.
  
  
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  "Summation and Application" Please respond to the following:

  • Select five (5) significant ideas or concepts that you learned from this course and explain your rationale for each selection.
  • Suggest two (2) ways that you can apply the overall concepts of this course to your current or future work position. Provide a rationale for your response.