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For more course tutorials visit<br>www.tutorialrank.com<br>Business - General Business<br>Assignment 4: Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and Price Reasonableness<br>Due Week 8 and worth 130 points<br><br>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. <br><br>Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:<br>1. Defend the purpose of technical evaluations in regard to:<br>a. the importance of integrity and fairness.<br>b. the factors used to determine the competitive range.<br>2. Create an outline of the final technical evaluation report<br>3. Determine the factors to consider when evaluating price reasonableness.<br>4. Examine different methods of price analysis. Determine which price analysis method would fit best in this scenario. Support your reasoning.<br>5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.<br><br>Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:<br>Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. <br><br>The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:<br>Evaluate the requirements for a contract propo<br>

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  2. BUS 501 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com STRAYER BUS 501 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 STRAYER BUS 501 Assignment 4 Technical and Cost or Price Eva Business - General Business Assignment 4: Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and Price ReasonablenessDue Week 8 and worth 130 pointsImagine 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.  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.

  3. BUS 501 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com STRAYER BUS 501 Week 3 Assignment 1 The Independent STRAYER BUS 501 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Business - General Business Week 2 Discussion 1 •Examine the components of a SOW for the purpose of open competition without restrictive provisions. Select a field that you are interested in and determine the information that would be included in a SOW for a contract in that field. •Analyze the different types of a SOW. Imagine that you are in the process of acquiring 100 Ford trucks for the U.S. Border Patrol. Determine which type of SOW is appropriate for this situation. Support your decision with an example. Business - General Business 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.

  4. BUS 501 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com STRAYER BUS 501 Week 4 Assignment 2 Types of Contracts STRAYER BUS 501 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Business - General Business 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 Business - General Business Assignment 4: Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations and Price ReasonablenessDue Week 8 and worth 130 pointsImagine 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

  5. BUS 501 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com STRAYER BUS 501 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 STRAYER BUS 501 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 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. Week 6 Discussion 1 Technical and Cost or Price Evaluations" Please respond to the following: •From the e-Activity, determine why integrity and fairness are important in proposal evaluations. Create two scenarios that describe the possible consequences if fairness and integrity are not part of the proposal evaluation process. Determine one ethical consideration that should be applied at all times.

  6. BUS 501 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com STRAYER BUS 501 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 STRAYER BUS 501 Week 7 Assignment 3 Small Business P Assignment 3: Small Business Program and Source Selection PlansDue Week 7 and worth 130 pointsChoose 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. 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.

  7. BUS 501 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com STRAYER BUS 501 Week 10 DQ 1 and DQ 2 STRAYER BUS 501 Week 9 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Federal Supply Schedule Program and Price Reductions" Please respond to the following: •Compare and contrast the differences and similarities in the requirements for federal supply schedule contracts. Create requirements for federal supply schedule contracts specific to a career field of your choice. "Contract Surveillance" Please respond to the following: ·  From the e-Activity, determine the surveillance methods that are best suited for a construction contract or information technology contract. Support your position with an example. ·  Imagine that you are the COTR on a U.S. Army project using three-kilowatt electrical generators. Determine who decides the level of quality in a contract. Speculate on how your role would change if the generator were to fail an inspection

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