Federal contracting answer book
Thousands of contracting professionals have relied on the Federal Contracting Answer Book as their trusted guide to the highly regulated world of government procurement. In each edition the book has offered timely and accurate answers to the questions that arise daily in this complex field.Now in it...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vienna, VA :
Management Concepts
[2013]
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| Edición: | 3rd ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627666106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright; About the Authors; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Federal Marketplace; 1. What is the federal government market?; 2. How is conducting business with the federal government different from conducting business with commercial companies?; 3. Why do business with the federal government?; 4. Have any changes occurred in the government marketplace?; 5. What are the roles of each branch of the government in federal procurement?; 6. What methods can be used to secure a government contract?
- 7. What assistance does the government provide small businesses seeking to pursue government business?8. What information can a company get from the government? What information from a company can be protected?; 9. What steps does an agency take in a negotiated procurement to purchase goods and services?; 10. What steps must a company take to sell goods and services?; 11. What are some basic terms in procurement?; Chapter 2: Introduction to Federal Contracting; 12. What regulations govern federal acquisition?; 13. What are the standard procurement methods used in federal acquisition?
- 14. What are competition requirements?15. What types of contracts exist in the government marketplace?; 16. Are there any types of small procurements that can be accomplished without all the paperwork associated with a full and open competition?; 17. Are there any websites that are particularly useful for government procurements?; 18. What is the HUBZone program?; 19. What is the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act and how does it apply to procurement?; 20. What are some of the policies that the government has in place to ensure integrity throughout the procurement process?
- 21. What are the standards for disabled access? What are the Section 508 compliance issues?Chapter 3: Commercial Item Contracting; 22. What is the historical perspective to commercial item contracting?; 23. What did the Competition in Contracting Act do for federal procurement?; 24. What did the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act do for commercial item contracting?; 25. What makes something a "commercial item"?; 26. How did FAR Part 12 change commercial item acquisitions?; 27. What does the government look for in market research?; 28. Does the uniform contract format still apply?
- 29. Can the contractor negotiate terms and conditions once they are established in the RFP?30. Can the government still use best value techniques in a commercial item acquisition?; 31. Can the government unilaterally change the terms of a commercial item contract?; Chapter 4: GSA Schedule Contracts; 32. What is the GSA Schedule?; 33. How does a GSA Schedule contract streamline acquisition?; 34. What products and services does GSA offer?; 35. Why should a company get on a GSA Schedule contract?; 36. What is the overall process a company goes through to get on a GSA Schedule contract?
- 37. What are the typical parts of a GSA proposal?
