Affect of Contractor's Estimating System Deficiencies and Disapprovals on DoD Procuring Contracting Officers.

Abstract

Contractor estimating systems that produce reliable proposals are a key safeguard for the Government to obtain fair and reasonable contract prices for goods and services. Government Administrative Contracting Officers (ACO), with the help of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), are responsible for determining the adequacy of contractor's estimating systems. If a DCAA audit finds estimating systems deficiencies, the ACO may take several actions including disapproving the contractor's system, in part or in whole. The process of formal disapproval and deficiencies resolution is a series of contractor written responses, corrective action plans and ACO evaluations. This process can take years before a final determination is made. This thesis will focus on how the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) obtains the information about deficiencies or disapproval and what actions he/she takes to insure the Government is receiving a fair and reasonable price for the goods and services it buys.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA327133

Entities

People

  • Dwin C. Crow

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Inventory Control
  • Management Personnel
  • Naval Warfare
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Surface Warfare
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Undersea Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.