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Final Project: Contract Type/Flowdowns

Part 1. Determine the Contract Type

You are a Contracting Specialist for the US Air Force. The program office that you are supporting has a requirement for highly specialized support for the operations and defense (i.e., cybersecurity) of the entire “Enterprise Network” (all USAF owned networked computers and servers, including email). The selected Contractor must provide 24x7x365 monitoring and operations services through an array of strategic tasks to ensure the availability and security of the network and remain responsive to the demands of the warfighters. This support will enable the USAF to maintain a tightly integrated, agile, defensible, survivable network capable of supporting highly distributed operations as well as an efficient and effective business enterprise.

Identify and explain what contract type (FAR Part 16) would you select for this procurement and why?
Identify and discuss why other contract types were not selected.

Required Formatting of the Paper:

This paper should be double spaced, 12-point font, and two to three pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.
Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.
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.
The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings. No other books besides the course eBook can be used. When using a source document, the expectation is that the information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph number.

Part 2: Determining Flowdowns

You are now a Subcontract Administrator for the Contractor that was awarded the USAF Enterprise Network contract as a result of the solicitation in Part 1 above (disregard any “revolving door” or Procurement Integrity Act implications).

Your company is a large business and has the qualifications to do almost all of the work, but must subcontract out for a small subset of specialized support. Therefore, you are tasked to prepare a draft Subcontract Agreement that must include any necessary flowdowns from the USAF prime contract. Your company has decided that a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) subcontract is appropriate for this subcontract, regardless of the prime contract type. The relevant parts of the prime contract are attached.

Use this form to complete the flow downs: Form to Complete Flowdowns
Using the “track changes” feature of Word/Wordperfect (preferred) or handwritten redlines (scanned for submission) identify which, if any, provisions you would not flow down (e.g., delete) and,
If applicable, identify and discuss how some of those provisions that you would flow down need to be modified.
Use the “Comments” function [Review>>Comments] to provide rationale for why or why not. You may also write a separate summary of your changes.

Class Resources:

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

Federal Contractor Compliance Advisor http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/ofccp.htm

Application and Impact of Labor Laws on Federal Contracts https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/415694-001144-01-2198-OL1-6380/Application%20and%20Impact%20of%20Labor%20Laws%20on%20Federal%20Contracts.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=ooOgmOWmQAjXIgKge4M01HDeP

DFARS https://www.federalregister.gov/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-dfars-

DoD Subcontracting Program - The Basics https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/415694-001144-01-2198-OL1-6380/DoD%20Subcontracting%20Program%20-%20The%20Basics.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=ooOgmOWmQAjXIgKge4M01HDeP

Set-Asides in Federal Contracting https://youtu.be/9cBqquq2AWM?list=UU1B-Ht927lYS_5X_kJlh86Q

Federal Government Contract Overview http://corporate.findlaw.com/law-library/federal-government-contract-overview.html

Rubric Name: Written Assignment (36%)

Criteria

Outstanding

Superior

Good

Substandard

Failure

Critical Thinking/Reasoning

12.6 points

Comments reflect a highly accomplished level of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reasoning of the case material and case study facts resulting in accurate, thorough, and soundly reasoned conclusions.

(11.34 - 12.6)

10.71 points

Comments reflect an excellent level of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reasoning of the case material and case study facts resulting in accurately reasoned conclusions.

(10.08 - 11.33)

9.45 points

Comments reflect a satisfactory level of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reasoning of the case material and case study facts resulting in partially correct conclusions that lack development or detail that demonstrates insight into reasoning.

(8.82 - 10.07)

8.19 points

Comments reflect an unsatisfactory level of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reasoning of the case material and case study facts, resulting in conclusions that are underdeveloped or lack soundly reasoned conclusions.

(7.56 - 8.81)

0 points

Comments reflect an unsatisfactory level of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reasoning of the case material and case study facts, resulting in failure to draw little to no conclusions.

(0 - 7.55)

Application of Resources

12.6 points

Presents exceptionally well-supported arguments or positions with evidence from the readings/experience; ideas go beyond the course material and recognize implications and extensions of the material and concepts.

(11.34 - 12.6)

10.71 points

Presents excellent arguments or positions that are mostly supported by evidence from the readings and course content; ideas presented demonstrate understanding of the material and concepts.

(10.08 - 11.33)

9.45 points

Satisfactory arguments or positions are presented but there is a mix of opinion or unclear view with supported arguments using course readings. Case study facts are occasionally used but arguments would be much stronger with use of facts.

(8.82 - 10.07)

8.19 points

Arguments are frequently illogical and unsubstantiated; Limited use of facts in case study and essential information presented in course readings.

(7.56 - 8.81)

0 points

Arguments lack meaningful explanation or support of ideas. Does not provide facts presented in case study.

(0 - 7.55)

Attention to Instructions

6.4 points

Demonstrates exceptional understanding of requirements responding completely to each aspect of assignment including minor aspects of the assignment such as using third person writing, required use of course readings, and assignment format.

(4.86 -5.4)

4.59 points

Demonstrates excellent understanding of requirements; missed one minor aspect of assignment.

(4.32 - 4.85

4.05 points

Demonstrates satisfactory understanding of requirements; missed a key element or two minor aspects of assignment.

(3.78 - 4.31)

3.51 points

Fails to show a firm understanding of requirements; missed two key elements or several minor aspects of assignment.

(3.24 - 3.77

0 points

Fails to demonstrate understanding of assignment requirements.

(0 - 3.23

Writing Mechanics

3.6 points

Strictly adheres to standard usage rules of written English, including but not limited to capitalization, punctuation, run-on sentences, missing or extra words, stylistic errors, spelling and grammatical errors. No errors found. No contractions or jargon used.

(3.24 - 3.6)

3.06 points

Excellently adheres to standard usage of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. One to three errors found.

(2.88 - 3.23)

2.7 points

Satisfactorily adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Four to 10 errors found.

(2.52 - 2.87)

2.34 points

Minimally adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. More than 10 errors found.

(2.16 - 2.51)

0 points

Does not adhere to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English largely incomprehensible; or errors are too plentiful to count.

(0 - 2.15