A study of approval plans and the government's ability to contract for them under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

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Grove, David B.
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1989-12Advisor
Carrick, Paul M.
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Hart, E. Neil
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The primary objective of this thesis is to assess the use of approval plans in the procurement of
monographs for Department of Defense Libraries. The intent of the study was to identify the present procurement methods and to investigate the applicability of approval plans under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) . The research was conducted by a review of current literature and interviews with acquisition and collection development librarians. Conclusions and recommendations with regard to approval plans are provided along with procedural methods for implementing approval plans under current Department of Defense regulations.
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