Create a portion of the main contract for a small business


Assignment:

Part 1

Small Business Program and Source Selection Plans

Choose to respond to this scenario from a government or a contractor perspective. If you select government, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a government employee (or military personnel) receiving the proposal from the contractor. If you select contractor, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a contractor employee submitting a proposal to the government.

Imagine that you are working on a program for the purchase of (if government) or the sale of (if contractor) the installation of security fencing around the base of towers along the Arizona-Mexico border that are used for long-range cameras. The cost of the project is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Your boss has asked you to create a portion of the main contract for a small business set- aside contract.

Write a six to eight (6 to 8) contract proposal in which you:

  1. Examine the purpose of the federal small business program to include a historical aspect of the government regulations that created the program.
  2. Evaluate the small business set-aside program in regard to the eligibility to participate.
  3. Assess the dollar threshold reserved for small business contracts in the scenario.
  4. Analyze the contract formats for government contracts to include universal and commercial formats. Determine which format to use for the small business contract described in the scenario.
  5. Determine the purpose of the source selection evaluation plan.
  6. Create ranking of criteria for evaluation plans for this scenario.
  7. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Part 2: Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and Price Reasonableness

Imagine that you are a government employee (or military personnel). You have received a proposal from a contractor for a two-billion-dollar ($2,000,000,000) project for the purchase of fifty (52) towers to be installed on the Arizona-Mexico border. Each tower will have radar, night vision, and day vision with 7.5- mile range. You have been appointed as the Chairman of the Source Selection Evaluation Team.

Write a four to six (4 to 6) page paper in which you:

1. Defend the purpose of technical evaluations in regard to:

a. the importance of integrity and fairness.

b. the factors used to determine the competitive range.

2. Create an outline of the final technical evaluation report

3. Determine the factors to consider when evaluating price reasonableness.

4. Examine different methods of price analysis. Determine which price analysis method would fit best in this scenario. Support your reasoning.

5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate the requirements for a contract proposal using the criteria of technicality, cost, or price to determine the price reasonableness.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in government acquisition.
  • Write clearly and concisely about government acquisition using proper writing mechanics.

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