Streamlining Invitation for Bids.

Abstract

The U.S. Government issues a solicitation document known as the Invitation for Bid (IFB). This is the first step in a process known as the needed deliverable or service, but also statutes, regulations and assorted legal clauses. The IFB then becomes a voluminous bureaucratic document that is difficult to comprehend by even the most experienced of contractors. This study presented the problems of the IFB from the contractor's and Government's viewpoints with an eye towards streamlining the IFB package to make it more understandable and usable. Suggestions are made towards this end.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188941

Entities

People

  • David M. Fitzgerald

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Hard Copy
  • Law
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Regulations
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • United States

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.