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Assignment 5: Scenario Essay

You have three topics from which you may choose. You must choose only one topic and respond to the situation making your recommendations to the scenario.

Please note that there is no single answer to this scenario, but you should keep your focus on contracts, procurement, or subcontracts issues in your response.

Required Formatting of Scenario Essay:

This essay should be double spaced, 12-point font, and three to four pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;

Write in the third person;

Use headings;

Title page with your name, the course name, title of paper, the date, and instructor’s name;

Include reference page;

Use APA formatting for in-text citations and reference page;

Students need to paraphrase and avoid direct quotes;

Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder.

Assignment 5: Scenario Essay:

You are a mid-level Contracts Administrator of the Contracts Department. You are responsible for approving invoices being submitted to the Government. You notice on this month's invoice that some charges appear that do not belong to the contract. Perhaps it is equipment rental or the assignment of a particular engineer. You go to your boss and he says that he'll take care of correcting it. A few months later, you are reviewing some billing information and you notice that the invoice that you questioned has been paid by the Government. You check -- only to learn that the invoice, which you suspected was in error, was submitted and paid.

Required Elements to include in this Scenario Essay

1. You are required to prepare a report identifying the issues

2. Provide some ideas about resolving these issues and mitigating risks that the customer may face in the near future.