Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies - Best Practices for Public Procurement

This book provides state-of-the-art tools for best practice in the procurement of services at state and local levels, throughout the procurement cycle.

List of contents

1. Research Conducted on Best Practices for Public Procurement, 2. Introduction, Advance Procurement Planning, and the Procurement Cycle, 3. Socioeconomic and Competitive Procurement, 4. Solicitation Documents - Information for Prospective Contractors, 5. Management of Pre-Proposal Communications and Evaluation of Proposals, 6. Protests, 7. Contract Negotiations, Ethics, and Conflicts of Interest, 8. Contract Document, 9. Contract Terms and Conditions, 10. Short Form Contracts, Short Form RFPs, Emergencies, and Letter Contracts, 11. Contract Review, Execution, and Audit, 12. Contract Administration and Closeout

About the author

William Sims Curry is president of WSC Consulting, a small business specializing in consulting on government procurement. Curry served as an Air Force systems procurement officer and was employed in purchasing management for prime contractors on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Department of Energy's Positron Electron Project, and numerous Department of Defense programs. He has authored three books and numerous articles and research papers on government procurement. Curry is a Certified Professional Contracts Manager and a Fellow by the National Contract Management Association.

Summary

This book provides state-of-the-art tools for best practice in the procurement of services at state and local levels, throughout the procurement cycle.

Product details

• Authors: William Sims Curry, William Sims (Wsc Consulting Curry, Curry William Sims
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032306148
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230614-8
• No. of pages: 474
• Series: Public Administration and Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, Public Administration, Public administration / Public policy