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9780471242185

Contracting with the Federal Government

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471242185

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    0471242187

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-03-16
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

A complete overhaul ofContracting with the Federal Government, Third Edition to reflect developments and changes since 1992. Analysis of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (major legislation enacted in 1995), and of significant changes in cost accounting standards and requirements, statutes, and regulations governing federal contracting process. With step-by-step instructions, and forms in a clear and concise process, this professional book incorporates relevant supplemental information.

Author Biography

Margaret M. Worthington is the author of Contracting with the Federal Government, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Louis P. Goldsman is the author of Contracting with the Federal Government, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Table, and Appendices
xxv
1 Historical Perspectives and Background
1(16)
1-1 Early Federal Procurement Statutes
1(1)
1-2 The Federal Procurement Environment From World War II to Today
2(3)
1-3 The Federal Procurement Process
5(3)
1-4 Major Differences Between Private and Public Contracting
8(4)
1-5 Tax Considerations
12(1)
1-6 Summary
13(4)
2 The Organization of the Government's Acquisition Function
17(16)
2-1 Introduction
17(1)
2-2 Origin of the Government's Acquisition Authority
17(1)
2-3 Role of the Legislative Branch
18(1)
2-4 Role of the Executive Branch
19(12)
2-5 Role of the Judicial Branch
31(2)
3 Obtaining Government Business
33(50)
3-1 Background
33(1)
3-2 Preliminaries for Entering the Government Market
34(12)
3-3 The Government Procurement Process
46(11)
3-4 Subcontractors
57(1)
3-5 Summary
58(25)
4 Profit
83(14)
4-1 Background
83(1)
4-2 Government Profit Policy
84(1)
4-3 DOD Weighted Guidelines
85(3)
4-4 NASA Profit Approach
88(1)
4-5 Other Civilian Agency Approaches
89(1)
4-6 Summary
90(7)
5 Defective Pricing
97(24)
5-1 Requirements of the Truth in Negotiations Act
97(1)
5-2 Exceptions from Submission of Cost or Pricing Data
98(5)
5-3 Cost or Pricing Data
103(9)
5-4 Contract Price Adjustment
112(5)
5-5 Subcontracts: Prime Contractor and Subcontractor Responsibilities
117(4)
6 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting
121(22)
6-1 Background
121(1)
6-2 The General Services Administration
122(1)
6-3 Department of Veterans Affairs
122(1)
6-4 Purchasing From Federal Supply Schedules
123(2)
6-5 Multiple-Award Schedule Proposals
125(5)
6-6 MAS Contract Administration
130(4)
6-7 Summary
134(9)
7 Government Contract Cost Principles
143(62)
7-1 Historical Perspective
143(1)
7-2 Advance Agreements on Particular Cost Items (FAR 31.109)
144(1)
7-3 Composition of Total Allowable Costs
145(1)
7-4 Reasonableness (FAR 31.201-3)
146(2)
7-5 Allocability (FAR 31.201-4)
148(1)
7-6 Cost-Accounting Standards and Their Primary over Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
149(1)
7-7 Selected Costs
150(39)
7-8 Retroactive Disallowances
189(1)
7-9 Credits
190(1)
7-10 Indirect Cost Rates
191(3)
7-11 Summary
194(11)
8 Cost Accounting Standards
205(120)
8-1 Statutory and Regulatory Perspective
205(2)
8-2 Policies, Rules, and Regulations of the Board
207(10)
8-3 Disclosure Statements
217(4)
8-4 The Cost Accounting Standards
221(32)
8-5 Summary
253(72)
9 Payment and Contract Financing
325(38)
9-1 Background
325(1)
9-2 Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
325(7)
9-3 Fixed-Price Contracts
332(13)
9-4 Summary
345(18)
10 Other Contract Clauses
363(22)
10-1 Background
363(1)
10-2 Record-Retention Requirements
363(1)
10-3 Contract Clauses Providing for Specific Repricing Actions
364(3)
10-4 Value Engineering
367(1)
10-5 Rights in Technical Data
368(1)
10-6 Contract Warranties
369(1)
10-7 Government Property
370(1)
10-8 Contract Clauses Relating to Socioeconomic and Environmental Protection Goals
371(3)
10-9 Contract Clauses Relating to Labor Standards
374(1)
10-10 Recovery of Nonrecurring Costs and Royalty Fees on Commercial Sales
375(1)
10-11 Contract Novation
376(1)
10-12 Summary
376(9)
11 Equitable Adjustments
385(22)
11-1 Background
385(1)
11-2 Contract Changes
385(1)
11-3 Definition of Equitable Adjustment
386(1)
11-4 Deductive Changes
387(1)
11-5 Additive Changes
388(1)
11-6 Estimated Quantities in Requirements Contracts
388(1)
11-7 Prospective versus Retroactive Pricing
388(2)
11-8 Costs of Contract Changes
390(9)
11-9 Acceleration
399(3)
11-10 Defective Specifications
402(1)
11-11 Total Cost Approach
402(1)
11-12 Jury Verdict Approach
403(1)
11-13 Profit
403(1)
11-14 Interest
404(1)
11-15 Shipbuilding Equitable Adjustment Proposals
404(1)
11-16 Summary
405(2)
12 Terminations
407(52)
12-1 Background
407(2)
12-2 Termination for Default
409(2)
12-3 Termination for Convenience
411(4)
12-4 Termination for Convenience Accounting Problems
415(15)
12-5 Cash Flow
430(1)
12-6 Summary
430(29)
13 Disputes and Sanctions
459(34)
13-1 Background
459(1)
13-2 Contract Disputes Act of 1978
460(6)
13-3 Appeals Process
466(7)
13-4 Extraordinary Contractual Relief
473(1)
13-5 Bid Protests
474(8)
13-6 Equal Access to Justice Act
482(1)
13-7 Penalties and Sanctions for Noncompliance with Regulatory Requirements
483(4)
13-8 Summary
487(6)
14 Control and Management Systems
493(40)
14-1 Background
493(1)
14-2 Cost Accounting Systems
494(3)
14-3 Cost Estimating Systems
497(4)
14-4 Purchasing Systems
501(3)
14-5 Government Property Systems
504(1)
14-6 Project Management Systems
505(4)
14-7 Material Management and Accounting Systems
509(16)
14-8 Summary
525(8)
15 Self-Governance
533(34)
15-1 Background
533(2)
15-2 Self-Governance versus Internal Controls
535(3)
15-3 Self-Governance Initiatives
538(3)
15-4 Elements of Effective Self-Governance Programs
541(4)
15-5 Management and Performance of the Compliance Function
545(3)
15-6 Summary
548(19)
16 Contract Audit Reviews
567(42)
16-1 Background
567(1)
16-2 Access to Records
568(5)
16-3 DCAA Audits
573(12)
16-4 Audits of Multiple Award Schedule Contracts
585(1)
16-5 Other Audits and Reviews
586(5)
16-6 Managing the Audit/Review Process
591(3)
16-7 Audit Reports
594(1)
16-8 Summary
594(15)
List of Acronyms 609(4)
Glossary 613(8)
Table of Cases
621(34)
Index 655

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