Competitiveness in the Services Sector: Understanding the Contracting Data

Abstract

The study investigates whether competed service sector contracts with a single offer or sole source awards indicate a lack of qualified firms or significant barriers to entry. The study concludes that: (1) the prevalence of service sector contracts receiving only a single offer is about half as large as the data appear to suggest; and (2) the use of short-term contracts and modifications to fill the gap in services between the end of one contract and the beginning of the next is a significant source of sole source contracts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA580698

Entities

People

  • Andrew S. Rehwinkel
  • Laura M. Williams
  • Susan L. Rose

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • Small Business
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design