staryer bus319 week 3 and week 4 discussions latest 2015 spring

"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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