Draft Request for Proposal (RFP)
Note: The assignments in this course are a series of papers that build on one another.
Imagine your agency is ready to solicit bids for a new project. You are tasked with drafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will appeal to the new contracting firm you outlined in the previous assignment. Note: You may create and/or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. You must review FAR before you draft the RFP:
• Using Access the Federal Acquisition Regulation, review the following areas:
o Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Subpart 15.3 – Source Selection;
o FAR: 15.203, 15.204, 15.205, 15.206, 15.209, and 15.304 (preparing and issuing requests for proposals and amendments thereto);
o FAR: 15.207 and 15.208 (submitting, receiving, handling, modifying, and revising proposals).
Write a 6 page RFP Sections paper in which you:
1 Apply the appropriate FAR clauses to meet compliance in contract formulation and award.
2. Incorporate your knowledge of Government Accountability Office reports/decisions to identify FAR compliance issues and contributing factors.
3. Include ethical guidelines that minimize the risks and consequences of unethical contracting practices and ensure compliance with federal guidelines on fraud, fair contracting, and contract-related public policies.
4. Suggest planned actions in soliciting and awarding contracts and ensuring that the government agency is in compliance with the FAR requirements.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
• Write a Request for Proposal (RFP) that includes ethical guidelines that minimize the risks of unethical contracting practices, and is in compliance with federal guidelines on fraud, fair contracting and contract-related public policies.
