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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (347 Seiten)

Ausgabe: 3rd ed

ISBN: 9781000832310 , 9781032394428

Serie: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy Ser

Anmerkung: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Disclaimer -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Materials Available on the Publisher's Website -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Big Picture - Big Issues -- The Big Picture: International Implications of Procurement Corruption -- The Case Against Abandoning Public Procurement Altogether -- The Scourge of Procurement Corruption -- Corruption Avoidance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Processes and Issues in Public Procurement -- The Procurement Cycle and Implications of Advance Procurement Planning -- Consequences of Failed Procurement Planning -- Program Success through Effective Procurement Planning -- Robust Procurement Planning's Contribution to Efficiency and Ethics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Procurement Ethics -- Global Need for Ethical Public Procurement -- Pummeled by Corruption: Consequences for Public Entities and Contractors -- Optimal Level of Public Entity Service -- Essential Features for Ethical Procurement Programs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Sole Source or Competition? -- Appeal of Competitive Procurement -- Establishing a Favorable Environment for Competitive Procurement -- Failed Competition Fosters Corruption and Diminishes Budgets -- Multiple Benefits of Full and Open Competition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Social Objectives through Public Procurement -- Socioeconomic Procurement Fundamentals -- Failed Socioeconomic Procurement Creates Exposure to Corruption -- Establishing an Effective Socioeconomic Procurement Program -- Improved Contractor Profitability through Successful Socioeconomic and Green Subcontracting -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Solicitations and Pre-Proposal Communications -- Solicitation Fundamentals -- Failed Management of Pre-Proposal Communications and Vulnerability to Protests , Content of the Best Practices Request for Proposals (RFP) -- Superior Contractor Selection and Protest Avoidance with Best Practices RFP -- Deficient RFPs Lead to Errant Contractor Selection and Exposure to Corruption -- Promises of Well-Managed Pre-Proposal Communications -- Protest and Fraud Avoidance through Well-Managed Pre-Proposal Communications -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 Proposal Evaluation -- Process for Selecting the Best-Value Contractor -- Optimizing Contractor Selection with Numerically Weighted Proposal Evaluation Criteria -- Total Weighed Score Process for Evaluating Proposals -- Formulas for Weighing Quantitatively Evaluated Criteria -- Formulas for Weighing Subjectively Evaluated Criteria -- Effective Reaction to Protests from Aggrieved Contractors -- Perils of Selecting a Marginal Contractor -- Rewards from Selecting the Superior Contractor -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8 Contract Management -- Contract Management Fundamentals -- Invoice Analysis for Avoiding Overpayments -- Using Earned Value (EV) to Manage Contracts -- Maintaining Program Integrity by Effectively Managing Contract Modifications -- Ensuring Timely Milestone Completions and Deliverables -- Energizing Underperforming Contractors -- Threat to Program Success from Flawed Contract Management -- Administering Contracts to Promote Program Success -- Improved Performance and Timeliness for Government Prime Contractors -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9 Humanitarian Procurement -- Fundamentals of Humanitarian Procurement -- Private Sector Contributions to Humanitarian Response -- Improved Delivery and Performance While Controlling Humanitarian Procurement Costs -- Obtaining Private Sector Buy-In to International Humanitarian Response Mechanism -- Failed Humanitarian Response and Exposure to Corruption from Deficient Planning , Protecting Lives and Property during Humanitarian Response -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 10 Contract Completion and Audit -- Fundamentals of Contract Completion -- Contractor Performance Evaluations -- Fundamentals of Contract Auditing -- Deficient Performance Evaluations and Audits Perpetuate Failures -- Utility of Effective Contractor Performance Evaluations -- Contributions From Effective Contract Auditing -- Benefits of Effective Records Retention, Performance Evaluation, and Contract Auditing -- Promises and Perils Following Completion of Contractor's Responsibilities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix -- Index

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sims Curry, William Government Contracting Milton : Taylor & Francis Group,c2022 ISBN 9781032394428

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 1 online resource

Ausgabe: Third edition

ISBN: 9781000832310 , 1000832317 , 9781003349884 , 1003349889 , 9781000832372 , 1000832376

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1032394420

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781032394428

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 1032394420

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4324/9781003349884

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Umfang: 1 online resource

Ausgabe: 3rd edition.

ISBN: 9781000832310 , 1000832317 , 9781003349884 , 1003349889 , 9781000832372 , 1000832376

Inhalt: Through three comprehensive editions, Government Contracting: Ethical Promises and Perils in Public Procurement has been lauded for exposing fraud, incompetence, waste, and abuse (FIWA) and analyzing corruption, mismanagement, and ineptitude that defile government contracting. The first two editions thoroughly outlined procurement throughout the contracting cycle including initial planning, evaluating proposals, contractor selection, contract administration, contract closeout, and auditing. They further provided much-needed guidance on contracting documents, management tools, and processes for addressing negative influences on government contracting. This third edition incorporates the results of a new nationwide study into best public procurement practice, as well as recent examples of real-world procurement fraud cases, offering recommendations for procurement practices to deter fraud. Public procurement tools such as requests for proposals, pro forma contracts, proposal evaluation forms, sole source justification and approval forms, and other useful tools including PowerPoint presentations are provided on a website to accompany the book. This textbook is aimed at postgraduate students and academics working in the fields of public administration, policy and procurement, along with public procurement professionals.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: ISBN 1032394420

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781032394428

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4324/9781003349884

URL: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003349884