Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law

Abstract

This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing "Interagency contracting" is the term used to describe several procurement relationships between government agencies. The first is one of buyer and seller, where agency A directly purchases goods or services from agency B. Second is that of copurchasers, where agency A joins with agency B to contract for goods or services to obtain economies of scale or some other benefit. Third, agency A might hire agency B to negotiate and/or manage agency A's contracts in toto or in a specific area. Interagency contracting is a marked departure from the traditional model of government contracting, wherein agencies have their own contracts with vendors and rely upon the services of their own contracting officers in drafting and managing these contracts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA529123

Entities

People

  • Brian T. Yeh
  • Kate M. Manuel

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Government Procurement
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.