The government manager's guide to source selection / Charles Solloway, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solloway, Charles D., author.

Series:

Government manager's essential library.

The Government Manager's Essential Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government purchasing--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Government purchasing.

Public contracts--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public contracts.

Negotiation in business--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Negotiation in business.

Project management--United States--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Project management.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

Vienna, Virginia : Management Concepts, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To be effective, every government manager must have a working knowledge of the source selection process. Even the most carefully crafted contract cannot repair the adverse mission impact of making a poor source selection decision. This accessible guide provides the framework you need. Its practical approach and concise presentation make it to the go-to resource on source selection for busy government managers.Contents: An Overview of Source Selection Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable vs. Trade-off The Acquisition Plan and the Source Selection Plan Protests Organizing for Source Selectio

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: Getting Everyone on Board; The Vision; The Stakeholders; Coming to Consensus on an Acquisition Strategy; The People and the Process; CHAPTER 2: An Overview of Source Selection; Sole Source vs. Competition; Competitive Source Selections; Best Value; FAR Source Selection Coverage; Process Events; CHAPTER 3: Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable vs. Trade-Off; Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable; Trade-off; A Practical Example; Advantages and Disadvantages of LPTA; Advantages and Disadvantages of Trade-off

Agency GuidanceCHAPTER 4: The Acquisition Plan and the Source Selection Plan; The Acquisition Plan; The Acquisition Team; The Source Selection Strategy; The Contents of a Source Selection Plan; Formats of the Acquisition Plan and Source Selection Plans; CHAPTER 5: Protests; Extraordinary Contractor Rights; The Stay Provisions; Override Procedures; Definition of a Protest; What Is an Interested Party?; Matters Addressed in Protests; Timeliness; When Interested Party or Timeliness Standards Are Not Met; Comptroller General Decision Times; Agency Responsibilities; Impact of Protests

Attorney Fees and Bid and Proposal CostsCHAPTER 6: Organizing for Source Selection; The Source Selection Authority; Duties of the Source Selection Authority; The Role of the Contracting Officer; Evaluators; Formal and Other Than Formal Source Selection; Advisors; The Number of Evaluators and Advisors; The Origin of Evaluators and Advisors; Use of Contractors as Evaluators and Advisors; Competence and Fairness; Source Selection Rules; CHAPTER 7: Market Research; Requirements and Goals; The Smart Buyer Concept; Market Research Techniques; Documentation of Market Research

CHAPTER 8: Involving Contractors in Source Selection PlanningContractor Participation Encouraged; Presolicitation Exchanges: Issues and Techniques; CHAPTER 9: Establishing Proposal Evaluation Factors; FAR Requirements; Evaluation Factors and Subfactors; Sample-itis; Great Latitude; Where to Begin; CHAPTER 10: Small Business Participation as a Merit Factor; Applicable FAR Clause Alternatives; Approved Subcontracting Plans; Agency Guidance; Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program; Other Socioeconomic Evaluation Factors; CHAPTER 11: Establishing Proposal Evaluation Subfactors

CHAPTER 12: Establishing the Relative Importance of Evaluation Factors and SubfactorsLowest Price, Technically Acceptable Excluded; Discretion of Planners; Describing Relative Importance; When Relative Importance Is Not Specified; The Impact of Relative Importance; What If?; CHAPTER 13: Selecting a Rating Method; Using Numbers; Using Adjectives or Colors; Variations on Common Rating Methods; CHAPTER 14: Past Performance as an Evaluation Factor; Past Performance vs. Experience; A Hard Nut to Crack; Addressing Concerns About the Use of Past Performance; Planning Concerns; FAR Guidance

CHAPTER 15: The Relative Importance of Cost

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-56726-408-5