Government Contracting

Outlines public procurement throughout the contracting cycle including initial planning, evaluating proposals, contractor selection, contract administration, contract closeout, and auditing. Provides the public procurement officer with much-needed guidance on contracting documents, management tools, and processes for addressing negative influences on government contracting Incorporates the results of a new nationwide study into best public procurement practice, as well as recent examples of real-world procurement fraud cases, offering recommendations for procurement practices to deter fraud. Offers the instructor and the reader useful public procurement tools such as requests for proposals, pro forma contracts, proposal evaluation forms, sole source justification and approval forms, as well as PowerPoint presentations on a website accompanying the book.