(Vancketta, 1999) The 'Changes' clause enables the Government "to make unilateral changes to the contract during performance, so long as those changes fall within the contract's scope." The Standard 'Changes' clause utilized in fixes price supply Continue Reading...
Solar power captures the heat and light of the sun to generate electricity. The overall climatic changes can be wisely used by Corporations and Governments to produce useful electricity, without recurring to solid wastes or other non-renewable reso Continue Reading...
8). The federal government's recent decision to shift to fixed-price contracts is intended to protect the government from overcharging by contractors and from assuming the potentially enormous losses that are involved when projects, especially high- Continue Reading...
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 2Communication of Cost ObjectivesCommunication of cost objectives to both internal and external stakeholders is crucial. A cost objective is a function or organizational subdivision for which cost data is accumulated and measured Continue Reading...
Commercial and Government Contracting The Differences Between the Formation of Commercial and Government Contracts When a business moves from the commercial contracting marketplace to the government procurement world it must ensure a clear underst Continue Reading...
Small Business Government Contracting CEO of Small Business that Provides Service Expansion by Competing for Navy Contracts at a Base Several Miles Away The objective of this study is to examine the scenario of a CEO of a small business that provid Continue Reading...
Government contracting can greatly facilitate the goals of various NGOs operating in developing countries, while also making up for weak political or economic institutions. However, the “inherently political process” of contracting also p Continue Reading...
Acquisition of Innovative Technology and Weapon Systems Government contracting plays a critical role in the acquisition of innovative technology for different departments such as the Department of Defense (DoD). Over the past few years, DoD has enhan Continue Reading...
Article Abstract Berrios, R. (2006). Government Contracts and Contractor Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics, 63: 119-130. Privatization, in the realm of government contracts, could be conceptualized in terms of outsourcing and contracting out. Here Continue Reading...
Cost Allocation in Government ContractsAbstractThe main cost accounting task involves indirect cost allocation to cost items. For allocating these common or overhead, or indirect costs, the basis chosen is cost drivers. Choosing cost drivers proves c Continue Reading...
Procurement in Government Contracting The government procurement process is identified by purchase of goods and services that will be used in provision of public goods and services like transport, railway, education, health, defense etc. It is not e Continue Reading...
Risk management as it relates to government contracts can often be a complex and convoluted process. This is particularly true as government contracts often have certain stipulations and provisions that are unlike their private sector counterparts. W Continue Reading...
regulatory requirements the SSA must consider in making a source selection decision? According to the formal Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures (2008), in general, there are two processes which can be observed when engaging in source Continue Reading...
Labor Agreements (FAR Part 22.5): Applicable laws There are three major labor laws which affect government construction projects. The Davis Bacon Act stipulates a specific wage floor for all workers, namely that "no laborer or mechanic employed dir Continue Reading...
The government official has a legal as well as an ethical responsibility to put the interests of the public first, as a public servant. To fail to do so will result in greater cost to the taxpayer, and perhaps even an inferior product. This type of Continue Reading...
Contract Disputes Your Right to Protest and Dispute a Government Decision Regarding a Contract There are three ways to protest a government decision regarding a contract, claims Daniels (n.d). Those three ways include filing a formal complaint with Continue Reading...
A micro considers the interests and rights of the individual company as the primary concern. Both of these views are valid depending on the lens that one wishes to use. The problem arises when the government is forced to develop policies regarding p Continue Reading...
Government Web Site Analysis Doing Business With the Government Because of the size of federal government, there are often opportunities for businesses to work fiscally with the government. When businesses research the possibility of doing business Continue Reading...
Contract Proposal This paragraph serves as the introduction to this contract proposal report. The contract will be written from the government's perspective as far as the fencing project goes and will cover the seven main points asked for in the ass Continue Reading...
The ability to end or terminate the contract is unilateral. Gabbard expresses the fact that changes must also be unilateral. The terms in settling a dispute must be predetermined before entering contract. The Government contract gives the authoritat Continue Reading...
Contract Dispute Contract is a mutual agreement between at least two persons or parties, aimed at achieving a certain business goal. A contract can be oral or written, although, over the years, written contract has been preferred due to disputes tha Continue Reading...
Government Intervention in the Steel Industry The Bush administration announced the imposition of sweeping tariffs of up to 30% on steel imports to the United States for a period of 3 years in March 2002 purportedly to save the ailing steel industry Continue Reading...
All other issues are derived from this rule. Many of the modern contracts have express conditions, which are explicit contractual provisions that the parties need to abide by. The related elements that this incurs are detailed in the subchapter refe Continue Reading...
Contracts and Performance-Based Acquisition A contract is a planned and legal agreement made between two or more parties with intent. It could be oral or written and may involve business individuals, employers and employees, or tenants and land lor Continue Reading...
" Further, it is held that "a material misrepresentation in the certifications (bid) generally provides a basis for rejection of the proposal or reevaluation of the award decision." Thus, it can be said that if a challenge shows a material misreprese Continue Reading...
Government Encouraging Small Businesses Importance of Government Encouragement of Small Business The socio-economic considerations of the federal procurement process The federal procedure is made up of different social-economic factors that are o Continue Reading...
Jilted Contractor The unfortunate case of Cromuel Contractor is a sad one to read. This is said because the detailing of the events surrounding the contract bidding war seemed to show that Ridley was the clear winner and that BFE was the clear loser Continue Reading...
Government Contracting class. GAO case study: Contract dispute One of the most recent government debacles of 2013-2014 was that of the healthcare.gov crisis. Healthcare.gov, the Internet exchange on which people could buy healthcare plans on the o Continue Reading...
What are some reasons for and against contracting out? Additionally, what are reasonable items to contract out? Contracting out is often justified according to the principle of economic specialization. In other words, it is best if a particular organ Continue Reading...
Prenegotiation Objectives Order Prenegotiation Objectives Contract NO. DACA87-12-5-6789 Change Case NO. 23-0-41-2 Modification Description: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development feels it is necessary to submit our interest in adding Continue Reading...
In this case, individuals are entitled to produce goods and services to meet their human need instead of private profit (Wolff, 2012). Prevention for Power and Privileges under Social Contract: While social contract provides power and privileges t Continue Reading...
Republicans construed Obama as suggesting government bailouts for new industries, or at the slightest a more lively federal government function in generating or supporting jobs -- concepts abominations to a lot of conservatives. The Obama campaign Continue Reading...
Tyranny. According to Plato, the degeneration of democracy leads to tyranny. When there is chaos and disorder, power is forcibly seized, which leads to forms of tyranny. 3. Conclusion The above reference to the different types of government empha Continue Reading...
Contracts involve risks. How could these risks be mitigated? Be sure to explain which role (or roles) on the project team within the performing organisation are responsible for identifying and remedying the results when said risks materialise. A num Continue Reading...
Government Solicitation Developing a Federal Acquisition Team: Reverse Engineering a Standard Forestry Project to Determine Team Requirements FAR Provisions The selected project is controlled by the Forestry Department, which is part of the Depart Continue Reading...
Contract Law The author of this response is asked to offer a response to a few major questions. First, the author is to explain the purpose and importance of Mitchell v. Finney Lock Seeds as it relates to contract law. The author is asked to relate Continue Reading...
Because promises are usually kept, it is usually reasonable to rely on a promise, and promises are usually relied upon. (p. 1) Despite its centrality to the human condition, the social practice of promising remains primitive and incomplete in compa Continue Reading...
Contracts (except for those of high paid professional athletes who believe that they do not have to be held to such trivialities) are documents that require events to take place at the behest of each participant. When the participants are buyers and Continue Reading...
