An increasing number of problems in the management of government contracts are now referred to lawyers, accountants, and judges for resolution. This accelerating trend has tended to deemphasize the responsibility of the agency contracting officers, who (in most agencies) have traditionally played a key role in the procurement process, including...
Procurement (Recommendations)
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- Recommendation number: 89-2
- Adopted on: June 15, 1989
- Tags: Acquisition, Contracting Officers, Dispute Resolution, Disputes, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Government Contracts, Mediation, Procurement
- Recommendation number: 88-2
- Adopted on: June 9, 1988
- Tags: Government Contracts, Indemnification, Liability, Procurement
Indemnification of government contractors for third-party liability involves this issue: Who should bear the risk of liability for injury or damage to a third party caused by products and services supplied by government contractors? This issue is especially significant when the products and services involve high-risk or hazardous governmental...
- Recommendation number: 83-1
- Adopted on: June 10, 1983
- Tags: Congress, Government Contracts, Procurement
The Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. 601-613, enacted in 1978, established a comprehensive system for resolving disputes arising out of federal government contracts. Under the Act, disputes...
- Recommendation number: 87-11
- Adopted on: December 18, 1987
- Tags: Congress, Contract Disputes, Dispute Resolution, Government Contracts, Mediation, Procurement
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- Recommendation number: 95-5
- Adopted on: January 15, 1995
- Committees: Administration and Management
- Government Contracts, Procurement
In contrast to the private contracting system, which relies mainly on profit maximization and reputation to constrain the discretion of private purchasers in dealing with potential sellers, United States law provides a variety of opportunities for disappointed seekers of government contracts to air their grievances against the contracting process...
- Recommendation number: 75-2
- Adopted on: June 6, 1975
- Tags: Affirmative Action, Government Contracts, Procurement
Executive Order 11246, which concerns equal employment opportunity, applies to all contractors with the Federal Government. Pursuant to this executive order, the Department of Labor has promulgated one set of regulations prohibiting discrimination and requiring affirmative action to govern contractors in the construction industry, and another set of such regulations to...
- Recommendation number: 70-5
- Adopted on: June 3, 1970
- Tags: Government Contracts, Procurement, Renegotiation Act
1. Criteria for Determining Excessive Profits
The Renegotiation Board should publish in an appropriate form specific information describing the manner in which it applies each of the statutory factors. In the case of statutory factors for which the Board applies quantitative norms, a guide or statement specifically describing those...