Government Contracting: Ethical Promises and Perils in Public Procurement

ISBN-13: 9781032394428 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 392 str.

USA) Sims Curry California Chico William (WSC Consulting

Opis

This third edition incorporates the results of a new nationwide study into best public procurement practice, as well as recent examples of real-world procurement fraud cases, offering recommendations for procurement practices to deter fraud.

Spis treści

1. Big Picture - Big Issues  2. Processes and Issues in Public Procurement  3. Procurement Ethics  4. Sole Source or Competition?  5. Social Objectives through Public Procurement  6. Solicitations and Pre-Proposal Communications  7. Proposal Evaluation  8. Contract Management  9. Humanitarian Procurement  10. Contract Completion and Audit  Appendix

O autorze

William Sims Curry is President of WSC Consulting, a small business specializing in consulting on government procurement. Curry served as an Air Force systems procurement officer and was employed in purchasing management for prime contractors on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, DOE’s Positron Electron Project, and numerous DoD programs. He has authored three books and numerous articles and research papers on government procurement. Curry is a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) and a Fellow by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).