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dc.contributor.advisorRendon, Rene G.
dc.contributor.advisorApte, Uday
dc.contributor.advisorDixon, Mike
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Sean
dc.contributor.authorHenley, Jarred
dc.contributor.authorClute, Matthew
dc.dateJun-14
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T20:17:26Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T20:17:26Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/42583
dc.description.abstractIn the last 20 years, the Department of Defense has seen a general reduction in the acquisition workforce yet experienced unprecedented growth in spending for services. The government has increased the level of scrutiny on service contracts highlighting the need to consistently follow policy when documenting contractor performance in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). This report used statistical analysis to examine 715 Army service contractor performance reports in CPARS in order to answer the following questions: (1) Are government contracting professionals submitting contractor performance narratives in accordance with CPARS guidelines? (2) What is the added value of the contractor performance narratives beyond the value of the objective scores for performance? (3) What is the statistical relationship between the narratives and the objective scores? (4) Do the interview findings contradict, support, or enhance the findings for the three questions above? (5) What conclusions or recommendations can we draw from the answers to the questions above? The findings revealed inconsistencies between the objective scores and narratives entered into CPARS. This report discusses the findings and concludes with eight recommendations to improve documenting contractor performance.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/determiningvalue1094542583
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.en_US
dc.titleDetermining the value of Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) narratives for the acquisition processen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
dc.subject.authorContractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)en_US
dc.subject.authorPast Performance Information (PPI)en_US
dc.subject.authorPast Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)en_US
dc.subject.authorService Contractsen_US
dc.subject.authorContract Narrativesen_US
dc.subject.authorSource Selectionen_US
dc.subject.authorContract Administrationen_US
dc.description.serviceLieutenant Commander, United States Navy;Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy;Lieutenant, United States Navyen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Business Administrationen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineBusiness Administrationen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.


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