American Military University Contracting in Government Presentation

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The assignment this week is to create an 18-page PowerPoint presentation that covers the below topics.

Describe the responsibilities of the contracting officer

Describe the basics of government contracts

Explain the contracting cycle

LO-4 Explain how procurement fraud and ethics plays a pivotal role within the contracting community

LO-5 Define the roles and responsibilities of the Executive Branch, Congress, and Defense Industry in defense contracting, acquisition, and management

LO-6 Describe the fundamentals of each of the Executive Branch, Congress, and Defense Industry in defense contracting, acquisition, and management

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Contracting in
Government
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The responsibilities of the contracting officer
• The U.S Federal government is bound to contracts by the contracting officer.
• The head of the agency stipulates the scope of authority for the contracting officer to
adhere to.

• Thus, part of their responsibility entails overseeing contracting duties including
evaluating contract performance.

The responsibilities of the contracting officer
Cont..
• Contracts administrations (Cibinic et al., 2006).
• Standing in for the government
• Perform the task of employing technical representatives who make up the staff
• Ascertain the performance of required actions to guarantee operative contracting

The responsibilities of the contracting officer
Cont..
• Make sure that contractors are treated fairly
• Guarantee that the obligation funds are available

• Take care of acquisition procedures like evaluating the purchase requests
• Occasionally carry out performance evaluation so that the contractors follow the
outlined regulations

The basics of government contracts
• Contracts are governed by countless policies, guidelines and statutes
• There are compulsory clauses that afford the government contractual rights, including
contract termination.

• The Contract Disputes Act is used as a guideline to handling any matters arising

The basics of government contracts
Cont..
• The procurement process is governed by the Fede...


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