Week 6
assignment
Assignment 3: Buy American Requirements
In order to complete this assignment, refer to the scenario
from Assignment 1, as well as to the scenarios and readings from previous
weeks.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Specify the main points of the Buy American Requirements in
one page or less.
Determine the substantive means by which the Buy American Requirements
would benefit both VectorCal and your new company. Provide a rationale for your
response.
Analyze the fundamental ways in which the Buy American
Requirements are contradictory to a capitalistic ethos, given that the U.S.
government claims to promote competition and the U.S. espouses a free market
ideology (i.e., capitalism). Support your answer with two examples of such a
contradiction.
Debate whether or not you believe that the exceptions to the
Buy American Requirements set forth by the government are fair and advantageous
to the US economy. Provide a rationale for your response.
Determine the key advantages and disadvantages of using the
Buy American Requirements with the navigation system that both VectorCal and
your company produce. Justify your response.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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:
Determine how to validate costs and certify cost and pricing
data.
Specify the government policies regarding profit and pricing
adjustments for contracts.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in cost and price analysis.
Write clearly and concisely about cost and price analysis
using proper writing mechanics.
