STRAYER LEG440 WEEK 3 AND WEEK 4 DISCUSSIONS

"Protesting Government Contracts" Please respond to the following:

• Examine the required contents of a protest, and assess the importance of each component in establishing the grounds for a challenge to the award or proposed award of a contract for procured goods / services. Provide a rationale for your response.
• From the e-Activity, examine the role of U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) and its general jurisdiction over the protest of an award of a contract. Determine whether or not an Alternative Dispute Resolution clause usurps the power of COFC. Provide a rationale for your response.

"Cost of Government Contracting" Please respond to the following:

• Imagine that you are a contracts officer. Conclude whether or not you are doing a disservice if you award a contract when there is a known agency budgetary funding shortfall or to simply get your job done. Provide a rationale for your response.
• From the eActivity, examine the cost principles enumerated in Part 31.201-2 of the FAR. Take a position on whether or not the allowable costs of negotiation and administration of contracts are arbitrary. Provide a rationale for your response.