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Acquisition Management /
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Today's Best Procurement Practices "Acquisition Management is a great book for those in the government acquisition business. It is complete and well documented. I was especially impressed with the format which makes it valuable for training people new to the acqu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
2001.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Reform of the Federal Acquisition System; Characteristics of the Government Market; The Federal Acquisition System: The Past 50 Years; The Federal Acquisition System: Viewed from the Inside Looking Out; The Federal Acquisition System: Viewed from the Outside Looking In; A Core Vision for the Federal Government in the 21st Century; The Implementing Acquisition Vision; Performance Standards: A Guide to Decisions and Evaluation; Customer Satisfaction; Minimizing Administrative Cost
- Maintaining the Public Trust and Managing RiskFulfillment of Public Policy Objectives; The Information Revolution; Conclusion; Chapter 2. Introduction to the Federal Acquisition Process; The Acquisition Process; The Integrated Acquisition Team; The Program Manager/Project Manager; The Contracting Officer; Other Government Team Members; The Contractor As Member of the Integrated Acquisition Team; DoD Implementation of the Integrated Acquisition Team Concept; Communications Protocol; Managing Risks and Opportunities; Sources of Risk; Managing Risk; Managing Opportunities; Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Acquisition PlanningProcurement Lead Time; Acquisition Planning; Determining Requirements; Market Research: Starting the Management of Risk and Opportunities Process; Genesis of Market Research; The Market Research Process; The Make-or-Buy Decision; Proprietary Information (Intellectual Property); Patent Rights; Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software; Cooperative and Teaming Agreements; The Acquisition Plan; Contents of Written Acquisition Plans; Part One: Acquisition Background and Objectives; Part Two: Plan of Action; Conclusion; Chapter 4. The Solicitation
- The Solicitation As Basis for Formal Contract AgreementThe Solicitation As Basis for the RFP; The Use of Sealed Bidding; Preparing the Invitation for Bid; The Two-Step Sealed Bid Procurement Process; Contracting by Competitive Negotiation; Preparing the Request for Proposal; The Uniform Contract Format; Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest; Pre-Qualification of Offerors; Publicizing Contract Actions; Types of Contract Pricing Arrangements (Contract Types); The Firm-Price Group of Pricing Arrangements; The Cost-Reimbursement Group of Pricing Arrangements
- Selecting the Type of Contract Pricing ArrangementContract Types for the 21st Century; Indefinite-Delivery Contracts; Modular Contracting; Basic Agreements, Basic Ordering Agreements, and Blanket Purchase Agreements; The Federal Supply Schedule Program; Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts; Letter Contracts; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Bid and Proposal Preparation; Market Research and Exchanges Prior to Receipt of Solicitation; Addressing Ambiguities and Other Significant Discrepancies; Risk Allocation and Management; Forming the Bid or Proposal Team; The Bid/No-Bid Decision