A guide to federal contracting : principles and practices / Dan Lindner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindner, Dan, 1955- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts--United States.

Public contracts.

Letting of contracts--United States.

Letting of contracts.

Government purchasing--Law and legislation--United States.

Government purchasing.

Government purchasing--Law and legislation.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 648 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second Edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Bernan Press, [2022]

Summary:

"A Guide to Federal Contracting: Principles and Practices demystifies the federal buying process, providing in one volume a succinct yet thorough treatment of federal contracting requirements or regulations. Bringing together concepts of business, law, politics, public and social policy, pricing, and contract placement and administration, Dan Lindner draws on 40 years of federal government experience to cover the vast spread of this important process that impacts our daily government operations. This completely updated second edition incorporates the nearly 16 regulatory changes that have occurred since the first edition was published and adds new subsections on Product Planning and Placement, Major Systems Acquisition, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Other Transaction Agreements, Corporate Budget, and Work Breakdown Structure"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Contract Principles

1.1. Contracts and the Law

1.2. Commercial Contracting

1.3. Leases

1.4. Federal Contracting Environment

1.5. Contract Formation

1.6. Standards of Conduct

1.7. Federal Operations

1.8. Intellectual Property

1.9. State and Local Taxes

2. Planning

2.1. Marketing and Research

2.2. Competition

2.3. Using Government Sources

2.4. Federal Supply Schedules

2.5. Acquisition Plan

2.6. Major Systems Acquisitions

2.7. Socioeconomic Programs

2.8. Research and Development

2.9. Service Contracts

2.10. Information Technology

2.11. Risk

2.12. Supply Chain Management

2.13. International Contracting

2.14. Innovative Contracting Methods

3. Placement

3.1. Source-Selection Plan

3.2. Describing Agency Needs

3.3. Acquisition of Commercial Items

3.4. Uniform Contract Format

3.5. Contract Types

3.6. Agreements

3.7. Simplified Acquisition Procedures

3.8. Sealed Bidding

3.9. Competitive Negotiations

3.10. Responsible Offerors

3.11. Evaluation of Offers

3.12. Negotiation

3.13. Protests

3.14. Construction Contracts

3.15. Architect-Engineering Services

4. Pricing

4.1. Market-Based Pricing

4.2. Cost-Based Pricing

4.3. Cost Principles

4.4. Cost Accounting Standards

4.5. Cost Proposal

4.6. Cost Analysis

4.7. Profit

4.8. Documentation

4.9. Defective Cost or Pricing Data

5. Post-Award

5.1. Contract Administration Services

5.2. Labor

5.3. Quality

5.4. Warranty

5.5. Indemnification

5.6. Financial Protections

5.7. Value Engineering

5.8. Subcontracting

5.9. Property

5.10. International Considerations

5.11. Environmental Issues

5.12. Transportation

5.13. Cost Management

5.14. Contract Financing

5.15. Past Performance Information

5.16. Contract Changes/Modifications

5.17. Extraordinary Contract Actions

5.18. Disputes

5.19. Contract Termination

5.20. Some Final Thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Lindner, Dan, 1955- Guide to federal contracting

ISBN:

9781636710525

1636710522

OCLC:

1332951781