Update of the Navy Contract Writing Guide Phase III

Abstract

The purpose of this MBA Project is to provide an update of the Navy Contract Writing Guide (NCWG) by creating an addendum that specifically addresses contract deficiencies (i.e., contract errors) and offers some tools to help its users remedy existing contract deficiencies and avoid future contract deficiencies in the writing of contracts. The project was conducted with the sponsorship and assistance of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition in conjunction with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Columbus, Ohio. The guide was updated in December 2003 and again in June 2004 in an effort to provide organization and clear and concise solutions to current contract issues. This effort is viewed as a continuation of these previous efforts to better the quality and effectiveness of the NCWG. Extensive research, incorporating interviews, websites, and regulations were utilized in creating this addendum to the NCWG.