Award Term Incentive Contracting
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| Author | : Rachael A. Harris |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 2001-03 |
| Genre | : Contracting |
| ISBN | : 9781423529408 |
This research explored implementing a best commercial practice of establishing strategic purchasing relationships within the Department of Defense (DOD) procurement environment. The research was sparked by Air Force Material Command's (AFMC) instituting a commercial style acquisition strategy using an award term incentive on several programs. The award term incentive provides for extensions or reductions to the term of the contract based on contractors' level of performance. Forthcoming implementation of Air Force FAR supplement 5317.7X Incentive Term Extension, will likely increase the number of acquisitions using an award term incentive. Research findings indicate that management should consider expanding the AFMC award term guidance to include the model developed from this research, which identifies decision criteria for selecting the award term incentive strategic purchasing method. Findings indicate that the acquisition professionals may not have the expertise or related purchasing skills necessary to establish strategic purchasing relationships for commercial type performance based services and that training is needed. The researcher also uncovered evidence that instability and reductions in the DOD workforce affects acquisition professionals' ability to maintain currency with the changing legal environment. Further, workforce instability and reductions may influence the implementation of strategic contractual relationships. The research concludes that implementing the award term incentive affects the DOD competitive market.
| Author | : United States. Department of Defense |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : Defense contracts |
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| Author | : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 1967 |
| Genre | : Government purchasing |
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| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 99 |
| Release | : 2001 |
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In this day of acquisition reform, Government contracting officers are continually urged to "think out of the box" for ways to deliver better contracting products and services to customers. Award term incentive, a variation of the award fee incentive described in FAR 16.405-2, was first used in Government contracting in 1997. It has been used in those situations where a long-term business relationship is seen as being advantageous to both the contractor and the Government. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the critical issues associated with establishing strategic long-term purchasing relationships between U.S. Naval procurement activities and their suppliers through the use of the award term incentive. The thesis considers the elements of the award term incentive in order to identify the barriers to successfully implementing this best commercial practice. The methodology employed to gather data was a survey distributed to Navy contracting activities. The survey data was analyzed to identify the key issues of effectively utilizing the award term incentive. The thesis concludes with recommendations for implementing the use of award term at Naval procurement activities.
| Author | : John P. Hutton |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1437918646 |
In prior work, the author found that federal contractors were paid billions of dollars in award fees regardless of acquisition outcomes. In Dec. 2007, the Office of Mgmt. and Budget (OMB) issued guidance aimed at improving the use of award fee contracts. This report: (1) identifies agencies' actions to revise or develop award fee policies and guidance to reflect OMB guidance; (2) assess the consistency of current practices with the new guidance; and (3) determine the extent agencies are collecting, analyzing, and sharing information on award fees. The author reviewed DoD, DoE, HHS, DHS and NASA -- agencies that constituted over 95% of the dollars spent on award fee contracts in FY 2008. Includes recommend. Charts and tables.
| Author | : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 1963 |
| Genre | : Defense contracts |
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| Author | : Gregory Sanders |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 74 |
| Release | : 2018-04-19 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1442280662 |
Traditional contracting is primarily transactional, rewarding contractors when deliveries are made or certain process milestones are met. Performance-Based Logistic (PBL) contracting seeks to base contractor incentives on ongoing performance measures to achieve reliability and cost savings. Key to the success of these arrangements are the incentives that align the interests of the customer and the vendor. This report describes the incentives used in PBL contracts, identifies best practices, and provides recommendations for effective incentives going forward. The study team interviewed PBL practitioners including defense-unique contractors, defense-commercial contractors, and experts who are knowledgeable in the government perspective in the United States and abroad. The team supplemented these interviews by analyzing a PBL dataset of U.S. Department of Defense contracts. Of the four identified categories of incentives—time-based, financial, scope, and other—interviews found that time-based incentives stood out for their reliable appeal and relative underuse in the United States.
| Author | : R. Preston McAfee |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Law |
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| Author | : Clayton K. S. Chun |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Defense contracts |
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| Author | : Timothy B. Venable |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 125 |
| Release | : 2000-12-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781423532002 |
The purpose of this thesis is to provide the reader with the ability to analyze the effectiveness of incentives and to document innovative approaches to incentive contracting that can be applied to Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contracts. While a CPAF contract is a vehicle to obtain products or services needed by the Government, it also acts as a management tool for the awarding entity, which focuses on the impact of meeting or exceeding award criteria. The need for improved procurement effectiveness necessitates the exploration of innovative arrangements. Contracting officers must take advantage of reforms and become innovative in their approach to provide best value in programs. More efficient ways of doing business are available and must be capitalized upon. Changes in the regulations have given the contracting officer the freedom to innovate. They must use this new freedom in order to meet DoD's expanding requirements with increasingly limited resources. The use of innovative incentives to contractor performance is beginning a period of renaissance. Numerous Government entities have embraced the use of innovative arrangements in the effort to get goods and services better, faster, and cheaper. The contracting officer must determine which incentives are most effective for a program based upon numerous variables.
