A Taxonomic Approach to Contracting Officer Tasking
Abstract
The title Contracting Officer carries with it many significant responsibilities. Many of the contracting officer's tasks are mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, while others are optional given the circumstances at hand. This study attempts to exploit the benefits associated with the science of Taxonomy through the application of a modified version of the Berliner, Angell, and Shearer behavioral classification scheme to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An objective approach was used to classify contracting officer tasks, as presented in the FAR, both implicity and explicitly. The researcher quantified the study's findings, analyzed noted data trends and discussed their implications. The classification procedure used often resulted in the unavoidable application of individual judgement when applying the taxonomy to the FAR. The researcher concluded that the benefits associated with the application of a taxonomy, given the consistency of the study's findings with previous research efforts, far outweighs this shortcoming. Taxonomy, Contracting officer, Procurement tasks, Acquisition, Classification scheme, Thesis job analysis, Federal acquisition regulation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA219994
Entities
People
- Asa H. Page
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School