Iraq reconstruction, 2. Lessons in contracting and procurement.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postwar reconstruction--Contracting out--Iraq.

Postwar reconstruction.

Public contracts--United States.

Public contracts.

Government purchasing--United States.

Government purchasing.

Humanitarian assistance, American--Iraq.

Humanitarian assistance, American.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Postwar reconstruction--Contracting out.

Iraq.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Lessons in contracting and procurement

Place of Publication:

[Arlington, Va.] : Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, [2006]

Summary:

This report provides a chronological review of the US government's contracting and procurement experience during the Iraq relief and reconstruction program. It begins by examining contracting activity early in the Iraq program and trace its evolutionary development through the efforts' succeeding phases. The concluding section lays out a series of key lessons learned followed by six recommendations for improving the U.S. government's capacity to support and executive contracting and procurement in contingency environments.

Contents:

Overview

the pre-ORHA period (Summer 2002 to January 2003): closed reconstruction planning

ORHA and the early-CPA period (January to August 2003): contracting focuses on humanitarian needs and essential services

The later CPA period (August 2003 to June 2004): contracting emphasis shifts to large-scale reconstruction

Post-CPA contracting developments (June 2004 to the present): shift from design-build to direct contracting

Special contracting programs: CERP and CHRRP (June 2003-present): balancing rapid response with regulation

Lessons in contracting from Iraq reconstruction

Recommendations.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed Nov. 1, 2006).

"July 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-131).

Other Format:

Print version: Iraq reconstruction.

OCLC:

74813231