Accession Number:

ADA621759

Title:

Why I Won't Be a Prime Contractor

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA

Personal Author(s):

• Krieger, John

Report Date:

2015-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

You may wonder why I wrote this article. Actually, I did too but probably for different reasons. So, before we proceed any further, let me provide the genesis. Dr. D. Mark Husband, senior advisor, Root Cause Analyses, Office of Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses PARCA asked the Defense Systems Management College DSMC to gather subject matter experts SMEs from various career fields to discuss issues related to doing business with the federal government, specifically the Department of Defense. I was invited to discuss contracting issues.

Descriptors:

• *CONTRACTORS
• ACQUISITION
• ADVISORY ACTIVITIES
• CAREERS
• COMMERCE
• COMPETITION
• CONTRACTS
• REPRINTS
• REQUIREMENTS
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE