Innovative federal contracting : case studies / Darrel Cobb, editor.

Format:

Book

Series:

Government procedures and operations.

Government Procedures and Operations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts--United States--Case studies.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Innovative contracting case studies is an iterative, evolving document that describes a number of ways Federal agencies are getting more innovation per taxpayer dollar - all under existing laws and regulations. This book discusses the case studies, and provides a legal overview of the competition in federal contracting.

Contents:

""INNOVATIVE FEDERAL CONTRACTING: CASE STUDIES""; ""INNOVATIVE FEDERAL CONTRACTING: CASE STUDIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Chapter 1: Innovative Contracting Case Studies""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""Resources for Feedback and Collaboration""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Summaries""; ""Rapid Technology Prototyping Contracts""; ""What are Rapid Technology Prototyping Contracts?""; ""What are the implications of Rapid Technology Prototyping Contracts?""; ""What are the benefits of Rapid Technology Prototyping Contracts?""

""What are the results or case studies to date?""""Staged Contracts""; ""What are Staged Contracts?""; ""What Are the Implications of Staged Contracts?""; ""What Are the Benefits of Staged Contracts?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""Milestone-Based Competitions""; ""What are Milestone-Based Competitions?""; ""What Are the Implications of Milestone-Based Competitions?""; ""What Are the Benefits of Milestone-Based Competitions?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""Incentive Prizes""; ""What Are Incentive Prizes?""

""What Are The Implications of Incentive Prizes?""""What Are the Benefits of Incentive Prizes?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""Challenge Based Acquisitions""; ""What Are Challenge-Based Acquisitions?""; ""Applicability""; ""What Are the Implications of Challenge-Based Acquisitions?""; ""What Are the Benefits of Challenge-Based Acquisition?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""Culvert Denial Challenge""; ""2012 Counter-IED Robotics Challenge""; ""Other Transactions""; ""What Are “Other Transactions�?""

""What Are the Implications of Other Transactions?""""What Are the Benefits of Other Transactions?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""FIRE � Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, Elegant""; ""What Is The FIRE Method?""; ""What Are the Implications of FIRE?""; ""What Are the Benefits of FIRE?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""Agile Methods""; ""What Are Agile Methods?""; ""What Are the Implications of Agile Methods?""; ""What Are the Benefits of Agile Methods?""; ""What Are the Results or Case Studies to Date?""; ""Charts: An Overview of the Different""

""Innovation Models""""Rapid Technology Prototyping: Finding the Right Innovation from Small Businesses""; ""Overview""; ""Manage Failure""; ""Using This Innovative Model""; ""Identifying the Problems/Requirements""; ""Engaging the Future End Users""; ""Constraining the Solution Space""; ""Identifying Participants""; ""Developing the RFP""; ""Evaluating Proposals and Selecting for Award""; ""Executing the Award""; ""Involving End Users""; ""Managing Risk and Establishing Expectations""; ""Providing Technical Guidance and Advice""; ""Demonstrating and Testing Prototypes""

""Pursuing Follow-on Work""

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2015).

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-63463-441-1

OCLC:

898279167