Good Contracts Start with Good Requirements
Abstract
Service requirements and their associated contracts account for more than half of the Defense Department s annual contract spending. A clearly written requirement is the key to meeting our customers performance needs. Contracting officers know that the best contract in the world cannot save poorly defined requirements. The opportunity for protest, claims, cost increases, and administrative nightmares all await those who can t define the results they need from their service contracts. Reports from the Government Accountability Office, the Defense Science Board, and Inspector General routinely identify poorly defined requirements as a common fault in services acquisition. So how can we define better requirements?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA608726
Entities
People
- Lyle Eesley
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University