LEG440 Week
4 Assignment 1 Latest 2018 June
Assignment 1: Contracting and the FAR
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and that your supervisor has tasked you with
the procurement of a new software system for processing tax returns.
Use the Internet to research one (1) scandal
related to government procurement that has occurred within the past four (4)
years.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which
you:
- Analyze the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR), and conclude whether or not these regulations overall
offer adequate protection of the collective buying power of the American
people. Prepare an argument in support of your position. - Based on the scandal that you
have researched, determine whether or not the executive branch is the
proper branch to effectuate change that would provide checks and balances
for the purchase of good and services for the United States government.
Provide a rationale for your answer. - Use at least three (3) quality
academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar
websites do not qualify as quality academic resources. - Format your assignment
according to the following formatting requirements:
·
- Typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. - Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course
title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page
length. - Include a reference page.
Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is
not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated
with this assignment are:
- Describe the legal and
administrative framework and economic considerations of the federal
procurement process. - Distinguish between the various
types of contracts and considerations for use. - Use technology and information
resources to research issues in procurement and contract law. - Write clearly and concisely
about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.
LEG440 Week
7 Assignment 2 Latest 2018 June
Assignment 2: Competition Requirements
Due Week 7 and worth 260 points
Federal Acquisition Review (FAR) Part 15 –
Negotiations states “Exchanges of information among all interested parties,
from the earliest identification of a requirement through receipt of proposals,
is encouraged.” When planning a competitive solicitation, the agency must
provide needed information in order to develop a thorough request that takes
into account the agency’s objectives for quality, schedule, and costs.
Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the
IRS, and your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software
system for processing tax returns.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which
you:
- Analyze the proposal adequacy
checklist for organizing a proposal, and summarize the intrinsic value of
two (2) of the suggestions on the checklist. Prepare and articulate an
argument in support of your position. - Debate whether or not the
offeree should let an offeror’s mistake within a proposal go uncorrected,
even if such action would cause the offeror to withstand a loss. - Suggest one (1) judicial remedy
available to the offeror to prevent his / her loss. Provide an argument in
support of your position. - Use at least three (3) quality
academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and
similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. - Format your assignment
according to the following formatting requirements:
·
- Typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. - Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name,
the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the
required page length. - Include a reference page.
Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is
not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated
with this assignment are:
- Identify and apply the
appropriate Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet
compliance in contracting actions and dispute resolution requirements. - Explain the basic elements and
compliance issues of the federal procurement framework (contract
formulation, solicitation, costs, payment, financing, administration, and
closeout). - Use technology and information
resources to research issues in procurement and contract law. - Write clearly and concisely
about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.
LEG440 Week
10 Assignment 3 Latest 2018 June
Assignment 3: The FAR and Contract Provisions
for Protection
Due Week 10 and worth 300 points
Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the
Department of Energy (DOE). You have been asked to review bids from contractors
who have developed a new widget for saving the American public twenty-five
percent (25%) on their energy bills. Once an award is made, the contractors
will receive the contract, which includes provisions to minimize risks and
define rights and obligations, from the Department of Energy.
Review Federal Acquisition Review (FAR)
“52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements”.
Note: You may create and /
or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which
you:
- Evaluate the importance of the
standard default clause. As a contracts officer for the DOE, suggest two (2)
ways in which you could combine the standard default clause with the FAR’s
delay provision for the protection of both parties to the contract.
Provide a rationale for your response. - Speculate on the impact that a
contracting officer’s changes to the payment terms within the contract
would exert upon both the government and the contractor. Next, suggest the
most secure method for making a contractual change. Justify your response. - As a contracts officer for the
DOE, suggest two (2) improvements that you would make to the inspection
procedure in order to make the procedure more efficient. Provide a
rationale for your response. - Use at least three (3) quality
academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and
similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. - Format your assignment
according to the following formatting requirements:
·
- Typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. - Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name,
the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the
required page length. - Include a reference page.
Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is
not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated
with this assignment are:
- Explain the government’s
intellectual property rights policy. - Compare and contrast the
consequences and remedies of “termination for default” and “termination
for convenience.” - Use technology and information
resources to research issues in procurement and contract law. - Write clearly and concisely
about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.
