Endogenous split awards as a bid protest and procurement management tool

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Authors
Coughlan, Peter J.
Gates, William
Subjects
Contract protests
bid protests
split procurement
contract
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Date of Issue
2012-07-18
Date
July 18, 2012
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This research explores split procurement awards as a tool to rationalize the bid protest process and potentially improve the general procurement process. It discusses split procurement as an award protest and procurement management tool, and models bidding incentives and outcomes with both fixed or exogenous split awards and variable or endogenous split awards (where the split depends on the relative competitiveness of the vendors’ bids). Endogenous split awards can increase the competitiveness of vendor bids relative to fixed-split awards, while reducing the incentives for frivolous contract protests. Endogenously split contract awards can also improve the general acquisition process, particularly if retaining competition is important for follow-on procurement actions.
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Technical Report
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Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series
Disclaimer: The views represented in this report are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy position of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the Federal Government.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/46428
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Acquisition Research Symposium
Department
Contract Management
Organization
Contract Management (CM)
Acquisition Research Program (ARP)
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NPS Report Number
NPS-CM-12-180
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Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program
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Citation
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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