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BUS 501 Assignment 4 Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and

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Assignment 4: Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and Price Reasonableness
Due Week 8 and worth 130 points
Imagine that you are a government employee (or military personnel). You have
received a proposal from a contractor for a two-billion-dollar ($2,000,000,000)
project for the purchase of fifty (52) towers to be installed on the Arizona-Mexico
border. Each tower will have radar, night vision, and day vision with 7.5- mile
range. You have been appointed as the Chairman of the Source Selection
Evaluation Team.

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BUS 501 Week 3 Assignment 1 The Independent Government Cost Estimate and the
Statement of Work (Str Course)
BUS 501 Week 4 Assignment 2 Types of Contracts and Performance-Based
Acquisition (Str Course)
BUS 501 Week 7 Assignment 3 Small Business Program and Source Selection Plans
(Str Course)
BUS 501 Assignment 4 Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and Price
Reasonableness (Str Course)
BUS 501 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str Course)
BUS 501 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str Course)

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BUS 501 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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BUS 501 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Business - General Business
Discussion1
"Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)" Evaluate sources of data for the
IGCE and examine the areas that have potential for overestimating costs.
Determine three potential outcomes from an inaccurate IGCE. Compare and
contrast the effect of a high estimate versus a low estimate. Then, select one of the
outcomes that you identified and determine how you would mitigate the issue.
Determine the three primary purposes of cost estimates. Predict two issues that
could arise if a cost estimate is not conducted properly or at all.

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BUS 501 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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Week 2 Discussion 2
From the e-Activity, evaluate the listed resources for market research, and then
explain which source you found to be the most accurate and why. Determine how
this Website will help you while conducting market research.
From the e-Activity, formulate a listing of the components of the Market Research
report and justify the importance of each component. Determine the advantages and
disadvantages of each source of market research data. Then, select one of the
components and discuss how that data could be used to advance a contracting goal.

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BUS 501 Week 3 Assignment 1 The Independent Government Cost Es

timate and the Statement of Work (
Str)
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Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Evaluate the importance of the IGCE.
2. Examine the reasons for confidentiality of the IGCE. Propose two (2) actions that
should be taken in order to maintain the confidentiality of the IGCE.
3. Create a sample of a detailed cost estimate.
4. Evaluate the types of statements of work in regard to compatibility with this
contract.
5. Determine the most appropriate type of statement of work for this contract. Support

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BUS 501 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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BUS 501 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 3 Discussion 1
From the e-Activity, examine the different types of contracts and provide a scenario
for each type.Assess the requirements for a fixed-price contract. Determine ways
that the duration of the fixed-price contract can affect the cost savings to the
government. Then, create an argument in support of fixed contract pricing for an
interval of your choosing.

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BUS 501 Week 4 Assignment 2 Types of Contracts and PerformanceBased Acquisition (

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Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Examine the types of contracts and performance-based acquisition. Select the type
of contract you would like to use for the vehicle purchase.
2. Evaluate the pros and cons of sealed bidding contracts and negotiated contracts,
emphasizing which one would be best for this purchase.
3. Determine the responsibilities of the contracting officer during the proposal
evaluation process.

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BUS 501 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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Week 5 Discussion 2
"Legal Review During the Solicitation Phase" Please respond to the following:
From the second e-Activity, discuss the dollar threshold for a legal review specific to
the selected agency or field. Provide one example of a contract that would require a
legal review and one that would not require a legal review. Justify your responses.
Examine the legal instructions for the legal reviews in government contracts. Compare
and contrast the legal reviews of military versus civilian contracts. Then, select a
requirement from each review type and create a mini-review that would be useful in
any type of business environment.

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BUS 501 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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Week 6 Discussion 2
Determining Price Reasonableness" Please respond to the following:
Select a career field that you are interested in and create a brief scenario for a major
acquisition in that field. Determine the probable sources of cost and price data used
in vendor proposals for that scenario. Determine the importance of cost realism.
Provide an example of the consequences to a government contract without price
realism.

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BUS 501 Week 7 Assignment 3 Small Business Program and Source S

lection Plans (
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Assignment 3: Small Business Program and Source Selection Plans
Due Week 7 and worth 130 points
Choose to respond to this scenario from a government or a contractor perspective. If
you select government, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a
government employee (or military personnel) receiving the proposal from the
contractor. If you select contractor, then you will complete the assignment as if you
are a contractor employee submitting a proposal to the government.

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Week 7 Discussion 2
Reviewing the Award Document" Please respond to the following:
Consider the different perspectives of each of the following offices that are
responsible for reviewing the final contract: the contracting office, the program
office, and the small business office. Determine which government offices should
review the final contract document. Be sure to address the role of ethics in your
argument.

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BUS 501 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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Week 8 Discussion 1
"Announcing Contract Awards" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, propose three ways that you could utilize the FedBizOpps
Website to search for request for proposals (RFP) to bid on, investigate potential
competitors in your business field, or locate awarded contracts during the past year.
Determine if there is any value to the information and resources on this Website in
regard to announcing contract awards. Support your position.

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BUS 501 Week 9 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (Str)

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Week 9 Discussion
"Responsibilities of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR)"
Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, analyze the training requirements for the COR to include
both classroom training and on-the-job training. Determine three different work
experiences that meet the requirements. Of the three, determine which one lends
itself to greater efficiency.

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Week 10 Discussion 2
"Exercising Contract Option Periods" Please respond to the following:
Analyze the limitations on the use of contract options. Determine the advantages and
disadvantages for a 10-year contract option versus a two-year contract.
Determine the factors to consider when setting contract options. Select a field that
you are interested in and create a list of major factors to consider when determining
contract options specific to that field. Develop an argument for one of the criterion
you provided on your list.

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