Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies

Best Practices for Public Procurement

William Sims Curry

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781032306148
• eBook ISBN: 9781000645521
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Operations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies: Best Practices for Public Procurement, Third Edition provides state-of-the-art tools for best practice in the procurement of services at state and local levels, throughout the procurement cycle. Including lively case studies and research conducted with state and local agencies across the United States, this award-winning book provides management advice and tips on compliance to reduce costs, select the best-qualified contractors, manage contractors' performance, and prevent corruption and waste.

Utilizing the results of new research across states, cities, counties, and institutes of higher learning, this third edition offers 18 all-new best-practice documents as well as updated methodologies and templates including but not limited to: a full-length and short form request for proposal (RFP), a full-length and short form pro forma contract (PFC), a letter contract, a sample estimate at completion, a contract amendment template, and a form for evaluation of proposals. Special consideration is given to obtaining services and products during states of emergency. Several additional resources for instructors and professionals are available online, including templates and PowerPoint slides.

The roadmap and templates contained in this book and available online to readers will prove essential to state and local government agency contracting professionals and other officials and employees called upon to participate in the drafting of solicitations, writing sole source justifications, writing scopes of work, serving on advance contract planning and source selection teams, recommending award of contracts, or assisting in the management of those contracts.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement
• Half-Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Disclaimer
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• 1 Research Conducted on Best Practices for Public Procurement
• 2 Introduction, Advance Procurement Planning, and the Procurement Cycle
• 3 Socioeconomic and Competitive Procurement
• 4 Solicitation Documents—Information for Prospective Contractors
• 5 Management of Pre-Proposal Communications and Evaluation of Proposals
• 6 Protests
• 7 Contract Negotiations, Ethics, and Conflicts of Interest
• 8 Contract Document
• 9 Contract Terms and Conditions
• 10 Short Form Contracts, Short Form Requests for Proposals, Emergencies, and Letter Contracts
• 11 Contract Review, Execution, and Audit
• 12 Contract Administration and Closeout
• Appendices
• Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
• Appendix B: Best Practices Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Appendix C: Best Practices Pro Forma Contract (PFC)
• Appendix D: Short Form Request for Proposals (SFRFP)
• Appendix E: Short Form Pro Forma Contract (SFPFC)
• Appendix F: Sample Letter Contract: The sample letter contract is provided for use as a letter contract template
• Appendix G: Sole Source Justification/Approval Form
• Appendix H: Reference Checklist
• Appendix I: Formulas for Weighing All Criteria Included in This Book
• Appendix J: Form for Evaluation of Proposals
• Appendix K: Estimate at Completion
• Appendix L: Contract Amendment
• Appendix M: Short Form Contract Amendment
• Appendix N: Sample Show Cause Letter
• Appendix O: Contractor Performance Report
• Index