An analysis of cost analysis methods used during contract evaluation and source selection in government contracting
Authors
Donaldson, Morgan Leslie
Subjects
Cost analysis
Contract proposal evaluation
Contract proposal evaluation
Advisors
Lamm, David V.
Date of Issue
1986-12
Date
December 1986
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Federal Acquisitions Regulations prescribe certain analytical tools and procedures to be used and followed by the Government contracting officer in his determination of a fair and reasonable price that the Government should pay for required goods and services. This determination is made during the contract evaluation and source selection phase of the acquisition process. However, during recent years additional tools and methods have been prescribed for use. One must ask, in light of recent trends to prescribe new analytical tools and methods, whether our basic tools are adequate for the task, or has the procurement environment become sufficiently complex to warrant the use of additional tools and methods. This thesis examines this question through an analysis of current tools and methods used during contract evaluation and source selection. It also offers an alternative approach to contract evaluation and source selection based upon a marginal analysis of a contractor's cost of direct resources.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
93 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
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.