Evaluating Contracts

Evaluating Contracts

Aerospace Drones has completed its first contract with Department of Defense (DoD) on time and under budget. Company expansion has increased production capacity. R&D continues to set industry standards for camera stabilization systems.

You have now learned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking to expand their UAS surveillance capabilities. These contracts will require significantly more time to prepare. Once again, you must get to work and prepare a detailed report that addresses the more advanced level of requirements needed for submission.

Assignment Instructions

Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:

1. Compare and contrast fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks to small and large business.

2. Analyze at least four opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

3. Discuss which elements of cost-reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Provide a rationale for your choices.

4. Determine which form of contracting would benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Support your response.

5. Choose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Support your response.

6. Develop a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

Formatting Requirements

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Evaluate the impact of fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts on a given business.

Determine which form of contracting would

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Compare and contrast fixed-price contracts and cost- reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks of each for your business.

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0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted fixed-price contracts and cost- reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks of each for your business.

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11.7 (9.75%) Insufficiently compared and contrasted fixed- price contracts and cost- reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks of each for your business.

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13.5 (11.25%) Partially compared and contrasted fixed-price contracts and cost- reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks of each for your business.

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15.3 (12.75%) Satisfactorily compared and contrasted fixed-price contracts and cost- reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks of each for your business.

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18 (15.00%) Thoroughly compared and contrasted fixed- price contracts and cost- reimbursement contracts in terms of the benefits and drawbacks of each for your business.

Analyze at least three opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

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0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely analyzed at least three opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

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11.7 (9.75%) Insufficiently analyzed at least three opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

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13.5 (11.25%) Partially analyzed at least three opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

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15.3 (12.75%) Satisfactorily analyzed at least three opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

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18 (15.00%) Thoroughly analyzed at least three (3) opportunities your small business will have compared to large businesses in general.

Discuss which elements of cost- reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Provide a rationale for your choices.

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0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely discussed which elements of cost- reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your choices.

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11.7 (9.75%) Insufficiently discussed which elements of cost- reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Insufficiently provided a rationale for your choices.

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13.5 (11.25%) Partially discussed which elements of cost- reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Partially provided a rationale for your choices.

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15.3 (12.75%) Satisfactorily discussed which elements of cost- reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your choices.

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18 (15.00%) Thoroughly discussed which element(s) of cost-reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for your small business. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your choice(s)

benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Support your response.

0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely determined which form of contracting would benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response.

11.7 (9.75%) Insufficiently determined which form of contracting would benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Insufficiently supported your response.

13.5 (11.25%) Partially determined which form of contracting would benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Partially supported your response.

15.3 (12.75%) Satisfactorily determined which form of contracting would benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Satisfactorily supported your response.

18 (15.00%) Thoroughly determined which form of contracting would benefit your business the most among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Thoroughly supported your response.

Choose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Support your response.

Points:

0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely chose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response.

Points:

11.7 (9.75%) Insufficiently chose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Insufficiently supported your response.

Points:

13.5 (11.25%) Partially chose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Partially supported your response.

Points:

15.3 (12.75%) Satisfactorily chose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Satisfactorily supported your response.

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18 (15.00%) Thoroughly chose the most significant form of contracting that would support large companies (e.g., Boeing) among all the forms of contracting described in Chapter 16. Thoroughly supported your response.

Develop a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

Points: 0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely developed a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

Points: 7.8 (6.50%) Insufficiently developed a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

Points: 9 (7.50%) Partially developed a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

Points: 10.2 (8.50%) Satisfactorily developed a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

Points: 12 (10.00%) Thoroughly developed a plan on how your company would justify the government to award your company the contract when the form of this contracting supports larger companies.

4 references. Points: 0 (0.00%) No references provided

Points: 3.9 (3.25%) Does not meet the required number of references; all references are poor-quality choices.

Points: 4.5 (3.75%) Does not meet the required number of references; some references are poor- quality choices.

Points: 5.1 (4.25%) Meets number of required references; all references are high-quality choices.

Points: 6 (5.00%) Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements.

Points: 0 (0.00%) More than 8 errors present.

Points: 7.8 (6.50%) 7–8 errors present.

Points: 9 (7.50%) 5–6 errors present.

Points: 10.2 (8.50%) 3–4 errors present.

Points: 12 (10.00%) 0-2 errors present