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HowwlongwshouldwthewCPARSwreportingwproceswtake?
ThewCPARSwreportingwprocesswshouldwtakewnowlongerwthanw120wdays.
PhaseswofwthewContractingwProcess
Pre-Award;wAward;wPost-Award
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Pre-awardwphasewconsistswofwtwowprimarywactivities:
1.wDevelopwSolicitationw(forwourwpurposes,wthiswiswdonewbywthewGovernmentworwthewcontrac
tor,wfocusedwonwobtainingwawsubcontractor).
2.wDevelopwOfferw(thiswiswdonewbywthewContractorworwSubcontractor)
Awardwphasewconsistswofwonewprimarywactivity:
FormwContract:w
-wEvaluationwofwOffers;
-wNegotiationwandwdiscussion;w
-wSelectionwofwawardeesw
,Post-awardwphasewconsistswofwtwowprimarywactivities:
1.wPerformwContract
2.wClosewContract
Whowdevelopswawsolicitation?
ThewGovernmentw&wThewBuyer.
Whowprepareswanwoffer?
ThewContractorwandwthewseller
Duringwthewpost-
awardwphasewwhilewthewcontractwiswbeingwperformed,wwhowhaswresponsibilitywforwquality?
Duringwthewpost-
awardwphasewitwiswthewsellerswresponsibilitywtowassurewqualitywwhilewthewcontractwiswbeingw
performed.
WhatwiswAcqusition?
1.wacquiringwbywcontract
2.wwithwappropriatedwfundswofwsuppliesworwservicesw(includingwconstruction)w
3.wbywandwforwthewusewofwthewFederalwGovernmentw
4.wthroughwpurchaseworwlease,
5.wwhetherwthewsuppliesworwserviceswarewalreadywinwexistencew
6.worwmustwbewcreated,wdeveloped,wdemonstrated,wandwevaluated.
Whenwdoeswthewacquisitionwbegins?
Acquisitionwbeginswatwthewpointwwhenwagencywneedswarewestablished
Whatwdoeswacquisitionwprocesswincludes?
·wDescriptionwofwrequirementswtowsatisfywagencywneeds,
·wSolicitation.
·wSelectionwofwsources.
·wAwardwofwcontracts.
·wContractwfinancing,
·wContractwperformance,
·wContractwadministration,
·wTechnicalwandwmanagementwfunctionswdirectlywrelatedwtowthewprocesswofwfulfillingwagency
wneeds wbywcontract.·
WhatwdoeswthewacquisitionwTeamwconsistswof?
,AllwparticipantswinwGovernmentwacquisition:
-wtechnical
-wSupply
-wProcurement
-wCustomerswtheywserve
-wContractorswwhowprovidewthewproductswandwservices.
KO'swrolewonwACQwteam?
Thewcontractingwofficerwmustwhavewthewauthoritywtowthewmaximumwextentwpracticablewand
wconsistentwwithwlaw,wtowdeterminewthewapplicationwofwrules,wregulations,wand wpolicies,wonw
awspecificwcontract.
ConsiderationswforwthewKO'swappointment
-wcomplexity
-wdollarwvaluewofwthewacquisitionswtowbewassigned
-wcandidate'swexperience
-wtrainingwandweducation
-wbusinesswacumen
-wjudgment,wcharacter,wandwreputation
DoDwKOwrequirements
1.wcompletedwallwcontractingwcourseswrequiredwforwawcontractingwofficer
2.wAtwleastw2wyearswexperiencewinwawcontractingwposition.
3.wBaccalaureatewdegreewfromwanwaccreditedweducationalwinstitution.
4.wAdditionalwrequirementswaswmaywbewestablishedwbywthewSecretarywofwDefense.
ContractingwOfficerwResponsibilities
1.wEnsurewsufficientwfundswarewavailablewforwobligationwforweachwcontractwaction.w(FARw1.60
2-2(a))
2.wKOwshallwensurewthatwcontractorswreceivewimpartial,wfair,wandwequitablewtreatment.w(forw
allwtypeswofwcomswverbalwandwwritten)
3.wKOwshallwrequestwandwconsiderwthewadvicewofwspecialistsw(audit,wengineeringwetc)
4.wKOwshallwdesignatewCORswinwwritingwandwfurnishwcopieswtowthewcontractorwandwthewcon
tractwadministrationwoffice.
TransparencywandwOpenwCommunications
businesswofwacquisitionwshouldwbewconductedwwithwopenness.wandwintegritywbyweveryonewi
nvolvedwinwthewACQwprocess
GuidingwprinciplewofwthewFederalwAcquisition:
-
wTowsatisfywcustomers winwtermswofwcost,wquality,wand wtimeliness wofwthewdelivered wproductwo
rwservice.
, -wMinimizewadministrativewoperatingwcosts.
-wFulfillwpublicwpolicywobjectives.
-wConductwbusinesswwithwintegrity,wfairness,wandwopenness.
DeterminationwandwFindingsw(D&F)
Writtenwapprovalwbywanwauthorizedwofficialwthatwiswrequiredwbywstatuteworwregulationwaswaw
prerequisitewtowtakingwcertainwcontractwactions
WhatwiswDeterminationwinw(D&F)?
Thew"determination"wiswawconclusionworwdecisionwsupportedwbywthew"findings.''
WhatwiswFindingswinw(D&F)
Thewfindingswarewstatementswofwfactworwrationalewessentialwtowsupportwthewdeterminationwa
ndwmustwcoverweachwrequirementwofwthewstatuteworwregulation.
WhenwiswJustificationwandwApprovalw(J&A)wiswrequired?
Beforewthewfollowingwcanwcommence:
1.wnegotiationswforwawsolewsourcewcontract
2.wnegotiationswforwawcontractwresultingwfromwanwunsolicitedwproposal
3.wawardwanywotherwcontractwwithoutwprovidingwforwfullwandwopenwcompetition
WhatwiswDeviation
Executingwanwacquisitionwactionswofwanywkindwatwanywstagewofwthewacquisitionwprocesswthat
wiswinconsistentwwithwthewFAR.
Youwneedwtowdocumentwawbusinesswdecision,wsuchwaswthewusewofwawspecificwcontractwtype.w
Whatwdocumentwwillwyouwcreate?
AwDeterminationwandwFindings
Atwthewconclusionwofwnegotiations,wthewcontractingwofficerwwillwcompletewa
PricewNegotiationwMemorandum
Priorwtownegotiatingwawsolewsourcewcontract,wthewcontractingwofficerwmustwcompletewa
JustificationwandwApproval
TowcommunicatewwithwindustrywKOwshall:
usewelectronicwcommercewwheneverwpracticableworwcost-effective.
WhatwiswthewgovernmentwidewpointwofwentrywGPE?
Thewsinglewpointwwherewmostwgovernmentwpurchasingwopportunitieswandwcontractwawards
wcanwbewaccessedwelectronicallywbywthewpublicwonwthewinternet.
KOwmustwdisseminatewinformationwonwproposedwcontractwactionswaswfollows:
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HowwlongwshouldwthewCPARSwreportingwproceswtake?
ThewCPARSwreportingwprocesswshouldwtakewnowlongerwthanw120wdays.
PhaseswofwthewContractingwProcess
Pre-Award;wAward;wPost-Award
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Pre-awardwphasewconsistswofwtwowprimarywactivities:
1.wDevelopwSolicitationw(forwourwpurposes,wthiswiswdonewbywthewGovernmentworwthewcontrac
tor,wfocusedwonwobtainingwawsubcontractor).
2.wDevelopwOfferw(thiswiswdonewbywthewContractorworwSubcontractor)
Awardwphasewconsistswofwonewprimarywactivity:
FormwContract:w
-wEvaluationwofwOffers;
-wNegotiationwandwdiscussion;w
-wSelectionwofwawardeesw
,Post-awardwphasewconsistswofwtwowprimarywactivities:
1.wPerformwContract
2.wClosewContract
Whowdevelopswawsolicitation?
ThewGovernmentw&wThewBuyer.
Whowprepareswanwoffer?
ThewContractorwandwthewseller
Duringwthewpost-
awardwphasewwhilewthewcontractwiswbeingwperformed,wwhowhaswresponsibilitywforwquality?
Duringwthewpost-
awardwphasewitwiswthewsellerswresponsibilitywtowassurewqualitywwhilewthewcontractwiswbeingw
performed.
WhatwiswAcqusition?
1.wacquiringwbywcontract
2.wwithwappropriatedwfundswofwsuppliesworwservicesw(includingwconstruction)w
3.wbywandwforwthewusewofwthewFederalwGovernmentw
4.wthroughwpurchaseworwlease,
5.wwhetherwthewsuppliesworwserviceswarewalreadywinwexistencew
6.worwmustwbewcreated,wdeveloped,wdemonstrated,wandwevaluated.
Whenwdoeswthewacquisitionwbegins?
Acquisitionwbeginswatwthewpointwwhenwagencywneedswarewestablished
Whatwdoeswacquisitionwprocesswincludes?
·wDescriptionwofwrequirementswtowsatisfywagencywneeds,
·wSolicitation.
·wSelectionwofwsources.
·wAwardwofwcontracts.
·wContractwfinancing,
·wContractwperformance,
·wContractwadministration,
·wTechnicalwandwmanagementwfunctionswdirectlywrelatedwtowthewprocesswofwfulfillingwagency
wneeds wbywcontract.·
WhatwdoeswthewacquisitionwTeamwconsistswof?
,AllwparticipantswinwGovernmentwacquisition:
-wtechnical
-wSupply
-wProcurement
-wCustomerswtheywserve
-wContractorswwhowprovidewthewproductswandwservices.
KO'swrolewonwACQwteam?
Thewcontractingwofficerwmustwhavewthewauthoritywtowthewmaximumwextentwpracticablewand
wconsistentwwithwlaw,wtowdeterminewthewapplicationwofwrules,wregulations,wand wpolicies,wonw
awspecificwcontract.
ConsiderationswforwthewKO'swappointment
-wcomplexity
-wdollarwvaluewofwthewacquisitionswtowbewassigned
-wcandidate'swexperience
-wtrainingwandweducation
-wbusinesswacumen
-wjudgment,wcharacter,wandwreputation
DoDwKOwrequirements
1.wcompletedwallwcontractingwcourseswrequiredwforwawcontractingwofficer
2.wAtwleastw2wyearswexperiencewinwawcontractingwposition.
3.wBaccalaureatewdegreewfromwanwaccreditedweducationalwinstitution.
4.wAdditionalwrequirementswaswmaywbewestablishedwbywthewSecretarywofwDefense.
ContractingwOfficerwResponsibilities
1.wEnsurewsufficientwfundswarewavailablewforwobligationwforweachwcontractwaction.w(FARw1.60
2-2(a))
2.wKOwshallwensurewthatwcontractorswreceivewimpartial,wfair,wandwequitablewtreatment.w(forw
allwtypeswofwcomswverbalwandwwritten)
3.wKOwshallwrequestwandwconsiderwthewadvicewofwspecialistsw(audit,wengineeringwetc)
4.wKOwshallwdesignatewCORswinwwritingwandwfurnishwcopieswtowthewcontractorwandwthewcon
tractwadministrationwoffice.
TransparencywandwOpenwCommunications
businesswofwacquisitionwshouldwbewconductedwwithwopenness.wandwintegritywbyweveryonewi
nvolvedwinwthewACQwprocess
GuidingwprinciplewofwthewFederalwAcquisition:
-
wTowsatisfywcustomers winwtermswofwcost,wquality,wand wtimeliness wofwthewdelivered wproductwo
rwservice.
, -wMinimizewadministrativewoperatingwcosts.
-wFulfillwpublicwpolicywobjectives.
-wConductwbusinesswwithwintegrity,wfairness,wandwopenness.
DeterminationwandwFindingsw(D&F)
Writtenwapprovalwbywanwauthorizedwofficialwthatwiswrequiredwbywstatuteworwregulationwaswaw
prerequisitewtowtakingwcertainwcontractwactions
WhatwiswDeterminationwinw(D&F)?
Thew"determination"wiswawconclusionworwdecisionwsupportedwbywthew"findings.''
WhatwiswFindingswinw(D&F)
Thewfindingswarewstatementswofwfactworwrationalewessentialwtowsupportwthewdeterminationwa
ndwmustwcoverweachwrequirementwofwthewstatuteworwregulation.
WhenwiswJustificationwandwApprovalw(J&A)wiswrequired?
Beforewthewfollowingwcanwcommence:
1.wnegotiationswforwawsolewsourcewcontract
2.wnegotiationswforwawcontractwresultingwfromwanwunsolicitedwproposal
3.wawardwanywotherwcontractwwithoutwprovidingwforwfullwandwopenwcompetition
WhatwiswDeviation
Executingwanwacquisitionwactionswofwanywkindwatwanywstagewofwthewacquisitionwprocesswthat
wiswinconsistentwwithwthewFAR.
Youwneedwtowdocumentwawbusinesswdecision,wsuchwaswthewusewofwawspecificwcontractwtype.w
Whatwdocumentwwillwyouwcreate?
AwDeterminationwandwFindings
Atwthewconclusionwofwnegotiations,wthewcontractingwofficerwwillwcompletewa
PricewNegotiationwMemorandum
Priorwtownegotiatingwawsolewsourcewcontract,wthewcontractingwofficerwmustwcompletewa
JustificationwandwApproval
TowcommunicatewwithwindustrywKOwshall:
usewelectronicwcommercewwheneverwpracticableworwcost-effective.
WhatwiswthewgovernmentwidewpointwofwentrywGPE?
Thewsinglewpointwwherewmostwgovernmentwpurchasingwopportunitieswandwcontractwawards
wcanwbewaccessedwelectronicallywbywthewpublicwonwthewinternet.
KOwmustwdisseminatewinformationwonwproposedwcontractwactionswaswfollows:
