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.
