The ORINCON Contract: A Case Study of Service Contracting

Abstract

Contracting for service within the U.S. Government is full of difficult challenges that face the contracting officer on a daily basis. Many problems that develop during contract performance can be avoided through proper planning in the initial stages of the contract cycle. This thesis assesses a Marine Corps Technical Services contract performed at the Marine Crops Tactical Systems Support Activity, Camp Pendleton, California. The analysis focuses on various phases of the contract cycle and the problems encountered during the performance of the contract. A brief history of contracting for services within the U.S. Government is presented, the preparation of the service contract statement of work is explored, and a background on the Government Agencies involved with the contract is also provided. The conclusions yield that the post-award problems were a direct result of an insufficiently prepared Statement of work, resulting in a poorly written contract, and an insufficient administering of the contract. Recommendations concerning these are then addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246384

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey T. Bailey

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Case Studies
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Government Employees
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • System Software

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military Science
  • Theoretical Analysis.