Comparative analysis of multiple-award task order contracting and its impacts on acquisition reform

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited === Present procurement practices for purchase of commercial, commercial off-the-shelf, and non-developmental products and services take thirty days and sometimes years to procure and deliver to the end user. Federal Government contracting offic...

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Main Author: Burroughs, Joseph L., II
Other Authors: Tudor, Ron
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4214
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spelling ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-42142015-02-18T15:55:35Z Comparative analysis of multiple-award task order contracting and its impacts on acquisition reform Burroughs, Joseph L., II Tudor, Ron Henderson, David R. Graduate School of Business and Public Policy Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited Present procurement practices for purchase of commercial, commercial off-the-shelf, and non-developmental products and services take thirty days and sometimes years to procure and deliver to the end user. Federal Government contracting offices spend costly amounts of time advertising the action and preparing formal solicitation documents for each purchase order generated by the end user. This translates to high administrative costs, high prices and, at times, marginal performance. This research offers alternative procurement practices through a single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract accessed through an advanced electronic system, which is maintained in accordance with commercially established practices. Further comparisons are made with the growing popularity of multiple-award contracts as these procurement instruments affect competition, pricing and socio-economic issues. 2012-03-14T17:41:06Z 2012-03-14T17:41:06Z 2002-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4214 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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description Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited === Present procurement practices for purchase of commercial, commercial off-the-shelf, and non-developmental products and services take thirty days and sometimes years to procure and deliver to the end user. Federal Government contracting offices spend costly amounts of time advertising the action and preparing formal solicitation documents for each purchase order generated by the end user. This translates to high administrative costs, high prices and, at times, marginal performance. This research offers alternative procurement practices through a single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract accessed through an advanced electronic system, which is maintained in accordance with commercially established practices. Further comparisons are made with the growing popularity of multiple-award contracts as these procurement instruments affect competition, pricing and socio-economic issues.
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title_short Comparative analysis of multiple-award task order contracting and its impacts on acquisition reform
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title_fullStr Comparative analysis of multiple-award task order contracting and its impacts on acquisition reform
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