Problem 1. What is the Contracting Officer's (CO) role in Earned Value Management (EVM)?
Problem 2. For the following, choose whether you would use a Firm Fixed Price (FFP ) or a Cost Plus contract (and defend your choice):
o The removal of a malignant tumor from your brain.
o A physical exam required by your new employer as a condition of hiring.
o Arthroscopic knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage.
o Changing your car's oil.
o Fixing the loud, grinding noise your car makes whenever you start it on a very cold morning.
o Replacing your kitchen faucet with a new Moen Model X900 faucet.
o Eliminating whatever is causing water to leak through your basement ceiling.
o Treatment of a mysterious rash on your neck that itches terribly.
o Curing your recurring bouts of severe depression.
o Having a lawyer write a will for you.
o Having a lawyer defend you in an auto accident case in which the other party is claiming negligence on your part.
o Hiring someone to teach your daughter to play the violin well enough to get selected for the school orchestra.