The Leader of the Army Acquisition Workforce,

Abstract

Who is the Leader in the Army Acquisition Workforce? I think most of us involved in any federal procurement process know that individual is the Contracting Officer (KO). In this article, first in the Introduction I will summarize how the Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) and the Army Procurement Procedure (APP), define a KO, how he is selected, his required qualifications, and major responsibilities. After the DAR and APP summaries, in the Text of the Paper I will point out a number of weakness I see in the present system and then make personal Recommendations for Improvement. In the Conclusions I will synopsize the benefits that can result from the overall upgrading of the KO position. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002762

Entities

People

  • G. B. Kipp

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Procurement
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Procurement
  • Procurement
  • Qualifications
  • Regulations
  • Synergism

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management