Assignment 1: Code of Conduct Assessment
Due Week 3 and worth 150 points
Refer the following resources to complete this assignment:
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that build upon
one another.
Raytheon’s code of conduct
(http://www.raytheon.com/responsibility/rtnwcm/groups/public/documents/content/rtn_ethics-code.pdf)
Examples of Procurement Fraud
(http://cporising.com/2012/08/03/examples-of-procurement-fraud/)
The recent emphasis on ethics in government contracting
requires contractors to avoid any conduct that even appears to be unethical.
Imagine you are a former contracting officer (CO) turned contractor (you choose
your area of expertise) and you just created a new contracting firm.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Provide an explanation of the specific goods and / or
services the new contracting firm will provide.
Evaluate the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is
effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type
of organization you selected for your product.
Determine the three (3) most critical clauses in the
Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of
impropriety.
Determine two (2) additional ethics provision that you would
include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of
Ethics. Explain the rationale for the inclusion.
Analyze how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the
gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your
product belongs. Note: Be sure to address any areas of concern regarding
potential fraud in the contracting process.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Identify and apply the appropriate Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet compliance in contract formulation and award.
Analyze Government Accountability Office reports / decisions
to identify FAR compliance issues and contributing factors.
Analyze the planned actions in soliciting and awarding
contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency is in
compliance with the FAR requirements.
Develop effective ethical guidelines that minimize the risks
and consequences of unethical contracting practices and ensure compliance with
federal guidelines on fraud, fair contracting, and contract-related public
policies.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in government contract law.
Write clearly and concisely about government contract law
using proper writing mechanics
Assignment 2: Draft Request for Proposal (RFP)
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that build upon
one another.
Imagine your agency is ready to solicit bids for a new
project. You are tasked with drafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will
appeal to the new contracting firm you outlined in Assignment 1. Note: You may
create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of
this assignment. You must review the following law before you draft the RFP:
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) § 15.303 (source
selection);
FAR §§ 15.203, 15.204, 15.205, 15.206, 15.209, and 15.304
(preparing and issuing requests for proposals and amendments thereto);
FAR §§ 15.207 and 15.208 (submitting, receiving, handling,
modifying, and revising proposals).
Write a five to seven (5-7) page RFP Sections paper in which
you:
Apply the appropriate FAR clauses to meet compliance in
contract formulation and award.
Incorporate your knowledge of Government Accountability
Office reports / decisions to identify FAR compliance issues and contributing
factors.
Include ethical guidelines that minimize the risks and
consequences of unethical contracting practices and ensure compliance with
federal guidelines on fraud, fair contracting, and contract-related public
policies.
Suggest planned actions in soliciting and awarding contracts
and ensuring that the government agency is in compliance with the FAR
requirements.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Identify and apply the appropriate Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet compliance in contract formulation and award.
Analyze Government Accountability Office reports / decisions
to identify FAR compliance issues and contributing factors.
Analyze the planned actions in soliciting and awarding
contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency is in
compliance with the FAR requirements.
Develop effective ethical guidelines that minimize the risks
and consequences of unethical contracting practices and ensure compliance with
federal guidelines on fraud, fair contracting, and contract-related public
policies.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in government contract law.
Write clearly and concisely about government contract law
using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 3: Draft Compliance Matrix and Compliant Proposal
to RFP
Due Week 6 and worth 200 points
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that build upon
one another.
Refer to the following resources to complete this
assignment:
FAR § 15.2 (Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and
Information)
(https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2015_2.html)
As the Contract Officer (CO) of your newly formed company,
you will create a compliance matrix, and then draft a proposal in response to
the RFP from Assignment 2.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page Compliance Matrix and
Compliant Proposal to your RFP paper in which you:
Create a compliance matrix and prepare a FAR-compliant
proposal in response to the RFP from Assignment 2. Note: You may create and /or
assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Apply the appropriate FAR clauses in order to meet
compliance in contract formulation and award.
Apply the knowledge gained from your analysis of Government
Accountability Office reports / decisions to identify and account for FAR
compliance issues and contributing factors.
Apply the knowledge of planned actions in soliciting and
awarding contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency is
in compliance with the FAR requirements.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Identify and apply the appropriate Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet compliance in contract formulation and award.
Analyze Government Accountability Office reports / decisions
to identify FAR compliance issues and contributing factors.
Analyze the planned actions in soliciting and awarding
contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency is in
compliance with the FAR requirements.
Given a contract disputes situation, evaluate the various
options and select the appropriate administrative and judicial processes
available to resolve the dispute.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in government contract law.
Write clearly and concisely about government contract law
using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 4: Contract Change Evaluation
Due Week 8 and worth 150 points
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that build upon
one another.
Refer the following resources to complete this assignment:
FAR § 43.2—Change Orders
(https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2043_2.html)
FAR § 33.2—Disputes and Appeals
(https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/Subpart%2033_2.html)
Good news! You have been awarded the contract, but there has
already been a change made to the contract that needs to be addressed. Note:
You create the change based on the scenario you have developed. Additionally,
the change has resulted in a dispute.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Select the appropriate administrative process to effect the
change and explain your selection in the context of its appropriateness for the
situation.
Select the administrative and judicial process that will
bring the dispute to a resolution and allow the contract to go forward.
Analyze the planned actions in soliciting and awarding
contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency in question
is in compliance with the FAR requirements.
Identify common compliance issues and develop
recommendations to manage them throughout financing, administration, and
closeout of contracts.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Analyze the planned actions in soliciting and awarding
contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency is in
compliance with the FAR requirements.
Given a contract disputes situation, evaluate the various
options and select the appropriate administrative and judicial processes
available to resolve the dispute.
Develop recommendations to manage the common compliance
issues throughout financing, administration, and closeout of contracts.
Given a contract change situation, evaluate the various
options and select the appropriate administrative processes to effect the
change.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in government contract law.
Write clearly and concisely about government contract law
using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 5: Recommendations to Manage Common Compliance
Issues
Due Week 10 and worth 150 points
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that build upon
one another.
Refer the following resources to complete this assignment:
A guide to best practices for contract administration
(http://www.acquisition.gov/bestpractices/bestpcont.html)
As the Contract Officer, you know it is time to assemble a
team to manage compliance of the contract. Create a PowerPoint presentation
based on the scenario you created to bring the team you have assembled
up-to-date on what has occurred thus far.
Prepare a twelve to twenty (12-20) slide PowerPoint
presentation with speaker notes in which you:
Analyze the importance of roles and responsibilities of
contracting officers and administrators.
Identify the various options of administrative and judicial
processes available and select the appropriate process to resolve the dispute.
Analyze the importance of improving methods of creating
contract schedules and using a compliance matrix in government contract
situations.
Present ideas for brainstorming with your team in order to
develop a policy that explains the role the Contract Officer should have played
in the dealings between the government and the contractor, from the time the
contract was awarded through completion of the work.
Recommend three (3) best practices (one [1] from each
section presented on Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative [COTR],
voucher processing, and contract closeout) that will lend insight into ensuring
that the contracting process moves smoothly through financing, administration,
and closeout of the contract.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Given a contract disputes situation, evaluate the various
options and select the appropriate administrative and judicial processes
available to resolve the dispute.
Develop recommendations to manage the common compliance
issues throughout financing, administration, and closeout of contracts.
Given a contract change situation, evaluate the various
options and select the appropriate administrative processes to effect the
change.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in government contract law.
Write clearly and concisely about government contract law
using proper writing mechanics.
