Overview
Get the Contracting Answers You Need to Do Your Job Better!
Anyone involved in government contracting — whether a contractor or a federal contracting professional — knows how tough it is to learn the contracting process and stay on top of the ever-changing rules, regulations, and details. Federal Contracting Answer Book, Second Edition, provides clear, succinct answers to questions on all aspects of federal government contracting, particularly procedures and regulations. The straightforward, practical approach allows for quick and easy access to critical information, while providing valuable insights into the changing landscape of federal government contracting.
• Understand how the federal government evaluates an offeror's price through market research, independent government estimates, competition strategies, terms and conditions, and risk factors.
• Discover how the government evaluates an offeror's cost build-up, including cost estimating systems and individual cost components.
• Learn the changes in ethics regulations to ensure compliance with the law.
• Secure a government contract by applying procurement methods used in federal acquisition.
NEW! Federal Contracting Answer Book, Second Edition, provides updated information about how the government makes an award decision, the key components required for negotiation, and the increased emphasis on procurement integrity. New chapters on costing and pricing offer insights into what the government looks for in evaluating an offeror's proposal.
Synopsis
The one reference tool with the answers you need to do your job better!
Anyone who works with government contracting - whether you are a contractor or a federal contracting professional - knows how tough it is to keep on top of the contracting process.
Now there's a reference that delivers straightforward, easy-to-understand answers to every contracting question you have. Federal Contracting Answer Book is an essential resource that eliminates hours of frustrating, dead-end searches for accurate information and practical guidance.
Over 500 pages - over 200 answers! Every contracting professional will make this an integral part of the contracting process. Always at your fingertips. Always ready to provide you with the answers you need.
Use Federal Contracting Answer Book to
Get the answers to your contracting questions ... quickly & easily with keyword and index search capabilities
Train new contracting and noncontracting personnel ... by providing answers to the most basic - and critical - questions about contracting
Support the most seasoned contracting professionals ... by providing answers to questions about special circumstances
Learn what you need to know about federal government contracting ... broaden your knowledge and do your own job better
About the Authors:
Author Biographies: Terrence M. O'Connor, LL.M., has practiced government contract law for more than 30 years. He has tried government contract cases before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and various boards of contract appeals. Mr. O'Connor has also litigated government contract protests before the General Accounting Office and the U.S. Federal District Court. His publications include The Procurement Ethics Desktop Reference, now in its third edition, and a monthly column on recent court, GAO, and BCA decisions for the Procurement Law Advisor and the Federal Acquisition Report. Since 1985, he has taught thousands of government contract professionals as an instructor for Management Concepts, Inc.
Mary Ann P. Wangemann, CPCM, has been with EDS for more than 16 years, working in or managing every aspect of federal procurement and contract performance. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia and teaches a wide range of courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs. She has written articles for Contract Management magazine and has published eight textbooks, including: 2002 Federal Government Contractor's Manual (Aspen Law Publishing); 2001 Subcontract Management Manual (Harcourt Brace Publishing) and 2000 State and Local Government Contract Management (Harcourt Brace Publishing).