Assignment: The Acquisition Team
You are the agency planner for a government agency of your choice. Select any business opportunity offered by this agency. Analyze the posting and then "reverse engineer" the notice to create the ideal agency's acquisition team that could have prepared this solicitation. Write a 4-6 page paper in which you:
1. Cite and summarize the FAR provisions for the formation of the acquisition team.
2. Summarize the opportunity you chose, including these details:
a. Opportunity title / project location
b. Solicitation Number
c. Agency
d. Office
e. [Office] Location
f. URL
3. Describe the nature and specifications of the project in one to two pages.
4. Identify every area of expertise you need on the acquisition team, using the "Bodies of Knowledge" diagram in Engelbeck, Chapter 2, as a basis.
5. Justify the involvement of each team member by describing his or her specific contribution to the solicitation / request for proposal and later steps of the procurement process.
6. Finally, describe the steps you will follow to ensure that the solicitation notice is complete, clear, and accurate before submitting it for posting on the FedBizOpps.gov Website.
Your assignment must:
• 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..
• Cite the source of the opportunity by including the following information from the top of the details page for the opportunity.