Contract Management articles from January 2001

Contract Management archives from January 2001

Risk Management--for Careers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... It has been said that a key to success in life is successfully managing the risks we face everyday. Whether we realize it or not, we all manage risk both on the job and in our personal lives. On the job, we manage the risks associated with the...

To Lead, Establish a Vision for Success.
January 1, 2001... Whether in riflery or in leading a procurement organization, if you aim at nothing you'll hit it every time. With that said, you must aim for something to reach your goals and enjoy success. Since procurement organizations are made up of...

RISK MANAGEMENT V. CAMPAIGN PLANNING.
January 1, 2001... Professional contract managers do not manage an acquisition process. They manage an acquisition mission. Over the next year, many National Education Seminars will be offered on the role of the acquisition professional as a risk manager....

Risk management in INACTION.
January 1, 2001... Just developing a risk management plan isn't enough. Leaders must also have the will to execute it. If risk management is a discipline, why do companies continually get nasty surprises from risks that are often identified before the...

STRATEGIES: to Minimize Global Contracting Problems.
January 1, 2001... Today's customers demand flexible, multicountry deals, but there are ways to mitigate the problems caused by distance, culture, industry practices, language, and communication. As most contracting and acquisition management professionals...

Collecting Fees and Costs from the U.S. Government: A Primer on the Equal Access to Justice Act.
January 1, 2001... The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) provides a mechanism through which small businesses or individuals may be able to recover attorneys fees and costs incurred in litigation against the U.S. government. As a partial waiver of sovereign...

The Development, Care, and Feeding of Contract Procedure Documents.
January 1, 2001... Contract procedure documents can seem like a curse when a contract needs to be expedited, but to those contract managers who are faced with establishing a contracting organization or with improving processes in an existing organization, these...

Structuring Successful Long-Term Contracts.
January 1, 2001... Market research frequently discloses the possibility of achieving contract savings by entering into long-term contractual relationships. Long-term contracts are more common in the commercial market and are sometimes proposed by industry...

FINAL EDITION JANUARY 2001.
January 1, 2001... Legislation Bill Extends Expiration Date of Defense Production Act of 1950 On October 27, 2000, President William J. Clinton signed into law a bill to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA). The bill...

Cybercoverage for Cyberliabilities.
January 1, 2001... Internet defamation and copyright claims, employee fraud, hackers, viruses, and computer failures can severely damage or even bankrupt today's Web-savvy companies. Do your insurance policies provide coverage for these losses? Five years...

Are You Properly Evaluating Your MEO?(most efficient organization)
January 1, 2001... In A-76 best-value procurements, the selected best-value offer, not the performance work statement, is the benchmark for the most efficient organization. In 1966, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established OMB Circular No. A-76,...

Effective Debriefings from a Government Perspective.
January 1, 2001... Debriefings in negotiated procurements that are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 present many practical challenges for federal procurement officials. According to FAR 15.5, Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications,...

Build Your Own Website.(Small Business Administration provides free CD-ROM on designing and managing a website)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the availability of a free CD-ROM that provides the information and tools needed to create and manage a website, market a business online, sell products with secure e-commerce, promote...

Software Streamlines Form Generation.(Mil-Pac Technology's DD-Master)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Software : DD-Master[R] Manufacturer : Mil-Pac Technology Address : 3914 Murphy Canyon Rd., San Diego, CA 92123 858/495-1400 Website : www.milpac.com Price : $2,495 Maintenance Charge : $249 DD-Master software is an...

Overrun Overhead.(Philadelphia Naval Shipyard contracted with Marine Design Technologies, Inc.)
January 1, 2001... In 1988, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard contracted with Marine Design Technologies, Inc. (MDT) to perform an indefinite quantity of technical services on the basis of cost plus fixed fee. The services requested by the Navy were typical of those...

Contract Litigation--Where's the Proof?
January 1, 2001... In an era of streamlining and paperless contracting, adequate documentation continues to be important. A contentious issue that you, the contracting officer (CO), have been attempting to resolve has become a formal claim, your decision has...

Website Showcases Award-Winning B2B and B2G e-Commerce Solutions.(ProcureNet )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... ProcureNet www.procurenet.conl To streamline the buying process, visit www. procurenet.com. Based in Great River, New York, ProcureNet's website contains information about the company's business-to-business and business-to-government...

Seventh Annual National Meeting of NCMA Chapter Presidents.
January 1, 2001... Leaders from more than 60 chapters convene in Cincinnati for training and networking "I'm excited and energized... Outstanding Such comments represent just a small sample of the glowing feedback received from attendees at the Seventh...

NCMA Chapter Presidents: Volunteer Leaders Expanding Their Horizons.(National Contract Management Association)(Seventh Annual National Meeting of NCMA Chapter Presidents )
January 1, 2001... In Leading Change, author John P. Kotter observes that: "By any objective measure, the amount of significant change in organizations has grown tremendously over the past two decades. Although some people predict that most of the...

It Only Takes One (Or Two).(National Contract Management Association's "Member-Get-a-Member" promotion)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Martha Mitchem of the Upper Chesapeake Chapter sponsored only two members last year...and won a free trip to Hawaii. As part of NCMA's "Member-Get-a-Member" promotion for the 1999-2000 program year, the Association challenged its members...

Second CMI Invitational Golf Classic.(Contract Management Institute's Second Invitational Golf Classic)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Second Try Makes Annual Event a Success In April 2000 the Contract Management Institute's (CMI) Second Invitational Golf Classic was cancelled due to snow. The event was postponed until Friday, October 6, 2000, where more than 66 players...

Contracts Management Training for the New Millennium.(multiple brief articles about services for government contractors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Software Licensing Software and Internet contracting is more important than ever as a result of recent developments in technology. In fact, software license agreements may be the most important form of contract for many business,...

Executive Orders Issued to Aid SBs.(small businesses, government procurement)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... On October 6, 2000, President William J. Clinton issued two Executive Orders of interest to small businesses (SBs). The first, Assistance to Small Business Exporters and Dislocated Workers, requires that federal agencies assist SBs to...

Defining Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... An interim rule (with request for comments) would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Sections 501(c), 502(a)(2), and 604(d) of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999, Public Law 106-50...

HUBZone Program.
January 1, 2001... The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a proposed rule to amend the regulations governing the HUBZone program (Federal Register, October 3, 2000). The proposed rule adds three more federal agencies to the list of affected...

NIH Source System.(launches e-Portals in Commerce)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The National Institutes of Health has launched e-Portals in Commerce (e-PIC), a web-based site for companies to register information about themselves and their products and services. Those who are conducting market research or who are seeking...

DOD Procurement Forecasts.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Although most federal agencies claim to post their procurement forecasts on the Internet, in reality, trying to find the forecasts can be an extremely time consuming and confusing process. Anytime you want to waste a good part of your day, try...

SBA Posts Strategic Plan.(Small Business Administration )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Small Business Administration (SBA) has posted its Fiscal Year 2001-2006 Strategic Plan to its Web site, www.sba.gov/aboutsba/indexstrategic.html. ABOUT THE AUTHOR DONNA S. IRETON is director, Acquisition Management Consulting and...