Sample records for firm contract levels

  1. 48 CFR 216.403-1 - Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... (firm target) contracts. 216.403-1 Section 216.403-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... CONTRACTS Incentive Contracts 216.403-1 Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts. (b) Application. (1... target) contracts, especially for acquisitions moving from development to production. (2) The contracting...

  2. 48 CFR 16.403-1 - Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... (firm target) contracts. 16.403-1 Section 16.403-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts. (a) Description. A fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract specifies a target cost, a target profit, a price ceiling (but not a profit ceiling or floor), and...

  3. 48 CFR 16.403-1 - Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... (firm target) contracts. 16.403-1 Section 16.403-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts. (a) Description. A fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract specifies a target cost, a target profit, a price ceiling (but not a profit ceiling or floor), and...

  4. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  5. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  6. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. (a...

  7. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  8. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  9. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  10. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  11. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  12. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  13. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  14. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  15. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  16. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As required by FAR...

  17. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  18. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  19. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  20. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  1. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  2. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  3. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  4. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  5. 2016 availability and disparity study : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-07-01

    The study examined whether there was a level playing field for minority- and women-owned firms in the Montana transportation : contracting marketplace and for MDT contracting. This information helps MDT set an overall goal for Disadvantage Business :...

  6. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  7. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  8. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  9. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  10. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  11. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  12. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  13. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  14. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  15. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  17. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  18. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  1. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  2. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  3. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  4. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  5. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  6. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  7. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  8. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  9. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  10. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  11. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  12. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  13. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  14. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  15. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  17. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  18. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  1. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  2. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  3. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  4. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  5. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  6. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  7. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  8. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  9. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  10. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  11. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  12. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  13. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  14. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  15. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  17. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  18. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  1. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  2. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  3. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  4. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  5. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  6. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  7. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  8. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  9. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  10. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  11. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  12. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  13. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  14. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  15. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  17. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  18. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 19.803 - Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... code, business support levels, and business activity targets; or, (ii) If competitive, a statement that... activity targets. If requested by the contracting activity, SBA will identify at least two such firms and... independently, or through the self marketing efforts of an 8(a) firm, identify a requirement for the 8(a...

  1. 48 CFR 38.101 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... authorize other agencies to award schedule contracts and publish schedules. For example, the Department of... CONTRACTING FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING Federal Supply Schedule Program 38.101 General. (a) The... discounts. Indefinite-delivery contracts are awarded using competitive procedures to firms. The firms...

  2. Minority business bidding for local government contracts: the complexity of availability.

    PubMed

    Bangs, Ralph L; Murrell, Audrey; Constance-Huggins, Monique

    2007-01-01

    While minority-business enterprises (MBEs) have gained some access to local government contracts during the last three decades, these firms continue to receive a small share of local government contract spending relative to the number of available firms. Researchers have suggested two general explanations for the low representation of MBEs in contract awards: (1) lack of qualifications and capacity among MBEs, and (2) public and private discrimination against MBEs in contracting processes. This study on prime contract opportunities in a Northern central city and county with a large minority population finds that low bid rates greatly contribute to the low MBE shares of prime contracts and that bidding is reduced by both local government processes and characteristics of the firms. Some implications of these findings are that local governments need to: (1) monitor MBE shares of prime contract bids by size of contract and use share of bids as one measure of program and organizational effectiveness; (2) identify MBEs that are qualified for prime contracts and encourage and help interested firms to submit competitive bids; and (3) ensure that local government policies and practices do not diminish access to information about prime contract opportunities for qualified and interested minority firms. Another implication is that bidders lists should not be a primary basis for determining MBE availability, since many qualified and interested MBEs do not bid because of perceived barriers in local government.

  3. 48 CFR 1827.304-1 - General. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), and (h))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ..., shall apply. (b) Greater rights determinations. In any contract with other than a small business firm or... in the performance of work under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit... inventions made and reported under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit...

  4. 48 CFR 1827.304-1 - General. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), and (h))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ..., shall apply. (b) Greater rights determinations. In any contract with other than a small business firm or... in the performance of work under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit... inventions made and reported under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit...

  5. 48 CFR 1827.304-1 - General. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), and (h))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ..., shall apply. (b) Greater rights determinations. In any contract with other than a small business firm or... in the performance of work under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit... inventions made and reported under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit...

  6. 48 CFR 1827.304-1 - General. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), and (h))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ..., shall apply. (b) Greater rights determinations. In any contract with other than a small business firm or... in the performance of work under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit... inventions made and reported under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit...

  7. 48 CFR 1827.304-1 - General. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), and (h))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ..., shall apply. (b) Greater rights determinations. In any contract with other than a small business firm or... in the performance of work under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit... inventions made and reported under any contract with other than a small business firm or a nonprofit...

  8. 48 CFR 970.5227-10 - Patent rights-management and operating contracts, nonprofit organization or small business firm...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...-level nuclear waste and spent fuel technology; and (C) National security technologies classified or... Energy (DOE) Patent Counsel assisting the DOE contracting activity. (7) Practical application means to... inventions. (i) Inventions within or relating to the following fields of technology are exceptional...

  9. 48 CFR 970.5227-10 - Patent rights-management and operating contracts, nonprofit organization or small business firm...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...-level nuclear waste and spent fuel technology; and (C) National security technologies classified or... Energy (DOE) Patent Counsel assisting the DOE contracting activity. (7) Practical application means to... inventions. (i) Inventions within or relating to the following fields of technology are exceptional...

  10. Teaching Contracts with Contracts

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Misner, Robert L.

    1977-01-01

    The teaching of contracts law is an area that lends itself easily to introducing students to realistic factual situations. An exercise is described in which students were assigned to separate "firms" with volunteers from the later law school classes as clients. Each firm was responsible for submitting a signed contract and an accompanying paper.…

  11. MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MH-60R)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-03-23

    1087 Contract Number: N00019-11-C-0077 Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Award Date: September 27, 2011 Definitization Date: September 27...02871- 1087 Contract Number: N00019-13-C-0012 Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Award Date: December 20, 2012 Definitization Date: December 20

  12. 40 CFR 52.34 - Action on petitions submitted under section 126 relating to emissions of nitrogen oxides.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... group that addressed the problem of ground-level ozone and the long-range transport of air pollution... that had a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and produced electricity for sale under a firm... capacity greater than 25 MWe and produced electricity for sale under a firm contract to the electric grid...

  13. 40 CFR 52.34 - Action on petitions submitted under section 126 relating to emissions of nitrogen oxides.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... group that addressed the problem of ground-level ozone and the long-range transport of air pollution... that had a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and produced electricity for sale under a firm... capacity greater than 25 MWe and produced electricity for sale under a firm contract to the electric grid...

  14. Determinants of the cost of capital for privately financed hospital projects in the UK.

    PubMed

    Colla, Paolo; Hellowell, Mark; Vecchi, Veronica; Gatti, Stefano

    2015-11-01

    Many governments make use of private finance contracts to deliver healthcare infrastructure. Previous work has shown that the rate of return to investors in these markets often exceeds the efficient level. Our focus is on the factors that influence that return. We examine the effect of macroeconomic, project- and firm-level variables using a detailed sample of 84 UK private finance initiative (PFI) contracts signed between 1997 and 2010. Of the above variables, macroeconomic conditions and lead sponsor size are related to the investor return. However, our results show a remarkable degree of stability in the return to investors over the 14-year period. We find evidence of a 'prevailing norm' that is robust to project- and firm-level variation. The sustainability of excess returns over a long period is indicative of a concentrated market structure. We argue that policymakers should consider new mechanisms for increasing competition in the equity market, while ensuring that authorities have the specialist resources required to negotiate efficient contract prices. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  15. Hospitals look to hospitality service firms to meet TQM goals.

    PubMed

    Hard, R

    1992-05-20

    Hospitals that hire contract service firms to manage one or all aspects of their hospitality service departments increasingly expect those firms to help meet total quality management goals as well as offer the more traditional cost reduction, quality improvement and specialized expertise, finds the 1992 Hospital Contract Services Survey conducted by Hospitals.

  16. 48 CFR 832.202-4 - Security for Government financing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... appropriate officer of the firm. (b) A cash flow forecast for the remainder of the contract term showing the planned origin and use of cash within the firm or branch performing the contract. (c) Information on financing arrangements disclosing the availability of cash to finance contract performance, the contractor's...

  17. 48 CFR 832.202-4 - Security for Government financing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... appropriate officer of the firm. (b) A cash flow forecast for the remainder of the contract term showing the planned origin and use of cash within the firm or branch performing the contract. (c) Information on financing arrangements disclosing the availability of cash to finance contract performance, the contractor's...

  18. 49 CFR 23.39 - What other certification requirements apply in the case of ACDBEs?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... the firm and its key personnel to perform the concession contracts or other contracts it wishes to... private terminal owners or lessees are not authorized to certify firms as ACDBEs. As a car rental company or private terminal owner or lessee, you must obtain ACDBE participation from firms which a recipient...

  19. 49 CFR 23.39 - What other certification requirements apply in the case of ACDBEs?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... the firm and its key personnel to perform the concession contracts or other contracts it wishes to... private terminal owners or lessees are not authorized to certify firms as ACDBEs. As a car rental company or private terminal owner or lessee, you must obtain ACDBE participation from firms which a recipient...

  20. 49 CFR 23.39 - What other certification requirements apply in the case of ACDBEs?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... the firm and its key personnel to perform the concession contracts or other contracts it wishes to... private terminal owners or lessees are not authorized to certify firms as ACDBEs. As a car rental company or private terminal owner or lessee, you must obtain ACDBE participation from firms which a recipient...

  1. 49 CFR 23.39 - What other certification requirements apply in the case of ACDBEs?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... the firm and its key personnel to perform the concession contracts or other contracts it wishes to... private terminal owners or lessees are not authorized to certify firms as ACDBEs. As a car rental company or private terminal owner or lessee, you must obtain ACDBE participation from firms which a recipient...

  2. 49 CFR 23.39 - What other certification requirements apply in the case of ACDBEs?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... the firm and its key personnel to perform the concession contracts or other contracts it wishes to... private terminal owners or lessees are not authorized to certify firms as ACDBEs. As a car rental company or private terminal owner or lessee, you must obtain ACDBE participation from firms which a recipient...

  3. The increment contract: a potential means of increasing timber production from nonindustrial private forests in the central Appalachians

    Treesearch

    Gary W. Zinn; Gary W. Miller

    1982-01-01

    Nearly 500,000 acres of nonindustrial private forestland have been brought into higher levels of timber production through long-term increment-based cutting contracts involving local woodland owners and large wood products firms in the South. Through personal interviews with forest industry executives and professional consulting foresters, this study examined the...

  4. Using Monte Carlo Simulation To Improve Cargo Mass Estimates For International Space Station Commercial Resupply Flights

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-01

    laboratory. The transition of this function to the commercial sector under Firm Fixed-Price contracting has forced both NASA and commercial providers to...adjust to make this effort successful. Improving bag-level cargo launch manifests delivered from NASA to the provider more than a year in advance is...contracting has forced both NASA and commercial providers to adjust to make this effort successful. Improving bag-level cargo launch manifests delivered from

  5. Performance Problems in Service Contracting

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-01-01

    technical manual for the U.S. Army. Contract types have run the gamut from firm fixed price to various forms of cost plus arrangements, and award has been...in a National Forest to producing a technical manual for the U.S. Army. Contract types have run the gamut from firm fixed price to various forms of

  6. 48 CFR 1827.303 - Contract clauses. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ..., a prospective contractor may be required to represent itself as either a small business firm or a... contracting officer may file a protest in accordance with FAR 19.302 if small business firm status is... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND...

  7. 48 CFR 1827.303 - Contract clauses. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ..., a prospective contractor may be required to represent itself as either a small business firm or a... contracting officer may file a protest in accordance with FAR 19.302 if small business firm status is... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND...

  8. Aspects of research and development contract terms in the bio/pharmaceutical sector.

    PubMed

    Banerjee, Tannista

    2012-01-01

    The cost of new drug development is increasing every year. Pharmaceutical companies use R&D joint ventures, mergers, and outsource different stages of pharmaceutical R&D activities for a faster and cost minimizing method of innovation. Pharmaceutical companies outsource R&D activities to independent small biotech or pharmaceutical companies that specialize in different stages of pharmaceutical R&D. This chapter examines the determinants of the payment structure of research contracts between large bio/pharmaceutical companies and specialized research firms. Determinants of R&D contracts are analyzed using detailed R&D contract data between bio/pharmaceutical companies and independent research firms for 10 years. A multinomial logit model is used in order to understand the determinants of three different types of contracts; royalty contracts, fixed payment contracts, and the mixed contracts. Under uncertainty, the likelihood of a royalty contract rises for the early stages of the research and with the patent stock of the research firm. It is more likely to observe both royalty and fixed payment if the pharmaceutical client has past contracts with the same research firm. The results also suggest that if Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is more stringent in any disease area in reviewing the new drug application, then the likelihood of signing pure royalty contract decreases. Understanding the nature of R&D contracts and the effects of FDA's behavior on the pharmaceutical R&D contract is important because these contracts not only affect the cost of new drug invention but also the quality and the rate of invention. VALUE: Results are useful for both the pharmaceutical companies and the economic/business researchers.

  9. 77 FR 63911 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-17

    ... (excluding SPY), the Exchange currently charges a taker fee of: (i) $0.37 per contract for Market Maker,\\6... order taker fee in the Select Symbols (excluding SPY) to $0.39 per contract for Firm Proprietary/Broker... to increase the complex order taker fee in SPY to $0.40 per contract for Firm Proprietary/Broker...

  10. Essential tools of supply chain management.

    PubMed

    Buddress, L; Raedels, A

    2000-08-01

    At a recent conference, the keynote speaker provoked an incredulous response when he said, "Today, competition among individual firms is dead." He then went on to explain that today, competition is supply chain against supply chain. Whichever firm has the superior supply chain will win out in the marketplace. Given the global marketplace in which we all operate, most of us would agree that his statements are true. How does a firm establish a world-class supply base? What kinds of contracts and agreements are necessary to support the diverse requirements of today's firms? How should a firm select from among the available contract types? These are foundation questions for supply chain management.

  11. Does contracting with owner operators lead to worse safety outcomes for US motor carriers? Evidence from the Motor Carrier Management Information System.

    PubMed

    Monaco, Kristen; Redmon, Brydey

    2012-03-01

    Using data from the Motor Carrier Management Information System, we model crashes as a function of firm characteristics, with a focus on the employment relationship. We find that very small firms (one driver, one truck) and firms that contract with owner operators have fewer crashes than employee-only companies, once other firm characteristics and exposure are controlled. Additionally, though very small firms are more likely to have severe crashes, we find no relationship between the share of owner operators and crash severity. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  12. Cyber security risk management: public policy implications of correlated risk, imperfect ability to prove loss, and observability of self-protection.

    PubMed

    Oğüt, Hulisi; Raghunathan, Srinivasan; Menon, Nirup

    2011-03-01

    The correlated nature of security breach risks, the imperfect ability to prove loss from a breach to an insurer, and the inability of insurers and external agents to observe firms' self-protection efforts have posed significant challenges to cyber security risk management. Our analysis finds that a firm invests less than the social optimal levels in self-protection and in insurance when risks are correlated and the ability to prove loss is imperfect. We find that the appropriate social intervention policy to induce a firm to invest at socially optimal levels depends on whether insurers can verify a firm's self-protection levels. If self-protection of a firm is observable to an insurer so that it can design a contract that is contingent on the self-protection level, then self-protection and insurance behave as complements. In this case, a social planner can induce a firm to choose the socially optimal self-protection and insurance levels by offering a subsidy on self-protection. We also find that providing a subsidy on insurance does not provide a similar inducement to a firm. If self-protection of a firm is not observable to an insurer, then self-protection and insurance behave as substitutes. In this case, a social planner should tax the insurance premium to achieve socially optimal results. The results of our analysis hold regardless of whether the insurance market is perfectly competitive or not, implying that solely reforming the currently imperfect insurance market is insufficient to achieve the efficient outcome in cyber security risk management. © 2010 Society for Risk Analysis.

  13. Financial Management Regulation. Volume 15. Security Assistance Policy and Procedures

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-03-01

    Definitions DEFINITIONS case level, i.e., commitments, obligations and 1. Above-the-line-Cost. Cost identified as disbursements resulting from contract award...of the asset or was a direct result of O ment is made when SAAC determines it does negligence, simple or gross. not have the accounting capability to... resulting from ments leaving the DoD system, contracts with operation of the FMS program: commercial firms, General Services Administra- tion

  14. 48 CFR 49.115 - Settlement of terminated incentive contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Revision—Firm Target, and 52.249-2, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price). (1... Price Revision—Firm Target, or paragraph (1) of the clause at 52.216-17, Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets. The contracting officer shall apply the incentive price revision provisions to completed...

  15. Impacts of Transitioning from Firm Fixed Price to Fixed Price Incentive Firm Target Contracts in PEO Missiles and Space

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215...OSD) Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP), they were directed by Mr. Assad, Director of Defense Pricing, to change contract type to FPIF...Review. It was the determination of the Director of Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal to make this transition. Shortly following this

  16. The impact of precarious employment on mental health: The case of Italy.

    PubMed

    Moscone, F; Tosetti, E; Vittadini, G

    2016-06-01

    Although there has been a sizeable empirical literature measuring the effect of job precariousness on the mental health of workers the debate is still open, and understanding the true nature of such relationship has important policy implications. In this paper, we investigate the impact of precarious employment on mental health using a unique, very large data set that matches information on job contracts for over 2.7 million employees in Italy followed over the years 2007-2011, with their psychotropic medication prescription. We examine the causal effects of temporary contracts, their duration and the number of contract changes during the year on the probability of having one or more prescriptions for medication to treat mental health problems. To this end, we estimate a dynamic Probit model, and deal with the potential endogeneity of regressors by adopting an instrumental variables approach. As instruments, we use firm-level probabilities of being a temporary worker as well as other firm-level variables that do not depend on the mental illness status of the workers. Our results show that the probability of psychotropic medication prescription is higher for workers under temporary job contracts. More days of work under temporary contract as well as frequent changes in temporary contract significantly increase the probability of developing mental health problems that need to be medically treated. We also find that moving from permanent to temporary employment increases mental illness; symmetrically, although with a smaller effect in absolute value, moving from temporary to permanent employment tends to reduce it. Policy interventions aimed at increasing the flexibility of the labour market through an increase of temporary contracts should also take into account the social and economic cost of these reforms, in terms of psychological wellbeing of employees. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

  17. 48 CFR 35.006 - Contracting methods and contract type.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... short-duration fixed-price contract may be useful for developing system design concepts, resolving... contracts as designs become more firmly established, risks are reduced, and production tooling, equipment...

  18. Reputation and Competition in a Hidden Action Model

    PubMed Central

    Fedele, Alessandro; Tedeschi, Piero

    2014-01-01

    The economics models of reputation and quality in markets can be classified in three categories. (i) Pure hidden action, where only one type of seller is present who can provide goods of different quality. (ii) Pure hidden information, where sellers of different types have no control over product quality. (iii) Mixed frameworks, which include both hidden action and hidden information. In this paper we develop a pure hidden action model of reputation and Bertrand competition, where consumers and firms interact repeatedly in a market with free entry. The price of the good produced by the firms is contractible, whilst the quality is noncontractible, hence it is promised by the firms when a contract is signed. Consumers infer future quality from all available information, i.e., both from what they know about past quality and from current prices. According to early contributions, competition should make reputation unable to induce the production of high-quality goods. We provide a simple solution to this problem by showing that high quality levels are sustained as an outcome of a stationary symmetric equilibrium. PMID:25329387

  19. Reputation and competition in a hidden action model.

    PubMed

    Fedele, Alessandro; Tedeschi, Piero

    2014-01-01

    The economics models of reputation and quality in markets can be classified in three categories. (i) Pure hidden action, where only one type of seller is present who can provide goods of different quality. (ii) Pure hidden information, where sellers of different types have no control over product quality. (iii) Mixed frameworks, which include both hidden action and hidden information. In this paper we develop a pure hidden action model of reputation and Bertrand competition, where consumers and firms interact repeatedly in a market with free entry. The price of the good produced by the firms is contractible, whilst the quality is noncontractible, hence it is promised by the firms when a contract is signed. Consumers infer future quality from all available information, i.e., both from what they know about past quality and from current prices. According to early contributions, competition should make reputation unable to induce the production of high-quality goods. We provide a simple solution to this problem by showing that high quality levels are sustained as an outcome of a stationary symmetric equilibrium.

  20. 48 CFR 519.7008 - Selection of protégé firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS GSA Mentor-Protégé Program 519.7008 Selection of protégé firms. (a) Mentor firms will be solely responsible for selecting protégé firms. Mentors are encouraged to... subcontractor or a newly selected subcontractor for the prime contractor's GSA contract. (b) Mentor firms may...

  1. 48 CFR 16.102 - Policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Policies. 16.102 Section... CONTRACT TYPES TYPES OF CONTRACTS Selecting Contract Types 16.102 Policies. (a) Contracts resulting from sealed bidding shall be firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price...

  2. 48 CFR 16.103 - Negotiating contract type.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES TYPES OF CONTRACTS Selecting Contract Types 16.103 Negotiating contract... basic profit motive of business enterprise, shall be used when the risk involved is minimal or can be...) Contracts on a firm fixed-price basis other than those for major systems or research and development, and (3...

  3. 20 CFR 437.36 - Procurement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... resources. (9) Grantees and subgrantees must maintain records sufficient to detail the significant history... section. (e) Contracting with small and minority firms, women's business enterprise and labor surplus area... firms, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. (2...

  4. 20 CFR 437.36 - Procurement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... resources. (9) Grantees and subgrantees must maintain records sufficient to detail the significant history... section. (e) Contracting with small and minority firms, women's business enterprise and labor surplus area... firms, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. (2...

  5. 20 CFR 437.36 - Procurement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... resources. (9) Grantees and subgrantees must maintain records sufficient to detail the significant history... section. (e) Contracting with small and minority firms, women's business enterprise and labor surplus area... firms, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. (2...

  6. 20 CFR 437.36 - Procurement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... resources. (9) Grantees and subgrantees must maintain records sufficient to detail the significant history... section. (e) Contracting with small and minority firms, women's business enterprise and labor surplus area... firms, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. (2...

  7. 34 CFR 74.44 - Procurement procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... made by recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises...: (1) Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to... businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. (3) Consider in the contract process...

  8. Data exploration of social client relationship management (CRM 2.0) adoption in the Nigerian construction business.

    PubMed

    Ojelabi, Rapheal A; Afolabi, Adedeji O; Oyeyipo, Opeyemi O; Tunji-Olayeni, Patience F; Adewale, Bukola A

    2018-06-01

    Integrating social client relationship management (CRM 2.0) in the built environment can enhance the relationship between construction organizations and client towards sustaining a long and lasting collaboration. The data exploration analyzed the e-readiness of contracting and consulting construction firms in the uptake of CRM 2.0 and the barriers encountered in the adoption of the modern business tool. The targeted organizations consist of seventy five (75) construction businesses operating in Lagos State which were selected from a pool of registered contracting and consulting construction firms using random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics of the e-readiness of contracting and consulting construction firms for CRM 2.0 adoption and barriers limiting its uptake were analyzed. Also, inferential analysis using Mann-Whitney U statistical and independent sample t-test was performed on the dataset obtained. The data generated will support construction firms on the necessity to engage in client social relationship management in ensuring sustainable client relationship management in the built environment.

  9. 48 CFR 619.202-70 - The Department of State Mentor-Protégé Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and... relationships. (h) Eligibility of protégé firms. (1) A protégé firm must be: (i) A SB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, VOSB... contracts. (2) Except for SDB and HUBZone firms, a protégé firm may self-certify to a mentor firm that it...

  10. 48 CFR 619.202-70 - The Department of State Mentor-Protégé Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and... relationships. (h) Eligibility of protégé firms. (1) A protégé firm must be: (i) A SB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, VOSB... contracts. (2) Except for SDB and HUBZone firms, a protégé firm may self-certify to a mentor firm that it...

  11. 48 CFR 619.202-70 - The Department of State Mentor-Protégé Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and... relationships. (h) Eligibility of protégé firms. (1) A protégé firm must be: (i) A SB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, VOSB... contracts. (2) Except for SDB and HUBZone firms, a protégé firm may self-certify to a mentor firm that it...

  12. 48 CFR 619.202-70 - The Department of State Mentor-Protégé Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and... relationships. (h) Eligibility of protégé firms. (1) A protégé firm must be: (i) A SB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, VOSB... contracts. (2) Except for SDB and HUBZone firms, a protégé firm may self-certify to a mentor firm that it...

  13. Final Report on the Audit of Subcontract Prices on Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts Awarded to McDonnell Aircraft Company

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-12-03

    This is our final report on the audit of Subcontract Prices on Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts Awarded to McDonnell Aircraft Company (MCAIR). The Contract Management Directorate made the audit from October 1989 through June 1990. The objective of the audit was to compare proposed and negotiated subcontract prices and determine reasons for significant variances. We also evaluated applicable internal control procedures. For a 6-month period ending December 1989, MCAIR issued 517 subcontracts valued at $679 million.

  14. Joint Decision-Making and the Coordination of a Sustainable Supply Chain in the Context of Carbon Tax Regulation and Fairness Concerns.

    PubMed

    Liu, Zhi; Zheng, Xiao-Xue; Gong, Ben-Gang; Gui, Yun-Miao

    2017-11-27

    Carbon tax regulation and consumers' low-carbon preference act as incentives for firms to abate emissions. Manufacturers can improve product sustainability and retailers can strengthen the promotion of low-carbon products as part of such abatement. Current incomplete rationality also affects product sustainability and low-carbon promotion level. In this context, we consider a supply chain with a manufacturer and a retailer and investigate the impacts of the manufacturer's and the retailer's fairness concerns on their production sustainability level, low-carbon promotion level and profitability. We also explore the coordination contract. The results show that the manufacturer's and the retailer's fairness concerns decrease their product sustainability and low-carbon promotion level, together with the profits of the system and the manufacturer. With regard to the retailer's fairness concern, the product sustainability level and the manufacturer's profit are lower; moreover, the low-carbon promotion level and the profits of the supply chain and the retailer are higher. A revenue-sharing contract can coordinate the supply chain perfectly; however, members' fairness concerns increase the difficulty of coordination. Finally, the numerical results reveal that carbon tax regulation can encourage the manufacturer to enhance the product sustainability level. Further, the impacts on the low-carbon promotion level and firms' profitability are related to the cost coefficients of product sustainability.

  15. 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 19 - Contract Provisions

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. 5. Rights to Inventions Made... Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any...

  16. Competitiveness in the Services Sector: Understanding the Contracting Data

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-09-01

    Retrieved from http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/sb/eligibility.shtml Denes, T. A. (1997). Do small business set - asides increase the cost of...comprises small businesses , while TechAmerica and the Coalition for Government Procurement primarily comprise large firms. Our discussions with... procurement auctions . Lamm, D. V. (1987). Why firms refuse DOD business : an analysis of rationale. National Contract Management Journal , 21 (Winter

  17. 14 CFR 1274.509 - Contract provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... breaches the contract terms, and provide for such remedial actions as may be appropriate. (b) All contracts... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Contract provisions. 1274.509 Section 1274... COMMERCIAL FIRMS Procurement Standards § 1274.509 Contract provisions. The recipient shall include, in...

  18. 41 CFR Appendix A to Part 105 - 72-Contract Provisions

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. 5. Rights to Inventions Made... Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any...

  19. Ensuring Reliable Natural Gas-Fired Generation with Fuel Contracts and Storage - DOE/NETL-2017/1816

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Myles, Paul T.; Labarbara, Kirk A.; Logan, Cecilia Elise

    This report finds that natural gas-fired power plants purchase fuel both on the spot market and through firm supply contracts; there do not appear to be clear drivers propelling power plants toward one or the other type. Most natural gas-fired power generators are located near major natural gas transmission pipelines, and most natural gas contracts are currently procured on the spot market. Although there is some regional variation in the type of contract used, a strong regional pattern does not emerge. Whether gas prices are higher with spot or firm contracts varies by both region and year. Natural gas pricesmore » that push the generators higher in the supply curve would make them less likely to dispatch. Most of the natural gas generators discussed in this report would be unlikely to enter firm contracts if the agreed price would decrease their dispatch frequency. The price points at which these generators would be unlikely to enter a firm contract depends upon the region that the generator is in, and how dependent that region is on natural gas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is more dependent on natural gas than either Eastern Interconnection or Western Interconnection. This report shows that above-ground storage is prohibitively expensive with respect to providing storage for an extended operational fuel reserve comparable to the amount of on-site fuel storage used for coal-fired plants. Further, both pressurized and atmospheric tanks require a significant amount of land for storage, even to support one day’s operation at full output. Underground storage offers the only viable option for 30-day operational storage of natural gas, and that is limited by the location of suitable geologic formations and depleted fields.« less

  20. 48 CFR 1631.205-82 - Audits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES Contracts With Commercial Organizations 1631.205-82 Audits. Carriers should ensure that the public accounting firms with which they contract for audits of FEHB accounts are registered with the Public Company...

  1. 48 CFR 236.602-70 - Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20...

  2. 48 CFR 236.602-70 - Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20...

  3. 48 CFR 236.602-70 - Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20...

  4. 48 CFR 12.207 - Contract type.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment for the acquisition of commercial items... fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts (e.g., by limiting the value or length of the time... maximize the use of firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts on future...

  5. 48 CFR 611.603 - Procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... contracting officers are authorized to sign DO-H8 rated contracts or orders. It is the responsibility of the requirements office to determine which contracts or orders should be rated. All contracts with U.S. firms under the DOSESPP will not necessarily need to be assigned a priority rating. (g) The contracting officer...

  6. 48 CFR 611.603 - Procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... contracting officers are authorized to sign DO-H8 rated contracts or orders. It is the responsibility of the requirements office to determine which contracts or orders should be rated. All contracts with U.S. firms under the DOSESPP will not necessarily need to be assigned a priority rating. (g) The contracting officer...

  7. Incentive Issues in Information Security Management

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lee, Chul Ho

    2012-01-01

    This dissertation studies three incentive issues in information security management. The first essay studies contract issues between a firm that outsources security functions and a managed security service provider (MSSP) that provides security functions to the firm. Since MSSP and firms cannot observe each other's actions, both can suffer…

  8. Privately Contracted Military Firms in the Twenty-First Century: Reclassifying, Redefining, and Reforming the Way We Fight

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-06-01

    52 2. Blackwater and Nisour Square.........................................................53 V. RECOGNITION VS. EFFECTIVE DEMOCRATIC...in a theater of war. He has worked extensively with various Privately Contracted Military Firms including but not limited to, Blackwater , DynCorp...Furthermore, the U.S. needed rapid security capabilities seemingly beyond the reach of the U.S. armed forces. Companies such as the former Blackwater

  9. Shifting the burden: the private sector's response to the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

    PubMed

    Rosen, Sydney; Simon, Jonathon L

    2003-01-01

    As the economic burden of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) increases in sub-Saharan Africa, allocation of the burden among levels and sectors of society is changing. The private sector has more scope to avoid the economic burden of AIDS than governments, households, or nongovernmental organizations, and the burden is being systematically shifted away from the private sector. Common practices that transfer the burden to households and government include pre-employment screening, reductions in employee benefits, restructured employment contracts, outsourcing of low skilled jobs, selective retrenchments, and changes in production technologies. Between 1997 and 1999 more than two-thirds of large South African employers reduced the level of health care benefits or increased employee contributions. Most firms also have replaced defined-benefit retirement funds, which expose the firm to large annual costs but provide long-term support for families, with defined-contribution funds, which eliminate risks to the firm but provide little for families of younger workers who die of AIDS. Contracting out previously permanent jobs is also shielding firms from benefit and turnover costs, effectively shifting the responsibility to care for affected workers and their families to households, nongovernmental organizations, and the government. Many of these changes are responses to globalization that would have occurred in the absence of AIDS, but they are devastating for the households of employees with HIV/AIDS. We argue that the shift in the economic burden of AIDS is a predictable response by business to which a deliberate public policy response is needed. Countries should make explicit decisions about each sector's responsibilities if a socially desirable allocation is to be achieved.

  10. Shifting the burden: the private sector's response to the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

    PubMed Central

    Rosen, Sydney; Simon, Jonathon L.

    2003-01-01

    As the economic burden of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) increases in sub-Saharan Africa, allocation of the burden among levels and sectors of society is changing. The private sector has more scope to avoid the economic burden of AIDS than governments, households, or nongovernmental organizations, and the burden is being systematically shifted away from the private sector. Common practices that transfer the burden to households and government include pre-employment screening, reductions in employee benefits, restructured employment contracts, outsourcing of low skilled jobs, selective retrenchments, and changes in production technologies. Between 1997 and 1999 more than two-thirds of large South African employers reduced the level of health care benefits or increased employee contributions. Most firms also have replaced defined-benefit retirement funds, which expose the firm to large annual costs but provide long-term support for families, with defined-contribution funds, which eliminate risks to the firm but provide little for families of younger workers who die of AIDS. Contracting out previously permanent jobs is also shielding firms from benefit and turnover costs, effectively shifting the responsibility to care for affected workers and their families to households, nongovernmental organizations, and the government. Many of these changes are responses to globalization that would have occurred in the absence of AIDS, but they are devastating for the households of employees with HIV/AIDS. We argue that the shift in the economic burden of AIDS is a predictable response by business to which a deliberate public policy response is needed. Countries should make explicit decisions about each sector's responsibilities if a socially desirable allocation is to be achieved. PMID:12751421

  11. The effects of rebate contracts on the health care system.

    PubMed

    Graf, Julia

    2014-06-01

    Group purchasing organizations gain increasing importance with respect to the supply of pharmaceutical products and frequently use multiple, exclusive or partially exclusive rebate contracts to exercise market power. Based on a Hotelling model of horizontal and vertical product differentiation, we examine the controversy around whether a superior rebate scheme exists, as far as consumer surplus, firms' profits and total welfare are concerned. We find that firms clearly prefer partially exclusive over multiple, and multiple over exclusive rebate contracts. In contrast, no rebate form exists that lowers total costs per se for the consumers or maximizes total welfare.

  12. 46 CFR Sec. 2 - Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 8 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. Sec. 2 Section... REPAIRS-NSA-WORKSMALREP Sec. 2 Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. This is an individual fixed price contract which may be awarded to any firm not holding an NSA-LUMPSUMREP Contract, as a result of formal...

  13. 46 CFR Sec. 2 - Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 8 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. Sec. 2 Section... REPAIRS-NSA-WORKSMALREP Sec. 2 Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. This is an individual fixed price contract which may be awarded to any firm not holding an NSA-LUMPSUMREP Contract, as a result of formal...

  14. 46 CFR Sec. 2 - Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 8 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. Sec. 2 Section... REPAIRS-NSA-WORKSMALREP Sec. 2 Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. This is an individual fixed price contract which may be awarded to any firm not holding an NSA-LUMPSUMREP Contract, as a result of formal...

  15. 46 CFR Sec. 2 - Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 8 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. Sec. 2 Section... REPAIRS-NSA-WORKSMALREP Sec. 2 Description of NSA-WORKSMALREP Contract. This is an individual fixed price contract which may be awarded to any firm not holding an NSA-LUMPSUMREP Contract, as a result of formal...

  16. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 226 - Contract Provisions

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO U.S. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Pt. 226, App. A Appendix A to Part 226—Contract Provisions All contracts, awarded by... Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any...

  17. 48 CFR 246.710 - Contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... contracts that include the clause at 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software, when... Alternate I when extended liability is desired and a fixed price incentive contract is contemplated. (3) Use... and a firm fixed price contract is contemplated. (4) Use the clause at 252.246-7002, Warranty of...

  18. 48 CFR 1827.303-70 - NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false NASA solicitation... COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights Under Government Contracts 1827.303-70 NASA solicitation provisions and contract..., New Technology, in all NASA solicitations and contracts with other than a small business firm or a...

  19. 48 CFR 1827.303-70 - NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false NASA solicitation... COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights Under Government Contracts 1827.303-70 NASA solicitation provisions and contract..., New Technology, in all NASA solicitations and contracts with other than a small business firm or a...

  20. 48 CFR 1827.303-70 - NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true NASA solicitation... COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights Under Government Contracts 1827.303-70 NASA solicitation provisions and contract..., New Technology, in all NASA solicitations and contracts with other than a small business firm or a...

  1. 48 CFR 1827.303-70 - NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false NASA solicitation... COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights Under Government Contracts 1827.303-70 NASA solicitation provisions and contract..., New Technology, in all NASA solicitations and contracts with other than a small business firm or a...

  2. 48 CFR 1827.303-70 - NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false NASA solicitation... COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights Under Government Contracts 1827.303-70 NASA solicitation provisions and contract..., New Technology, in all NASA solicitations and contracts with other than a small business firm or a...

  3. Industrial Relations and Firm Behavior: Informal Labor Practices in the West Coast Longshore Industry.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Finlay, William

    1987-01-01

    Considers industrial relations policies and practices of stevedore firms in the West Coast longshore industry in terms of the social worker, worker-resource, and institutional theories. Subsidiary firms were more lenient in contract interpretation and more competitive in recruitment, supporting the worker-resource theory. Includes 2 tables and 33…

  4. 77 FR 23788 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-20

    ..., Firm, Market Maker and Professional orders in equity and index options to the BATS Exchange, Inc... Market-Fees and Rebates,'' and are as follows: Exchange Customer Firm MM Professional BATS $0.55 $0.55 $0... contract for Customers, Firms, Market Makers, and Professionals but proposes to apply those fees solely to...

  5. 75 FR 49546 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-13

    ... filing is to amend the Schedule to reflect new transaction pricing that will become operative on August 4... customer order flow. Currently, all Firm proprietary manual transactions are charged $0.18 per contract and... transaction involving a Firm's proprietary trading account that has a customer of that same Firm on the contra...

  6. The challenge of contracting for technological information.

    PubMed

    Zeckhauser, R

    1996-11-12

    Contracting to provide technological information (TI) is a significant challenge. TI is an unusual commodity in five ways. (i) TI is difficult to count and value; conventional indicators, such as patients and citations, hardly indicate value. TI is often sold at different prices to different parties. (ii) To value TI, it may be necessary to "give away the secret." This danger, despite nondisclosure agreements, inhibits efforts to market TI. (iii) To prove its value, TI is often bundled into complete products, such as a computer chip or pharmaceutical product. Efficient exchange, by contrast, would involve merely the raw information. (iv) Sellers' superior knowledge about TI's value make buyers wary of overpaying. (v) Inefficient contracts are often designed to secure rents from TI. For example, licensing agreements charge more than marginal cost. These contracting difficulties affect the way TI is produced, encouraging self-reliance. This should be an advantage to large firms. However, small research and development firms spend more per employee than large firms, and nonprofit universities are major producers. Networks of organizational relationships, particularly between universities and industry, are critical in transmitting TI. Implicit barter-money for guidance-is common. Property rights for TI are hard to establish. Patents, quite suitable for better mousetraps, are inadequate for an era when we design better mice. Much TI is not patented, and what is patented sets fuzzy demarcations. New organizational forms are a promising approach to contracting difficulties for TI. Webs of relationships, formal and informal, involving universities, start-up firms, corporate giants, and venture capitalists play a major role in facilitating the production and spread of TI.

  7. The challenge of contracting for technological information

    PubMed Central

    Zeckhauser, Richard

    1996-01-01

    Contracting to provide technological information (TI) is a significant challenge. TI is an unusual commodity in five ways. (i) TI is difficult to count and value; conventional indicators, such as patents and citations, hardly indicate value. TI is often sold at different prices to different parties. (ii) To value TI, it may be necessary to “give away the secret.” This danger, despite nondisclosure agreements, inhibits efforts to market TI. (iii) To prove its value, TI is often bundled into complete products, such as a computer chip or pharmaceutical product. Efficient exchange, by contrast, would involve merely the raw information. (iv) Sellers’ superior knowledge about TI’s value make buyers wary of overpaying. (v) Inefficient contracts are often designed to secure rents from TI. For example, licensing agreements charge more than marginal cost. These contracting difficulties affect the way TI is produced, encouraging self-reliance. This should be an advantage to large firms. However, small research and development firms spend more per employee than large firms, and nonprofit universities are major producers. Networks of organizational relationships, particularly between universities and industry, are critical in transmitting TI. Implicit barter—money for guidance—is common. Property rights for TI are hard to establish. Patents, quite suitable for better mousetraps, are inadequate for an era when we design better mice. Much TI is not patented, and what is patented sets fuzzy demarcations. New organizational forms are a promising approach to contracting difficulties for TI. Webs of relationships, formal and informal, involving universities, start-up firms, corporate giants, and venture capitalists play a major role in facilitating the production and spread of TI. PMID:8917488

  8. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  9. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  10. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  11. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  12. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  13. 48 CFR 836.602-1 - Selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602-1... management, and cooperativeness. (2) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or...

  14. 48 CFR 836.602-1 - Selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602-1... management, and cooperativeness. (2) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or...

  15. 48 CFR 836.602-1 - Selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602-1... management, and cooperativeness. (2) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or...

  16. Should health authorities offer risk-sharing contracts to pharmaceutical firms? A theoretical approach.

    PubMed

    Antonanzas, Fernando; Juarez-Castello, Carmelo; Rodriguez-Ibeas, Roberto

    2011-07-01

    In this paper, we characterise the risk-sharing contracts that health authorities can design when they face a regulatory decision on drug pricing and reimbursement in a context of uncertainty. We focus on two types of contracts. On the one hand, the health authority can reimburse the firm for each treated patient regardless of health outcomes (non risk-sharing). Alternatively, the health authority can pay for the drug only when the patient is cured (risk-sharing contract). The optimal contract depends on the trade-off between the monitoring costs, the marginal production cost and the utility derived from treatment. A non-risk-sharing agreement will be preferred by the health authority, if patients who should not be treated impose a relatively low cost to the health system. When this cost is high, the health authority would prefer a risk-sharing agreement for relatively low monitoring costs.

  17. 17 CFR 240.3b-13 - Definition of eligible OTC derivative instrument.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... purchase or sale of a security on a firm basis; or (2) Provides, in whole or in part, on a firm or... derivative instrument means any contract, agreement, or transaction that: (1) Provides, in whole or in part, on a firm or contingent basis, for the purchase or sale of, or is based on the value of, or any...

  18. 17 CFR 240.3b-13 - Definition of eligible OTC derivative instrument.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... purchase or sale of a security on a firm basis; or (2) Provides, in whole or in part, on a firm or... derivative instrument means any contract, agreement, or transaction that: (1) Provides, in whole or in part, on a firm or contingent basis, for the purchase or sale of, or is based on the value of, or any...

  19. 17 CFR 240.3b-13 - Definition of eligible OTC derivative instrument.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... purchase or sale of a security on a firm basis; or (2) Provides, in whole or in part, on a firm or... derivative instrument means any contract, agreement, or transaction that: (1) Provides, in whole or in part, on a firm or contingent basis, for the purchase or sale of, or is based on the value of, or any...

  20. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  1. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  2. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  3. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  4. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  5. 48 CFR 1019.202-70-4 - General policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Policies 1019.202-70-4 General policy. (a) Eligible prime... subcontractors. (b) A firm's status as a protégé under a Treasury contract must not have an effect on the firm's...

  6. Contract Financing for Small Business

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-11-01

    problem. Small business contractors devote considerable management attention to operating capital and cash flow. Small business contractors are keenly...CONTRACT FINANCING 0FOR SMALL BUSINESS November 1981 -s Paul R. McClenon Prepared pursuant to Department of Defense Contract No. MDA903-81-C-0166...34 i 12 17046 DistIbufios Unlimted !I CONTRACT FINANCING FOR SMALL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SUMMHARY To perform effectively on a contract, a firm needs

  7. Independent evaluation: insights from public accounting.

    PubMed

    Brown, Abigail B; Klerman, Jacob Alex

    2012-06-01

    Maintaining the independence of contract government program evaluation presents significant contracting challenges. The ideal outcome for an agency is often both the impression of an independent evaluation and a glowing report. In this, independent evaluation is like financial statement audits: firm management wants both a public accounting firm to attest to the fairness of its financial accounts and to be allowed to account for transactions as it sees fit. In both cases, the evaluation or audit is being conducted on behalf of outsiders--the public or shareholders--but is overseen by a party with significant interests at stake in the outcome-the agency being evaluated or executive management of the firm. We review the contracting strategies developed to maintain independence in auditing. We examine evidence on the effectiveness of professionalism, reputation, liability and owner oversight in constraining behavior in auditing. We then establish parallels with contracting for evaluations and apply these insights to changes that might maintain and improve evaluator independence. By analogy with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 reforms in auditing, we recommend exploring using a reformulated Technical Working Group to encourage more prompt release of more evaluation results and to help insulate evaluators from inappropriate pressure to change their results or analysis approach.

  8. 23 CFR 636.208 - May I use my existing prequalification procedures with design-build contracts?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... design-build contracts? 636.208 Section 636.208 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING Selection Procedures, Award Criteria... use your existing prequalification procedures for either construction or engineering design firms as a...

  9. 76 FR 41317 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-13

    ... the time the Exchange proposed the ``one-sided non-firm'' quote condition, the Options Price Reporting... quotation are marked ``non-firm.'' OPRA did not disseminate a ``non-firm'' condition for one side of a... of one contract if the remaining size is a seller, or (ii) an offer price of $200,000, with a size of...

  10. Models of supply function equilibrium with applications to the electricity industry

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Aromi, J. Daniel

    Electricity market design requires tools that result in a better understanding of incentives of generators and consumers. Chapter 1 and 2 provide tools and applications of these tools to analyze incentive problems in electricity markets. In chapter 1, models of supply function equilibrium (SFE) with asymmetric bidders are studied. I prove the existence and uniqueness of equilibrium in an asymmetric SFE model. In addition, I propose a simple algorithm to calculate numerically the unique equilibrium. As an application, a model of investment decisions is considered that uses the asymmetric SFE as an input. In this model, firms can invest in different technologies, each characterized by distinct variable and fixed costs. In chapter 2, option contracts are introduced to a supply function equilibrium (SFE) model. The uniqueness of the equilibrium in the spot market is established. Comparative statics results on the effect of option contracts on the equilibrium price are presented. A multi-stage game where option contracts are traded before the spot market stage is considered. When contracts are optimally procured by a central authority, the selected profile of option contracts is such that the spot market price equals marginal cost for any load level resulting in a significant reduction in cost. If load serving entities (LSEs) are price takers, in equilibrium, there is no trade of option contracts. Even when LSEs have market power, the central authority's solution cannot be implemented in equilibrium. In chapter 3, we consider a game in which a buyer must repeatedly procure an input from a set of firms. In our model, the buyer is able to sign long term contracts that establish the likelihood with which the next period contract is awarded to an entrant or the incumbent. We find that the buyer finds it optimal to favor the incumbent, this generates more intense competition between suppliers. In a two period model we are able to completely characterize the optimal mechanism.

  11. 48 CFR 37.112 - Government use of private sector temporaries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING SERVICE CONTRACTING Service Contracts-General 37.112 Government... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Government use of private... service firms for the brief or intermittent use of the skills of private sector temporaries. Services...

  12. 48 CFR 36.207 - Pricing fixed-price construction contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Pricing fixed-price... Contracting for Construction 36.207 Pricing fixed-price construction contracts. (a) Generally, firm-fixed... methods. (b) Lump-sum pricing shall be used in preference to unit pricing except when— (1) Large...

  13. 37 CFR 401.13 - Administration of patent rights clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.13 Administration of... small business firms or nonprofit organizations, a reasonable time shall be the time during which an...

  14. 5 CFR 300.405 - Requirement for contract.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... principles and equal opportunity laws. ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Requirement for contract. 300.405 Section... (GENERAL) Use of Commercial Recruiting Firms and Nonprofit Employment Services § 300.405 Requirement for...

  15. 48 CFR 18.114 - Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Business Administration (The 8(a) Program). 18.114 Section 18.114 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... Acquisition Flexibilities 18.114 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program). Contracts may be awarded to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for performance by eligible 8(a) firms...

  16. 48 CFR 18.114 - Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Business Administration (The 8(a) Program). 18.114 Section 18.114 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... Acquisition Flexibilities 18.114 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program). Contracts may be awarded to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for performance by eligible 8(a) firms...

  17. 76 FR 2170 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-12

    ... to market participants that add or remove liquidity from the Exchange (``maker/taker fees'') in 100... contract for Market Maker, Market Maker Plus,\\4\\ Firm Proprietary and Customer (Professional) \\5\\ orders... Customer \\7\\ orders for 100 or more contracts. Priority Customer orders for less than 100 contracts are not...

  18. Managing the financial risk of low water levels in Great Lakes with index-based contracts

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Meyer, E.; Characklis, G. W.; Brown, C. M.; Moody, P.

    2014-12-01

    Low water levels in the Great Lakes have recently had significant financial impacts on the region's commercial shipping, responsible for transporting millions of dollars' worth of bulk goods each year. Low lake levels can significantly affect shipping firms, as cargo capacity is a function of draft, or the distance between water level and the ship's bottom. Draft increases with weight, and lower lake levels force ships to reduce cargo to prevent running aground in shallow harbors, directly impacting the finances of shipping companies. Risk transfer instruments may provide adaptable, yet unexplored, alternatives for managing these financial risks, at significantly less expense than more traditional solutions (e.g., dredging). Index-based financial instruments can be particularly attractive as contract payouts are directly linked to well-defined transparent metrics (e.g., lake levels), eliminating the need for subjective adjustors, as well as concerns over moral hazard. In developing such instruments, a major challenge is identifying an index that is well correlated with financial losses, and thus a contract that reliably pays out when losses are experienced (low basis risk). In this work, a relationship between lake levels and shipping revenues is developed, and actuarial analyses of the frequency and magnitude of revenue losses is completed using this relationship and synthetic water level data. This analysis is used to develop several types of index-based contracts. A standardized suite of binary contracts is developed, with each indexed to lake levels and priced according to predefined thresholds. These are combined to form portfolios with different objectives (e.g. options, collars), with optimal portfolio structure and length of coverage determined by limiting basis risk and contract cost, using simulations over the historic dataset. Results suggest that portfolios of these binary contracts can substantially reduce the risk of financial losses during periods of low lake level at a cost of only 1-3% of total revenues.

  19. The strategic use of forward contracts: Applications in power markets

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Lien, Jeffrey Scott

    This dissertation develops three theoretical models that analyze forward trading by firms with market power. The models are discussed in the context of recently restructured power markets, but the results can be applied more generally. The first model considers the profitability of large firms in markets with limited economies of scale and free entry. When large firms apply their market power, small firms benefit from the high prices without incurring the costs of restricted output. When entry is considered, and profit opportunity is determined by the cost of entry, this asymmetry creates the "curse of market power;" the long-run profits of large firms are reduced because of their market power. I suggest ways that large power producers can cope with the curse of market power, including the sale of long-term forward contracts. Past research has shown that forward contracts can demonstrate commitment to aggressive behavior to a competing duopolist. I add explicitly modeled entry to this literature, and make the potential entrants the audience of the forward sale. The existence of a forward market decreases equilibrium entry, increases the profits of large firms, and enhances economic efficiency. In the second model, a consumer representative, such as a state government or regulated distribution utility, bargains in the forward market on behalf of end-consumers who cannot organize together in the spot market. The ability to organize in forward markets allows consumers to encourage economic efficiency. When multiple producers are considered, I find that the ability to offer contracts also increases consumer surplus by decreasing the producers' profits. In some specifications of the model, consumers are able to capture the full gains from trade. The third model of this dissertation considers the ability of a large producer to take advantage of anonymity by randomly alternating between forward sales and forward purchases. The large producer uses its market power to always obtain favorable settlement on its forward transactions. Since other participants in the market cannot anticipate the large producer's eventual spot market behavior they cannot effectively arbitrage between markets. I find that forward transaction anonymity leads to spot price destabilization and cost inefficiency.

  20. 37 CFR 401.10 - Government assignment to contractor of rights in invention of government employee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Copyrights ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE... small business firm or nonprofit organization and the Federal agency employing such co-inventor...

  1. Analysis of Expedited Defense Contracting Methods in the Acquisition of Emerging Technology

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-01

    NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA MBA PROFESSIONAL REPORT ANALYSIS OF EXPEDITED DEFENSE CONTRACTING METHODS IN THE...CONTRACTING METHODS IN THE ACQUISITION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 5. FUNDING NUMBERS 6. AUTHOR(S) Jacob D. Sabin and Mark K. Zakner 7. PERFORMING...firms. The DOD has authority for applying non-traditional contracting methods to better adapt to this competitive marketplace. This project studied non

  2. WORKER PROTECTION: Federal Contractors and Violations of Labor Law

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-10-01

    receive billions of dollars annually in federal government contracts for goods and services. While these firms generally profit from their business with...Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) that tracks firms receiving over $25,000 in federal funding in exchange for goods and services provided. For...B-257208 our detection. Also, we were unable to verify those firms that went out of business or relocated or for which location data in NLRB case

  3. 14 CFR 1274.502 - Recipient responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... referred to such Federal, State or local authority as may have proper jurisdiction. ... AGREEMENTS WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS Procurement Standards § 1274.502 Recipient responsibilities. The standards... contract(s). The recipient is the responsible authority, without recourse to NASA, regarding the settlement...

  4. 48 CFR 1552.219-73 - Small Disadvantaged Business Targets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ...) and EPAAR 1552.219-72, the following small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation targets proposed... specifically identified SDB(s) was (were) considered under the Section—SDB participation evaluation factor or... promptly notify the contracting officer of any substitution of firms if the new firms are not SDB concerns...

  5. 48 CFR 1552.219-73 - Small Disadvantaged Business Targets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...) and EPAAR 1552.219-72, the following small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation targets proposed... specifically identified SDB(s) was (were) considered under the Section—SDB participation evaluation factor or... promptly notify the contracting officer of any substitution of firms if the new firms are not SDB concerns...

  6. 48 CFR 1552.219-73 - Small Disadvantaged Business Targets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...) and EPAAR 1552.219-72, the following small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation targets proposed... specifically identified SDB(s) was (were) considered under the Section—SDB participation evaluation factor or... promptly notify the contracting officer of any substitution of firms if the new firms are not SDB concerns...

  7. 48 CFR 1552.219-73 - Small Disadvantaged Business Targets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...) and EPAAR 1552.219-72, the following small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation targets proposed... specifically identified SDB(s) was (were) considered under the Section—SDB participation evaluation factor or... promptly notify the contracting officer of any substitution of firms if the new firms are not SDB concerns...

  8. 48 CFR 1552.219-73 - Small Disadvantaged Business Targets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...) and EPAAR 1552.219-72, the following small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation targets proposed... specifically identified SDB(s) was (were) considered under the Section—SDB participation evaluation factor or... promptly notify the contracting officer of any substitution of firms if the new firms are not SDB concerns...

  9. 37 CFR 401.12 - Licensing of background patent rights to third parties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.12 Licensing of background patent rights to third parties. (a) A funding agreement with a small business firm...

  10. 37 CFR 401.9 - Retention of rights by contractor employee inventor.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.9 Retention of rights... retain rights to a subject invention made under a funding agreement with a small business firm or...

  11. Maximize Benefits, Minimize Risk: Selecting the Right HVAC Firm.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Golden, James T.

    1993-01-01

    An informal survey of 20 major urban school districts found that 40% were currently operating in a "break down" maintenance mode. A majority, 57.9%, also indicated they saw considerable benefits in contracting for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) maintenance services with outside firms. Offers guidelines in selecting…

  12. 48 CFR 219.7103-2 - Contracting officer responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... advance agreement on the treatment of developmental assistance costs for either credit or reimbursement if... the clause at 252.232-7005, Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program, when a mentor firm provides advance payments to a protege firm under the Program and the mentor...

  13. Law Firm: A First-Year Course on Lawyering.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Braveman, Daan

    1989-01-01

    An experimental first-year course introducing law students to the law firm addressed: a single issue in contract law from both sides, writing as an advocate, the lawyer's role, legal research methods, the legislative process, the counseling function, the appellate process, and traditional legal writing. An interdisciplinary approach was used. (MSE)

  14. An Assessment of Factors that Affect the Employment of Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques to Resolve Contract Disputes

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-09-01

    Robert Strasser, professors of Contract Law at AFIT, who offered expertise, guidance and resources that were instrumental for successful completion of...users (SAF/GC, AFRT Contract Law Department, ACUS, several law firms, and senior contracting, legal 18 and engineering professionals from the Air Force...survey for format and design. The two other research advisors, ADR and Contract Law course professors at AFIT, primarily reviewed the survey for content

  15. 78 FR 4502 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-22

    ... Exchange currently charges $0.11 per contract for Customer orders executed at NYSE MKT LLC (``AMEX''), BOX... Customer orders executed at MIAX and $0.57 per contract for Professional, Firm, and Market Maker orders executed at MIAX. As noted above, the Exchange currently charges $0.11 per contract for Customer orders and...

  16. After the Fall: Educational Contracting in the USA and the Global Financial Crisis

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Burch, Patricia

    2010-01-01

    Key legislative objectives for the US Federal educational policy over the past several decades relied heavily on quasi-market strategies (such as school rating, school closure, the contracting out of schools) as central levers in "reforming" public schools. Using financial data on 11 national for-profit firms contracting with schools and…

  17. 48 CFR 1852.219-83 - Limitation of the principal investigator-SBIR program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...—SBIR Program (OCT 2006) The primary employment of the principal investigator (PI) shall be with the... in the firm-fixed price of the contract. The PI for this contract is (insert name). (End of clause...

  18. 48 CFR 1852.219-83 - Limitation of the principal investigator-SBIR program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...—SBIR Program (OCT 2006) The primary employment of the principal investigator (PI) shall be with the... in the firm-fixed price of the contract. The PI for this contract is (insert name). (End of clause...

  19. 48 CFR 1852.219-83 - Limitation of the principal investigator-SBIR program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ...—SBIR Program (OCT 2006) The primary employment of the principal investigator (PI) shall be with the... in the firm-fixed price of the contract. The PI for this contract is (insert name). (End of clause...

  20. 48 CFR 1852.219-83 - Limitation of the principal investigator-SBIR program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...—SBIR Program (OCT 2006) The primary employment of the principal investigator (PI) shall be with the... in the firm-fixed price of the contract. The PI for this contract is (insert name). (End of clause...

  1. Adoption of Emissions Abating Technologies by U.S. Electricity Producing Firms Under the SO2 Emission Allowance Market

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Creamer, Gregorio Bernardo

    The objective of this research is to determine the adaptation strategies that coal-based, electricity producing firms in the United States utilize to comply with the emission control regulations imposed by the SO2 Emissions Allowance Market created by the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990, and the effect of market conditions on the decision making process. In particular, I take into consideration (1) the existence of carbon contracts for the provision of coal that may a affect coal prices at the plant level, and (2) local and geographical conditions, as well as political arrangements that may encourage firms to adopt strategies that appear socially less efficient. As the electricity producing sector is a regulated sector, firms do not necessarily behave in a way that maximizes the welfare of society when reacting to environmental regulations. In other words, profit maximization actions taken by the firm do not necessarily translate into utility maximization for society. Therefore, the environmental regulator has to direct firms into adopting strategies that are socially efficient, i.e., that maximize utility. The SO 2 permit market is an instrument that allows each firm to reduce marginal emissions abatement costs according to their own production conditions and abatement costs. Companies will be driven to opt for a cost-minimizing emissions abatement strategy or a combination of abatement strategies when adapting to new environmental regulations or markets. Firms may adopt one or more of the following strategies to reduce abatement costs while meeting the emission constraints imposed by the SO2 Emissions Allowance Market: (1) continue with business as usual on the production site while buying SO2 permits to comply with environmental regulations, (2) switch to higher quality, lower sulfur coal inputs that will generate less SO2 emissions, or (3) adopting new emissions abating technologies. A utility optimization condition is that the marginal value of each input should be equal to the product generated by using it and to the activities that are required by new regulations. The comparative technological and scale efficiency factors of coal-based electricity producing plants are calculated using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) framework, and used as proxies to test this condition. In the empirical analysis, econometric models of the response of firms to emissions control are analyzed around the following aspects: (1) characterization of the behavior of firms and their efficiency, (2) relevant variables that trigger the adoption of technology, that is, the acquisition of scrubbers , and (3) the influence of exogenous variables, such as the existence of contracts, distance from mine to plant, and local conditions of the region where plants are located.

  2. Evaluation of risk in change orders report for AKDOT construction staff.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-06-01

    Work changes are common in construction contracts, especially for large projects. When contract changes must be made, how the owner : (the organization paying for the work) and the contractor (the firm performing the work) agree on a fair and reasona...

  3. 40 CFR 33.301 - What does this subpart require?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... through outreach and recruitment activities. For Indian Tribal, State and Local and Government recipients... facilitates participation by DBEs in the competitive process. This includes, whenever possible, posting.... (c) Consider in the contracting process whether firms competing for large contracts could subcontract...

  4. 21 CFR 516.141 - Qualified expert panels.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... funding from the requestor through a contract or research grant (either directly or indirectly through...), including for each the following: Name of the firm, topic/issue, amount received, date initiated. (iv) Contracts, grants, Cooperation Research and Development Agreement (CRADAs) (current or under negotiation...

  5. 21 CFR 516.141 - Qualified expert panels.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... funding from the requestor through a contract or research grant (either directly or indirectly through...), including for each the following: Name of the firm, topic/issue, amount received, date initiated. (iv) Contracts, grants, Cooperation Research and Development Agreement (CRADAs) (current or under negotiation...

  6. 21 CFR 516.141 - Qualified expert panels.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... funding from the requestor through a contract or research grant (either directly or indirectly through...), including for each the following: Name of the firm, topic/issue, amount received, date initiated. (iv) Contracts, grants, Cooperation Research and Development Agreement (CRADAs) (current or under negotiation...

  7. 37 CFR 401.3 - Use of the standard clauses at § 401.14.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.3 Use of the standard clauses at § 401.14. (a) Each funding agreement awarded to a small business firm or nonprofit organization...

  8. 49 CFR 26.53 - What are the good faith efforts procedures recipients follow in situations where there are...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Goals, Good Faith Efforts, and Counting § 26.53 What are the good...: (i) The names and addresses of DBE firms that will participate in the contract; (ii) A description of... in the contract as provided in the prime contractor's commitment; and (vi) If the contract goal is...

  9. 77 FR 49049 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-15

    ... for Non-ISE Market Maker \\6\\ orders, (iii) $0.30 per contract for Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealer and... in the Select Symbols from $0.29 per contract to $0.32 per contract, (ii) Non-ISE Market Maker orders... not they are meeting the Exchange's stated criteria. \\6\\ A Non-ISE Market Maker, or Far Away Market...

  10. 78 FR 24265 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-24

    ... transaction fees and provides rebates to market participants that add or remove liquidity from the Exchange...: (i) $0.32 per contract for Market Maker \\4\\ and Market Maker Plus \\5\\ orders, (ii) $0.36 per contract for Non-ISE Market Maker \\6\\ orders, (iii) $0.33 per contract for Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealer and...

  11. Profiles of Regional Efficiency in Pakistan: Comparison of Public and Private Sector Manufacturing Firms

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-01-01

    Public and Private Sector Manufacturing Firms 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e...REGIONAL EFFICIENCY IN PAKISTAN: COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Robert E. Looney In an examination of the relative...efficiency in public and private sector enter- prises should be explored in more detail. In this vein the purpose of the analysis below is to examine the

  12. Independent Evaluation: Insights from Public Accounting

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Brown, Abigail B.; Klerman, Jacob Alex

    2012-01-01

    Background: Maintaining the independence of contract government program evaluation presents significant contracting challenges. The ideal outcome for an agency is often both the impression of an independent evaluation "and" a glowing report. In this, independent evaluation is like financial statement audits: firm management wants both a public…

  13. 48 CFR 209.104-4 - Subcontractor responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...'s (CCC) proposal of a firm as its subcontractor is sufficient basis for an affirmative determination of responsibility. However, when the CCC determination of responsibility is not consistent with other information available to the contracting officer, the contracting officer shall request from CCC and any other...

  14. 48 CFR 209.104-4 - Subcontractor responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...'s (CCC) proposal of a firm as its subcontractor is sufficient basis for an affirmative determination of responsibility. However, when the CCC determination of responsibility is not consistent with other information available to the contracting officer, the contracting officer shall request from CCC and any other...

  15. The effect of governance mechanisms on food safety in the supply chain: Evidence from the Lebanese dairy sector.

    PubMed

    Abebe, Gumataw K; Chalak, Ali; Abiad, Mohamad G

    2017-07-01

    Food safety is a key public health issue worldwide. This study aims to characterise existing governance mechanisms - governance structures (GSs) and food safety management systems (FSMSs) - and analyse the alignment thereof in detecting food safety hazards, based on empirical evidence from Lebanon. Firm-to-firm and public baseline are the dominant FSMSs applied in a large-scale, while chain-wide FSMSs are observed only in a small-scale. Most transactions involving farmers are relational and market-based in contrast to (large-scale) processors, which opt for hierarchical GSs. Large-scale processors use a combination of FSMSs and GSs to minimise food safety hazards albeit potential increase in coordination costs; this is an important feature of modern food supply chains. The econometric analysis reveals contract period, on-farm inspection and experience having significant effects in minimising food safety hazards. However, the potential to implement farm-level FSMS is influenced by formality of the contract, herd size, trading partner choice, and experience. Public baseline FSMSs appear effective in controlling food safety hazards; however, this may not be viable due to the scarcity of public resources. We suggest public policies to focus on long-lasting governance mechanisms by introducing incentive schemes and farm-level FSMSs by providing loans and education to farmers. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

  16. 78 FR 21592 - Reporting for Calendar Year 2012 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-11

    ... Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department... public that U.S. firms are required to report annually to the Department of Commerce (Commerce... required to report information on contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services to foreign...

  17. Medical transcription outsourcing greased lightning?

    PubMed

    Bikman, Jeremy; Whiting, Stacilee

    2007-06-01

    As medical transcription volume grows, providers need to decide whether to outsource the work, and if so, whether to retain offshore or onshore firms. There are benefits and drawbacks to both. To avoid problems, providers need to make sure the details are spelled out in the contract and that their expectations are understood and met by the outsource firm.

  18. Examination of Regional Transit Service under Contracting : A Case Study in the Greater New Orleans Region : [Executive Summary

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-03-01

    In late 2008, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) began to execute a delegated management contract with a multinational private firm, in order to not only increase efficiency and effectiveness in operation and maintenance of public tra...

  19. 48 CFR 4.403 - Responsibilities of contracting officers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... accordance with the Industrial Security Regulation. (2) Contracting officers in agencies not covered by the...) Follow that agency's procedures for determining the security clearances of firms to be solicited. (2) If...) Include (i) an appropriate Security Requirements clause in the solicitation (see 4.404), and (ii) as...

  20. 48 CFR 2937.602 - Elements of performance-based contracting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... objectively measurable incentives (e.g., Firm-Fixed-Price, Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee, or Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee) is appropriate. However, when contractor performance (e.g., cost control, schedule, or quality/technical) is best evaluated subjectively using qualitative measures, a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee contract may be...

  1. 48 CFR 552.243-71 - Equitable Adjustments.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...) Markups. (3) Change to the time for completion specified in the contract. (e) Direct costs. The Contractor... contract regarding the Contractor's project schedule. (h) Markups. For each firm whose direct costs are... applicable, a bond rate and insurance rate. Markups shall be determined and applied as follows: (1) Overhead...

  2. 48 CFR 37.112 - Government use of private sector temporaries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... use of private sector temporaries. Contracting officers may enter into contracts with temporary help service firms for the brief or intermittent use of the skills of private sector temporaries. Services... part 300, subpart E, Use of Private Sector Temporaries, and agency procedures. [56 FR 55380, Oct. 25...

  3. 10 CFR 436.32 - Qualified contractors lists.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Qualified contractors lists. 436.32 Section 436.32 Energy... Procedures for Energy Savings Performance Contracting § 436.32 Qualified contractors lists. (a) DOE shall... energy savings performance contracts. (c) DOE may remove a firm from DOE's list of qualified contractors...

  4. 7 CFR 17.5 - Contracts between commodity suppliers and importers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... officers and a description of the firm's experience as an exporter of U.S. agricultural commodities. Copies... under this part and the purchase authorization. (3) If, at the time the commodity supplier reports the... requirements unless otherwise specified in the purchase authorization. (1) Commodity contracts between...

  5. 48 CFR 49.404 - Surety-takeover agreements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... surety has certain rights and interests in the completion of the contract work and application of any..., including the possible effect upon the Government's rights against the surety. (c) The contracting officer... persons or firms proposed by the surety to complete the work are not competent and qualified or the...

  6. Contracting in Complex Operations: Toward Developing a Contracting Framework for Security Sector Reconstruction and Reform

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-01-01

    2014 (SIGAR, 2014). Of this, more than $5.5 billion has been awarded to contracting firms, namely DynCorp, L3/MPRI (now Engility), and Blackwater ...Inc.); and Academi (formerly Xe and Blackwater USA)—have been the leading PMSCs providing training and advising services to the Afghan army...formerly Xe and Blackwater ), and it was engaged in training and advising the Afghan Border Police. In 2010, MPRI’s contracts ended and DynCorp won the

  7. 48 CFR 519.7007 - Protégé firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS GSA Mentor-Protégé Program 519.7007 Protégé firms. (a) For selection as.../mentor assigns to the subcontract; and (3) Eligible (not listed in the “Excluded Parties List System”) for U.S. Government contracts and not excluded from the Mentor-Protégé Program under section 519.7014...

  8. 77 FR 2108 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-13

    ... Professional,\\9\\ Firm and Market Maker \\10\\ orders that remove liquidity from the BATS Options order book. The Exchange proposes to raise the fee to $0.44 per contract for Professional, Firm and Market Maker orders... ``Professional'' means any person or entity that (i) is not a broker or dealer in securities, and (ii) places...

  9. 77 FR 74247 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing And Immediate Effectiveness of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-13

    ... outcry specifically provides the following: (1) If an OTP Holder or OTP Firm purchases (sells) one or... priority in purchasing (selling) up to the equivalent number of option contracts of the same series that the OTP Holder or OTP Firm purchased (sold) at the higher (lower) price or prices, provided that the...

  10. Estimation of customer lifetime value of a health insurance with interest rates obeying uniform distribution

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Widyawan, A.; Pasaribu, U. S.; Henintyas, Permana, D.

    2015-12-01

    Nowadays some firms, including insurer firms, think that customer-centric services are better than product-centric ones in terms of marketing. Insurance firms will try to attract as many new customer as possible while maintaining existing customer. This causes the Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) becomes a very important thing. CLV are able to put customer into different segments and calculate the present value of a firm's relationship with its customer. Insurance customer will depend on the last service he or she can get. So if the service is bad now, then customer will not renew his contract though the service is very good at an erlier time. Because of this situation one suitable mathematical model for modeling customer's relationships and calculating their lifetime value is Markov Chain. In addition, the advantages of using Markov Chain Modeling is its high degree of flexibility. In 2000, Pfeifer and Carraway states that Markov Chain Modeling can be used for customer retention situation. In this situation, Markov Chain Modeling requires only two states, which are present customer and former ones. This paper calculates customer lifetime value in an insurance firm with two distinctive interest rates; the constant interest rate and uniform distribution of interest rates. The result shows that loyal customer and the customer who increase their contract value have the highest CLV.

  11. The Influence of Informal Power Structures on School Board-Teacher Union Contract Negotiations.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Miller-Whitehead, Marie

    A study examined behaviors of participants trained in a nonadversarial model of contract negotiation, focusing on possible influences of formal and informal power structures, written and unwritten rules, and firmly entrenched adversarial behavior on the bargaining process. Participants were representatives of a district's teacher union and board…

  12. Risky Business: Private Management of Public Schools.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Richards, Craig E.; And Others

    Contracting in public education is not a new development. This book examines projects that transfer the management of entire schools or school systems to private firms. Chapter 1, by Rima Shore, is a comprehensive survey of the practice of contracting out in public education. It provides a broad historical background for the U.S. education system…

  13. 45 CFR 1634.5 - Identification of qualified applicants for grants and contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...) LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS § 1634.5 Identification of... applicants who may submit a notice of intent to compete and an application to participate in the competitive... furnishing of legal assistance to eligible clients; (3) Private attorneys, groups of attorneys or law firms...

  14. 45 CFR 1634.5 - Identification of qualified applicants for grants and contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...) LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS § 1634.5 Identification of... applicants who may submit a notice of intent to compete and an application to participate in the competitive... furnishing of legal assistance to eligible clients; (3) Private attorneys, groups of attorneys or law firms...

  15. 48 CFR 16.403 - Fixed-price incentive contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... relationship of total final negotiated cost to total target cost. The final price is subject to a price ceiling, negotiated at the outset. The two forms of fixed-price incentive contracts, firm target and successive targets, are further described in 16.403-1 and 16.403-2 below. (b) Application. A fixed-price incentive...

  16. 48 CFR 16.403 - Fixed-price incentive contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... relationship of total final negotiated cost to total target cost. The final price is subject to a price ceiling, negotiated at the outset. The two forms of fixed-price incentive contracts, firm target and successive targets, are further described in 16.403-1 and 16.403-2 below. (b) Application. A fixed-price incentive...

  17. 46 CFR Exhibit 1 to Part 530 - Service Contract Registration [Form FMC-83

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    .... Registrant. This must be the full legal name of the firm or individual registering for the FMC's Service Contract Filing System and any trade names. The registrant name should match the corporate charter or business license, conference membership, etc. It should be noted that the registrant name cannot be changed...

  18. 46 CFR Exhibit 1 to Part 530 - Service Contract Registration [Form FMC-83

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    .... Registrant. This must be the full legal name of the firm or individual registering for the FMC's Service Contract Filing System and any trade names. The registrant name should match the corporate charter or business license, conference membership, etc. It should be noted that the registrant name cannot be changed...

  19. 22 CFR 228.54 - Suppliers of services-foreign government-owned organizations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... organizations. 228.54 Section 228.54 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RULES ON SOURCE... contract will be open to firms from countries or areas included in the authorized geographic code and... interested in competing for the contract. (c) Services are not available from any other source. (d) Foreign...

  20. 77 FR 65034 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-24

    ... that trade against Priority Customer orders in the Select Symbols, SPY, Non-Select Penny Pilot Symbols...,\\8\\ Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealer and Professional Customer \\9\\ orders; (ii) $0.20 per contract for Non-ISE Market Maker \\10\\ orders; and (iii) $0.00 per contract for Priority Customer \\11\\ orders. For...

  1. Standard Missile-6 (SM-6)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-01

    and Maintenance ACAT - Acquisition Category ADM - Acquisition Decision Memorandum APB - Acquisition Program Baseline APPN - Appropriation APUC...Acquisition Program MILCON - Military Construction N/A - Not Applicable O&M - Operations and Maintenance ORD - Operational Requirements Document OSD...RMS) Contractor Location: 1151 Hermans Road Tucson, AZ 85756 Contract Number: N00024-13-C-5407/0 Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Award Date

  2. 77 FR 31680 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-29

    ... Plus; (iii) Non-ISE Market Maker; \\5\\ (iv) Firm Proprietary; (v) Customer (Professional);\\6\\ (vi) Priority Customer,\\7\\ 100 or more contracts; and (vii) Priority Customer, less than 100 contracts. \\3... Market Makers'' collectively. See ISE Rule 100(a)(25). \\5\\ A Non-ISE Market Maker, or Far Away Market...

  3. 12 CFR 4.64 - Promotion.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Treasury's database to facilitate their participation in the competitive procurement process for OCC contracts. This database is used by OCC procurement staff to identify firms to be solicited for OCC...

  4. 12 CFR 4.64 - Promotion.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Treasury's database to facilitate their participation in the competitive procurement process for OCC contracts. This database is used by OCC procurement staff to identify firms to be solicited for OCC...

  5. Defense AT and L Magazine. Vol. 45, no. 5, September-October 2016

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    standard federal assistance awards. These contractors might be small, startup technology firms supported by venture capital, leading-edge technology...to provide effective contract oversight and present an accurate picture of contractor performance to the procuring contracting office. Lesson...mission footprints encompass a great deal of contractor activity, leadership that is not regularly engaged with the acquisition team often gives

  6. The Morning After: What Happens When Outsourcing Relationships End?

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Barney, Hamish T.; Low, Graham C.; Aurum, Aybüke

    Many firms are reevaluating their initial outsourcing decisions for various reasons, including whether the goals set for the outsourcing effort were achieved, changes in the business environment, internal changes, and/or mergers. An increasing number of outsourcing deals are being terminated and backsourced or re-outsourced. According to a recent international industry survey 49% of companies engaged in outsourcing have terminated outsourcing contracts prematurely. Research has not reflected this trend with few studies concentrating on what firms do after they terminate or fail to extend an outsourcing contract. It is argued that there is a need to study this important and increasingly frequent decision. The main contribution of this chapter is to present an outsourcing decision model and demonstrate its applicability with respect to a recent sourcing decision.

  7. 37 CFR 401.8 - Reporting on utilization of subject inventions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.8 Reporting on...

  8. Models for electricity market efficiency and bidding strategy analysis

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Niu, Hui

    This dissertation studies models for the analysis of market efficiency and bidding behaviors of market participants in electricity markets. Simulation models are developed to estimate how transmission and operational constraints affect the competitive benchmark and market prices based on submitted bids. This research contributes to the literature in three aspects. First, transmission and operational constraints, which have been neglected in most empirical literature, are considered in the competitive benchmark estimation model. Second, the effects of operational and transmission constraints on market prices are estimated through two models based on the submitted bids of market participants. Third, these models are applied to analyze the efficiency of the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas (ERCOT) real-time energy market by simulating its operations for the time period from January 2002 to April 2003. The characteristics and available information for the ERCOT market are considered. In electricity markets, electric firms compete through both spot market bidding and bilateral contract trading. A linear asymmetric supply function equilibrium (SFE) model with transmission constraints is proposed in this dissertation to analyze the bidding strategies with forward contracts. The research contributes to the literature in several aspects. First, we combine forward contracts, transmission constraints, and multi-period strategy (an obligation for firms to bid consistently over an extended time horizon such as a day or an hour) into the linear asymmetric supply function equilibrium framework. As an ex-ante model, it can provide qualitative insights into firms' behaviors. Second, the bidding strategies related to Transmission Congestion Rights (TCRs) are discussed by interpreting TCRs as linear combination of forwards. Third, the model is a general one in the sense that there is no limitation on the number of firms and scale of the transmission network, which can have asymmetric linear marginal cost structures. In addition to theoretical analysis, we apply our model to simulate the ERCOT real-time market from January 2002 to April 2003. The effects of forward contracts on the ERCOT market are evaluated through the results. It is shown that the model is able to capture features of bidding behavior in the market.

  9. Campaign contributions, lobbying and post-Katrina contracts.

    PubMed

    Hogan, Michael J; Long, Michael A; Stretesky, Paul B

    2010-07-01

    This research explores the relationship between political campaign contributions, lobbying and post-Hurricane Katrina cleanup and reconstruction contracts. Specifically, a case-control study design is used to determine whether campaign contributions to national candidates in the 2000-04 election cycles and/or the employment of lobbyists and lobbying firms increased a company's probability of receiving a post-hurricane contract. Results indicate that both a campaign contribution dichotomous variable and the dollar amount of contributions are significantly related to whether a company received a contract, but that lobbying activity was not. These findings are discussed in the context of previous research on the politics of natural disasters, government contracting and governmental and corporate deviance.

  10. 75 FR 43219 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-23

    ... additional complex order business, specifically by amending the equity options fees to pay a $0.05 rebate per... maximum of the Firm Related Equity Option Cap, will help defray the cost of paying the $0.05 per contract... proposes [sic] amend its Section II equity options fees to: (i) Pay a $0.05 per contract side rebate to...

  11. 7 CFR 81.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    .../plum tree removal, including the contract entered into with the firm or person removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The producers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the Committee...

  12. 7 CFR 81.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    .../plum tree removal, including the contract entered into with the firm or person removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The producers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the Committee...

  13. 7 CFR 81.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    .../plum tree removal, including the contract entered into with the firm or person removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The producers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the Committee...

  14. 7 CFR 81.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    .../plum tree removal, including the contract entered into with the firm or person removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The producers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the Committee...

  15. 78 FR 13399 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-27

    ... used by firms that wish to do business with the Department of the Treasury. The form will capture key... Treasury contracts. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Total...

  16. 7 CFR 82.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... peach tree removal, including the contract entered into with any firm removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The growers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the CCPA, and the Government...

  17. 7 CFR 82.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... peach tree removal, including the contract entered into with any firm removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The growers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the CCPA, and the Government...

  18. 7 CFR 82.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... peach tree removal, including the contract entered into with any firm removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The growers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the CCPA, and the Government...

  19. 7 CFR 82.13 - Records and accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... peach tree removal, including the contract entered into with any firm removing the trees, as well as the invoices. (b) The growers must permit authorized representatives of USDA, the CCPA, and the Government...

  20. Clouds and Controversy over Texarkana

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Nat Sch, 1970

    1970-01-01

    Describes reaction to an independent auditor's report that achievement gains made by students under a performance contract were invalid because the private firm responsible for the teaching was guilty of teaching to the test". (JF)

  1. 500 Contractors Receiving the Largest Dollar Volume of Prime Contract Awards for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-10-01

    development (exploratory, advanced, engineering, operational systems, or management and support services). Full definitions for each of these categories are ...displays the order of ranking for each, and shows how each has been categorized for reporting purposes. The categories are business firm (B...small businesses are further identified by an "S." The net value of awards to each of the firm’s reported locations is also provided. Tables 3, 4, and

  2. Liberia’s Post-War Recovery: Key Issues and Developments

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-08-30

    Firestone rights to large plantation areas for the cultivation of rubber.56 The contract was amended, in part, because Firestone contended that it was...is reportedly under negotiation.66 According to Global Witness, a non-governmental organization critic of the original Mittal contract, improvements in...often far from their point of origin . In January 2006, however, the firm Diamond Fields International (DFI) Ltd. announced that it had discovered

  3. Truth in Negotiations Act: Getting the Incentives Right

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-12-01

    Audit Agency DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency DOD Department of Defense HCA Head Contract Agency FFP firm fixed price FOUO for...Acquisition Regulation allows for certain TINA waivers under HCA approval. a. Increasing the use of TINA waivers may be a plausible solution if...reasonable expectations exist that fair and reasonable pricing is already established. For example, per FAR 15.403–1(c)(4) the HCA may waive the requirement

  4. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997...

  5. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for A-E contracts that are— (1) Funded with military... Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July...

  6. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997...

  7. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997...

  8. HMO behavior and stock market valuation: what does Wall Street reward and punish?

    PubMed

    Pauly, M V; Hillman, A L; Furukawa, M F; McCullough, J S

    2001-01-01

    This article analyzes the variation in returns to owning stock in investor-owned health maintenance organizations (IOHMOs) for the period 1994-1997. The average return (measured by the change in the market value of the stock plus dividends) was close to zero, but returns were positive and high for firms operating in local markets that were and remained less competitive, with large nationwide scope, and with less rapidly growing panels of contracted physicians. Indicators of a firm's strategic direction were abstracted from their annual reports; firms pursuing a merger or acquisition strategy, and those emphasizing a utilization review strategy, showed lower returns than those that did not. Other strategy and market variables were not related to stock market returns over this period, and were also generally not related to price-earnings ratios. This analysis supports the view that competitive HMO markets best constrain profits to investor-owned firms.

  9. 75 FR 20382 - Innovion Corporation, Gresham, Oregon; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-19

    ... based on the findings that there was no increase in imports or shift/ acquisition of ion implantation... major customer cancelling a contract with the workers' firm in order to perform ion implantation...

  10. Strategies for communicating quality expectations for environmental service contracts : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-03-01

    This study explores the communication of quality expectations between the Office of Environment Services (OES) and environmental consulting firms contributing to the Plan Development Process of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The ove...

  11. Flexible Labor: Restructuring the American Work Force.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Clinton, Angela

    1997-01-01

    Trends in employment, occupations, output, and input provide evidence that firms increased their use of contract and contingent labor. Further research is needed to explore the causal factors behind the shift toward market-mediated work arrangements. (JOW)

  12. 13 CFR 124.509 - What are non-8(a) business activity targets?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... firm for economic viability when program benefits are no longer available. (b) Required non-8(a... contract would cause severe economic hardship on the Participant so that the Participant's survival may be...

  13. 13 CFR 124.509 - What are non-8(a) business activity targets?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... firm for economic viability when program benefits are no longer available. (b) Required non-8(a... contract would cause severe economic hardship on the Participant so that the Participant's survival may be...

  14. 13 CFR 124.509 - What are non-8(a) business activity targets?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... firm for economic viability when program benefits are no longer available. (b) Required non-8(a... contract would cause severe economic hardship on the Participant so that the Participant's survival may be...

  15. ERISA preemption. Colleton Regional Hospital v. MRS Medical Review Systems Inc.

    PubMed

    1997-01-01

    ERISA preempts state law claims brought by hospitals against medical utilization review firm including claims of tortious interference with contracts, defamation, unfair trade practices, bad faith refusal to pay claims and improper claims practices.

  16. Estimation of contraction scour in riverbed using SERF

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Jiang, J.; Ganju, N.K.; Mehta, A.J.

    2004-01-01

    Contraction scour in a firm-clay estuarine riverbed is estimated at an oil-unloading terminal at the Port of Haldia in India, where a scour hole attained a maximum depth greater than 5 m relative to the original bottom. A linear equation for the erosion flux as a function of the excess bed shear stress was semicalibrated in a rotating-cylinder device called SERF (Simulator of Erosion Rate Function) and coupled to a hydrodynamic code to simulate the hole as a clear-water scour process. SERF, whose essential design is based on previous such devices, additionally included a load cell for in situ and rapid measurement of the eroded sediment mass. Based on SERF's performance and the degree of comparison between measured and simulated hole geometry, it appears that this device holds promise as a simple tool for prediction of scour in firm-clay beds. ?? ASCE.

  17. Training in two-tier labor markets: The role of job match quality.

    PubMed

    Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre; van Huizen, Thomas

    2015-07-01

    This study examines training investments in two-tier labor markets, focusing on the role of job match quality. Temporary workers are in general more likely than permanent workers to leave their employer and therefore are less likely to receive employer-funded training. However, as firms prefer to continue productive job matches, we hypothesize that the negative effect of holding a temporary contract on the probability to be trained diminishes with the quality of the job match. Using a recent longitudinal survey from the Netherlands, we find that temporary workers indeed participate less frequently in firm-sponsored training. However, this effect is fully driven by mismatches: holding a temporary contract does not significantly decrease the probability to receive training for workers in good job matches. Depending on match quality, a temporary job can either be a stepping stone or a dead-end. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  18. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    The study was funded by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency on behalf of the Municipality of Greater Istanbul. Summarized in the report are the results of two feasibility studies. The first, referred to as Task No. 6, was conducted to develop technical specifications and terms of reference for the design, construction, and operation of a landfill gas-to-electrical energy project at a new European landfill. The second, the Umraniye Dump Stabilization Project (Task No. 7), addresses the stabilization measures necessary to prevent future failure at the Umraniye dump site. The summary report is divided into the following sections: Task No.more » 6-(1) Terms of reference for the DBOT Contract; (2) Estimated Value of the DBOT Contracts; (3) Foreign Trade Potential; (4) Project Financing; Task No. 7-(1) Results of the Services; (2) Foreign Trade Potential. Also included is a list of U.S. solid waste firms, landfill gas recovery and energy generation firms, and equipment and product suppliers.« less

  19. Some Restructuring Needed in District’s Contracting Program to Serve Minority Businesses.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-06-24

    control as well as ownership. Originally, a minority firm must have had a local business license and/or be subject to D.C. business franchise taxes as...following. TABLE 2-1 Extent Minority Business Goals Being Achieved Increase in Increase in Increase in business minority franchise capability... Businesses The District’s program has placed too much stress on meeting minority contracting dollar goals and not enough on developing business

  20. Joint Decision-Making and the Coordination of a Sustainable Supply Chain in the Context of Carbon Tax Regulation and Fairness Concerns

    PubMed Central

    Liu, Zhi; Zheng, Xiao-Xue; Gong, Ben-Gang; Gui, Yun-Miao

    2017-01-01

    Carbon tax regulation and consumers’ low-carbon preference act as incentives for firms to abate emissions. Manufacturers can improve product sustainability and retailers can strengthen the promotion of low-carbon products as part of such abatement. Current incomplete rationality also affects product sustainability and low-carbon promotion level. In this context, we consider a supply chain with a manufacturer and a retailer and investigate the impacts of the manufacturer’s and the retailer’s fairness concerns on their production sustainability level, low-carbon promotion level and profitability. We also explore the coordination contract. The results show that the manufacturer’s and the retailer’s fairness concerns decrease their product sustainability and low-carbon promotion level, together with the profits of the system and the manufacturer. With regard to the retailer’s fairness concern, the product sustainability level and the manufacturer’s profit are lower; moreover, the low-carbon promotion level and the profits of the supply chain and the retailer are higher. A revenue-sharing contract can coordinate the supply chain perfectly; however, members’ fairness concerns increase the difficulty of coordination. Finally, the numerical results reveal that carbon tax regulation can encourage the manufacturer to enhance the product sustainability level. Further, the impacts on the low-carbon promotion level and firms’ profitability are related to the cost coefficients of product sustainability. PMID:29186934

  1. A model to decompose the performance of supplementary private health insurance markets.

    PubMed

    Leidl, Reiner

    2008-09-01

    For an individual insurance firm offering supplementary private health insurance, a model is developed to decompose market performance in terms of insurer profits. For the individual contract, the model specifies the conditions under which adverse selection, cream skimming, and moral hazard occur, shows the impact of information on contracting, and the profit contribution. Contracts are determined by comparing willingness to pay for insurance with the individual's risk position, and information on both sides of the market. Finally, performance is aggregated up to the total market. The model provides a framework to explain the attractiveness of supplementary markets to insurers.

  2. Essays on Firm Behavior in Developing Economies

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Abeberese, Ama Baafra

    The performance of firms is central to growth in developing economies. A burgeoning literature within development economics seeks to understand the behavior of firms in developing countries and the constraints to their performance. This dissertation explores two types of constraints---infrastructure-related constraints and trade-related constraints---faced by manufacturing firms in developing countries. Despite the widely acknowledged importance of infrastructure for economic growth, there has been relatively little research on how infrastructure affects the decisions of firms. Electricity, in particular, is commonly cited by firms in developing countries as a major obstacle to their performance. In the first two chapters, I analyze the responses of firms to two types of electricity constraints, namely electricity prices and electricity shortages. Chapter 1 provides evidence on how electricity prices affect a firm's industry choice and productivity growth using data on Indian manufacturing firms. I construct an instrument for electricity price as the interaction between the price of coal paid by power utilities, which is arguably exogenous to firm characteristics, and the initial share of thermal generation in a state's total electricity generation capacity. I find that, in response to an exogenous increase in electricity price, firms reduce their electricity consumption and switch to industries with less electricity-intensive production processes. I also find that firm output, machine intensity and labor productivity decline with an increase in electricity price. In addition to these level effects, I show that firm output and productivity growth rates are negatively affected by high electricity prices. These results suggest that electricity constraints faced by firms may limit a country's growth by leading firms to operate in industries with fewer productivity-enhancing opportunities. Chapter 2 examines the impact of electricity shortages on firm investment. I identify this impact by studying an electricity rationing program that took place in Ghana in 1998, which placed significant constraints on the electricity available to firms. Using data on Ghanaian manufacturing firms, I find a significant decline in investment in plant and machinery during the electricity rationing period. The decline in investment is more pronounced for firms in electricity-intensive sectors. I explore alternative explanations for the reduction in investment during the electricity rationing period, including a contraction in firm credit access and economy-wide shocks unrelated to electricity constraints, and find no evidence in support of either explanation. The results, therefore, suggest that the reduction in investment during the electricity rationing period was due to the constraints on the availability of electricity. These findings highlight the potentially negative impact of the inadequate provision of electricity that frequently plagues developing countries. These electricity constraints can hinder growth in these countries by curbing investment by firms. In Chapter 3, I turn to the investigation of the effect of a trade-related constraint. Until recently, most of the literature on firms engaged in international trade had largely focused on exporting, with little work on the role of imports in the behavior and performance of firms. Using data on Indonesian manufacturing firms, Chapter 3 analyzes the effect of a reduction in tariffs on imported inputs on the exporting activity of firms. I argue that a tariff reduction program in Indonesia, which generated exogenous variation in the tariffs imposed on imports of goods used by firms, had a positive effect on the exported share of output of firms. I explore the mechanisms underlying this positive effect and find that an increase in the use of imported inputs, facilitated by the reduction in input tariffs, generated an increase in the exported share of output of firms. I also find that this positive effect is stronger for firms in industries with a greater scope for quality differentiation and high skill intensity. These results suggest that input tariff liberalization, by increasing access to higher-quality inputs from abroad, allows firms to produce higher-quality products for export markets.

  3. 29 CFR 4.188 - Ineligibility for further contracts when violations occur.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...” will be deemed to exist. Similarly, where a person is an officer or director in a firm or the debarred...-sharing, or other basis of remuneration, including indirect compensation by virtue of family relationships...

  4. 7 CFR 3400.3 - Eligibility requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... they relate to a particular project: (1) Have adequate financial resources for performance, the necessary experience, organizational and technical qualifications, and facilities, or a firm commitment..., judgment, and performance, including, in particular, any prior performance under grants and contracts from...

  5. 22 CFR 518.36 - Intangible property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.” (c) Unless waived by the... Foreign Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND... applicable regulations governing patents and inventions, including government-wide regulations issued by the...

  6. The Demographics of Travel in the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Region

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-19

    In March of 2008, the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) contracted with TranSystems, a consulting firm based in Montpelier, to conduct a regional transportation planning study for the region. Called the Demographics of Transportatio...

  7. Impact of Continuous Competition on Operations and Support Costs

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-05-01

    transaction costs High transaction costs Figure 6: Perfectly Competitive Market and Defense Market Structures   Source: (Katz & Rosen , 1998) Monopoly...Source: (Katz & Rosen , 1998) Although the purpose of a contract is to set firm obligations between buyer and seller, many of the DoD’s contracts...Italy, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, and Turkey (Gertler, 2010; “Israel’s Barak Approves,” 2010). Many of these allies are interested in

  8. Defense AT and L Magazine. Volume 45, Number 2, March-April 2016

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-03-01

    preferred contract type (Fixed Price Incentive Firm and Cost Plus Incentive Fee may be effective) 5. Provide sufficient contract length for the...example would be an incentive on pay- load margin for our medium launch vehicle, where the mini - mum requirement is 100 pounds of margin and the...involving a mini -UAV initiative with Indian industry partners. In discussing the Make in India initiative, U.S. officials note that it requires time

  9. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    None

    The Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required to file quarterly reports. Attachments show the percentage of takes to maximum firm contract levels and the weighted average per unit price for each of the long-term importers during the 5 most recent quarters, volumes and prices of gas purchased by long-term importers and exporters during the past 12 months, volume and price data for gas imported on a short-term or spot market basis, and the gas exported on a short-term or spot market basis tomore » Canada and Mexico.« less

  10. 48 CFR 909.504 - Contracting officer's responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... such firms for interests relating to a potential organizational conflict of interest in the performance... ACQUISITION PLANNING CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 909.504... potential organizational conflict of interest and identify any actions that may be taken to avoid...

  11. 7 CFR 3401.3 - Eligibility requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... standards as they relate to a particular project: (1) Have adequate financial resources for performance, the necessary experience, organizational and technical qualifications, and facilities, or a firm commitment..., judgment, and performance, including, in particular, any prior performance under grants and contracts from...

  12. 48 CFR 909.504 - Contracting officer's responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... such firms for interests relating to a potential organizational conflict of interest in the performance... ACQUISITION PLANNING CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 909.504... potential organizational conflict of interest and identify any actions that may be taken to avoid...

  13. 22 CFR 226.36 - Intangible property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO U.S. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Post-award Requirements Property Standards § 226.36 Intangible property. (a) The... Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.” (c) The...

  14. 37 CFR 401.5 - Modification and tailoring of clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... sublicense foreign governments or international organizations pursuant to any existing treaty or... FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.5 Modification and tailoring... accordance with their own or applicable government-wide regulations such as the Federal Acquisition...

  15. 37 CFR 401.5 - Modification and tailoring of clauses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... sublicense foreign governments or international organizations pursuant to any existing treaty or... FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.5 Modification and tailoring... accordance with their own or applicable government-wide regulations such as the Federal Acquisition...

  16. 75 FR 43930 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-27

    .... circuit boards, which are produced using epoxy resin insulating layers and copper, and other conductive material, conducting layers. Ex-Cell Kaiser, LLC 11240 Melrose Ave., 7/13/2010 Company is a contract...

  17. 77 FR 18793 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-28

    ... customary compensation for their participation. For the quantitative research, the Bureau plans to contract with a consumer research firm to formulate a quantitative testing plan, recruit respondents, as well as... soliciting comments concerning the information collection efforts relating to Quantitative Testing of...

  18. 48 CFR 619.803-71 - Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Administration (The 8(a) Program) 619.803-71 Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs. Contracting... Registration database (http://www.ccr.gov) to establish that the selected 8(a) firm is a current program...

  19. 48 CFR 619.803-71 - Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Administration (The 8(a) Program) 619.803-71 Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs. Contracting... Registration database (http://www.ccr.gov) to establish that the selected 8(a) firm is a current program...

  20. 48 CFR 619.803-71 - Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Administration (The 8(a) Program) 619.803-71 Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs. Contracting... Registration database (http://www.ccr.gov) to establish that the selected 8(a) firm is a current program...

  1. 48 CFR 619.803-71 - Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Administration (The 8(a) Program) 619.803-71 Simplified procedures for 8(a) acquisitions under MOUs. Contracting... Registration database (http://www.ccr.gov) to establish that the selected 8(a) firm is a current program...

  2. Regulation of international energy markets: Economic effects of political actions

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Shcherbakova, Anastasia V.

    Recent increases in volatility of energy prices have led many governments to reevaluate their regard of national energy reserves and reconsider future exploration, production, and consumption patterns. The flurry of activity that has been generated by such price volatility has included large-scale nationalizations of energy sectors, unilateral renegotiations of foreign energy development contracts, and expropriations of resources from foreign energy firms on one hand, and on the other hand more rapid energy sector liberalization, intensified search for and development of renewable fuels and technologies, and development of incentives for increased energy efficiency and conservation. The aim of this dissertation is to examine and quantify the extent of positive and negative effects that have resulted from some of these activities. The first chapter focuses on quantifying the effect that nationalistic sentiment has had on economic attractiveness of energy sectors during the decade prior to the recent global economic crisis, as measured by foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Empirical results demonstrate that both political and economic conditions play an important role in investors' decisions. A combination of investment friendliness, corruption levels, and democracy all help to explain the trends in energy-sector investment levels over time in my sample countries, although differences in the types of corruption existing in these nations do not. Investment levels, in turn, appear to influence future levels of oil production, underscoring the significance of good investment policies for future success of energy sectors. Chapter two considers the response of energy stock prices to severe regulatory actions. It employs an event study framework to examine causal effects of critical informational announcements (i.e. events of expropriation and nationalization) on daily returns and cumulative losses in firm value of energy corporations. Results show that a firm's participation in a regulated market results in an average decline in its stock returns of up to 50 basis points per day, and a cumulative loss of more than 3.5% of its market value. Negative shocks to securities returns persist for at least two months. Participation in a regulated market, however, is not always unfavorable, as involved firms not directly targeted by regulatory action appear to gain sizable risk premiums. Additional evidence suggests that, although there is no direct linear relationship between firm size and effect magnitude, large firms tend to be hurt more in the short term, while small firms suffer bigger declines in returns over a longer time period. The last chapter turns to global electricity sectors to examine the development of Demand Response (DR) programs, which have become popular means of addressing the sector's central market failure of pricing below marginal generation cost. DR programs incorporate demand signals into retail electricity rates, and have the potential to effectively and inexpensively improve grid reliability and increase end-use efficiency. However, DR faces many challenges, arguably the most important of which is a general lack of information among consumers regarding usage levels and existence of alternative providers and rate plans. Financial considerations, lack of access to technological infrastructure, and misaligned producer incentives also play an important role in DR's limited success.

  3. Who is working while sick? Nonstandard employment and its association with absenteeism and presenteeism in South Korea.

    PubMed

    Kim, Ja Young; Lee, Joohee; Muntaner, Carles; Kim, Seung-Sup

    2016-10-01

    This study sought to examine whether nonstandard employment is associated with presenteeism as well as absenteeism among full-time employees in South Korea. We analyzed a cross-sectional survey of 26,611 full-time employees from the third wave of the Korean Working Conditions Survey in 2011. Experience of absenteeism and presenteeism during the past 12 months was assessed through self-reports. Employment condition was classified into six categories based on two contract types (parent firm and subcontract) and three contract durations [permanent (≥1 year, no fixed term), long term (≥1 year, fixed term), and short term (<1 year, fixed term)]. We found opposite trends between the association of nonstandard employment with absenteeism and presenteeism after adjusting for covariates. Compared to parent firm-permanent employment, which has been often regarded as a standard employment, absenteeism was not associated or negatively associated with all nonstandard employment conditions except parent firm-long term employment (OR 1.88; 95 % CI 1.57, 2.26). However, presenteeism was positively associated with parent firm-long term (OR 1.64; 95 % CI 1.42, 1.91), subcontract-long term (OR 1.61; 95 % CI 1.12, 2.32), and subcontract-short term (OR 1.26; 95 % CI 1.02, 1.56) employment. Our results found that most nonstandard employment may increase risk of presenteeism, but not absenteeism. These results suggest that previous findings about the protective effects of nonstandard employment on absenteeism may be explained by nonstandard workers being forced to work when sick.

  4. 48 CFR 5108.070 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... accompanying Industrial Preparedness Program Production Capacity Survey (DD Form 1519 TEST). The firm is... is contractually bound by inclusion of AFARS 5152.208-9001 in their contract to maintain production capacity for a negotiated length of time, to conduct subcontractor planning, and to produce specified...

  5. 48 CFR 5108.070 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... accompanying Industrial Preparedness Program Production Capacity Survey (DD Form 1519 TEST). The firm is... is contractually bound by inclusion of AFARS 5152.208-9001 in their contract to maintain production capacity for a negotiated length of time, to conduct subcontractor planning, and to produce specified...

  6. 48 CFR 5108.070 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... accompanying Industrial Preparedness Program Production Capacity Survey (DD Form 1519 TEST). The firm is... is contractually bound by inclusion of AFARS 5152.208-9001 in their contract to maintain production capacity for a negotiated length of time, to conduct subcontractor planning, and to produce specified...

  7. 48 CFR 5108.070 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... accompanying Industrial Preparedness Program Production Capacity Survey (DD Form 1519 TEST). The firm is... is contractually bound by inclusion of AFARS 5152.208-9001 in their contract to maintain production capacity for a negotiated length of time, to conduct subcontractor planning, and to produce specified...

  8. 10 CFR 800.003 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... ENERGY LOANS FOR BID OR PROPOSAL PREPARATION BY MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES SEEKING DOE CONTRACTS AND... 95-619, title VI, section 641. Applicant means a minority business enterprise which is seeking a loan... Business Enterprise means a firm including a sole proprietorship, corporation, association, or partnership...

  9. Summary data on all NASA procurement actions

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1990-01-01

    Summary data on all NASA procurement actions and detailed information on contracts, grants, agreements, and other procurements over $25,000 awarded by NASA during the first six months on fiscal year 1990 are presented. Areas addressed include competition in NASA awards, awards to business firms, awards to educational and other nonprofit institutions, contract for operation of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and awards through other government agencies. Other topics covered are the U.S. geographical distribution of awards, awards placed outside the U.S., and procurement activity by installation.

  10. A Real Options Approach to Valuing the Risk Transfer in a Multi-Year Procurement Contract

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-10-01

    asset follows a Brownian motion process where the returns have a lognormal distribution. H. BLACK-SCHOLES MODEL The value of the put option p on...risk in a firm-fixed-price contract. The government also provides interest-free financing that can greatly reduce the amount of capital a contractor...structured finance and credit default swap applications. 8 E. OPTIONS THEORY We will use closed form BS-type option pricing methods to estimate the

  11. What results when firms implement practices: the differential relationship between specific practices, firm financial performance, customer service, and quality.

    PubMed

    Gibson, Cristina B; Porath, Christine L; Benson, George S; Lawler, Edward E

    2007-11-01

    Previous research on organizational practices is replete with contradictory evidence regarding their effects. Here, the authors argue that these contradictory findings may have occurred because researchers have often examined complex practice combinations and have failed to investigate a broad variety of firm-level outcomes. Thus, past research may obscure important differential effects of specific practices on specific firm-level outcomes. Extending this research, the authors develop hypotheses about the effects of practices that (a) enable information sharing, (b) set boundaries, and (c) enable teams on 3 different firm-level outcomes: financial performance, customer service, and quality. Relationships are tested in a sample of observations from over 200 Fortune 1000 firms. Results indicate that information-sharing practices were positively related to financial performance 1 year following implementation of the practices, boundary-setting practices were positively related to firm-level customer service, and team-enabling practices were related to firm-level quality. No single set of practices predicted all 3 firm-level outcomes, indicating practice-specific effects. These findings help resolve the theoretical tension in the literature regarding the effects of organizational practices and offer guidance as to how to best target practices to increase specific work-related outcomes. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed. (c) 2007 APA

  12. Essays on incomplete contracts in regulatory activities

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Saavedra, Eduardo Humberto

    This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay, The Hold-Up Problem in Public Infrastructure Franchising, characterizes the equilibria of the investment decisions in public infrastructure franchising under incomplete contracting and ex-post renegotiation. The parties (government and a firm) are unable to credibly commit to the contracted investment plan, so that a second step investment is renegotiated by the parties at the revision stage. As expected, the possibility of renegotiation affects initial non-verifiable investments. The main conclusion of this essay is that not only underinvestment but also overinvestment in infrastructure may arise in equilibrium, compared to the complete contracting case. The second essay, Alternative Institutional Arrangements in Network Utilities: An Incomplete Contracting Approach, presents a theoretical assessment of the efficiency implications of privatizing natural monopolies which are vertically related to potential competitive firms. Based on the incomplete contracts and asymmetric information paradigm. I develop a model that analyzes the relative advantages of different institutional arrangements---alternative ownership and market structures in the industry--- in terms of their allocative and productive efficiencies. The main policy conclusion of this essay is that both ownership and the existence of conglomerates in network industries matter. Among other conclusions, this essay provides an economic rationale for a mixed economy in which the network is public and vertical separation of the industry when the natural monopoly is under private ownership. The last essay, Opportunistic Behavior and Legal Disputes in the Chilean Electricity Sector, analyzes post-contractual disputes in this newly privatized industry. It discusses the presumption that opportunistic behavior and disputes arise due to inadequate market design, ambiguous regulation, and institutional weaknesses. This chapter also assesses the presumption that a large number of legal disputes are inhibited by the nonexistence of institutions able to verify and enforce contracts. An in-depth analysis of six cases of open conflict provides support for such a presumption and highlights the crucial role of an adequate market design.

  13. 41 CFR 105-72.406 - Intangible property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.” (c) Unless waived by the Federal awarding agency, the Federal Government has the right to paragraph (c)(1) and (2) of this section... Administration 72-UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER...

  14. 37 CFR 401.7 - Small business preference.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Small business preference..., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.7 Small business preference. (a) Paragraph (k...

  15. 10 CFR 905.34 - Adjustment provisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Power Marketing Initiative § 905.34 Adjustment...-term firm power contracts only as required to respond to changes in hydrology and river operations... the date that existing contractual commitments expire. Any adjustment shall only take place after an...

  16. 37 CFR 401.7 - Small business preference.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Small business preference..., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.7 Small business preference. (a) Paragraph (k...

  17. 37 CFR 401.7 - Small business preference.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Small business preference..., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.7 Small business preference. (a) Paragraph (k...

  18. Potential Costs of Veterans’ Health Care

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-10-01

    coverage, there is no rigid mathematical relationship among those proportions because veterans enrolled in Part A may choose to enroll in either Part B or...assumption is consistent with the statistical analysis by an actuarial firm with which VA contracted when developing its model for projecting

  19. 48 CFR 237.7601 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... provided by a firm or individual under contract to DoD to support mission-essential functions, such as support of vital systems, including ships owned, leased, or operated in support of military missions or roles at sea; associated support activities, including installation, garrison, and base support services...

  20. 37 CFR 401.7 - Small business preference.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Small business preference..., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.7 Small business preference. (a) Paragraph (k...

  1. 37 CFR 401.7 - Small business preference.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Small business preference..., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS § 401.7 Small business preference. (a) Paragraph (k...

  2. AID awards 3-year Guatemala contract.

    PubMed

    1984-01-01

    The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a 3-year US$593,036 grant to the Los Angeles firm of Juarez and Associates, Inc. to help implement a contraceptive social marketing project in Guatemala. The firm will provide marketing assistance to the for-profit organization. Importadora de Productos Farmaceuticos (PROFA), an offshoot of the nonprofit International Planned Parenthood Federation affiliate, Asociacion Pro-Bienestar de la Familia de Guatemala (APROFAM), created specifically to conduct the social marketing project. Juarez and Associates has previous market research experience in family planning in Guatemala. Contraceptive social marketing sales are projected to begin in early 1985.

  3. The Future Is Kids and Computers.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Personal Computing, 1982

    1982-01-01

    Describes a project which produced educational computer programs for PET microcomputers and use of computers in money management, in a filter company, and in a certified public accountant firm (which cancelled a contract for a time-sharing service). Also describes a computerized eye information network for ophthalmologists. (JN)

  4. 48 CFR 970.5227-10 - Patent rights-management and operating contracts, nonprofit organization or small business firm...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... operate, in the case of a machine or system; and, in each case, under such conditions as to establish that... request title within sixty (60) days after learning of the failure of the Contractor to disclose or to...

  5. 48 CFR 970.5227-10 - Patent rights-management and operating contracts, nonprofit organization or small business firm...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... operate, in the case of a machine or system; and, in each case, under such conditions as to establish that... request title within sixty (60) days after learning of the failure of the Contractor to disclose or to...

  6. 48 CFR 970.5227-10 - Patent rights-management and operating contracts, nonprofit organization or small business firm...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... operate, in the case of a machine or system; and, in each case, under such conditions as to establish that... request title within sixty (60) days after learning of the failure of the Contractor to disclose or to...

  7. Natural gas imports and exports, first quarter report 2000

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    None

    The Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required to file quarterly reports. Attachments show the percentage of takes to maximum firm contract levels and the weighted average per unit price for each of the long-term importers during the 5 most recent reporting quarters, volumes and prices of gas purchased by long-term importers and exporters during the past 12 months, volume and price data for gas imported on a short-term or spot market basis, and the gas exported on a short-term or spot market basismore » to Canada and Mexico.« less

  8. Natural gas imports and exports, fourth quarter report 1999

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    None

    The Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required to file quarterly reports. Attachments show the percentage of takes to maximum firm contract levels and the weighted average per unit price for each of the long-term importers during the five most recent quarters, volumes and prices of gas purchased by long-term importers and exporters during the past 12 months, volume and price data for gas imported on a short-term or spot market basis, and the gas exported on a short-term or spot market basis tomore » Canada and Mexico.« less

  9. 18 CFR 368.3 - Schedule of records and periods of retention.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... governmental proceedings pertaining to such contracts, whichever is later. 4. Accountants' and auditors' reports: (a) Reports of examinations and audits by accountants and auditors not in the regular employ of the company (such as reports of public accounting firms and commission accountants) 5 years after the...

  10. 77 FR 47652 - Use of Eminent Domain To Restructure Performing Loans

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-09

    ... FHFA may be made public. Dated: August 6, 2012. Richard Hornsby, Chief Operating Officer, Federal... Banks accept collateral that consists of mortgages of member financial firms pledged in exchange for... existing financial contracts and the alteration of the value of Enterprise or Bank securities holdings. In...

  11. 48 CFR 952.209-8 - Organizational conflicts of interest-disclosure.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage. (b) An offeror notified that it is the... negotiations or, where individual contracts are negotiated with all firms in the competitive range, it means... or potential conflict of interest or unfair competitive advantage exists with respect to the advisory...

  12. 48 CFR 952.209-8 - Organizational conflicts of interest-disclosure.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage. (b) An offeror notified that it is the... negotiations or, where individual contracts are negotiated with all firms in the competitive range, it means... or potential conflict of interest or unfair competitive advantage exists with respect to the advisory...

  13. 48 CFR 26.202-1 - Local area set-aside.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Local area set-aside. 26... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS Disaster or Emergency Assistance Activities 26.202-1 Local area set-aside. The contracting officer may set aside solicitations to allow only local firms within a...

  14. 77 FR 77185 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-31

    ... Business Utilization AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for... Capability Statement will be used by firms that wish to do business with the Department of the Treasury. The... businesses to perform on Treasury contracts. Current Actions: The Electronic Capability Statement was...

  15. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  16. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  17. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  18. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  19. Report of the Analysis of the Joint Medium Range Air to Surface Missile Program.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-01-23

    contractors will continue to be an integral source of these type procurements, especially such firms as Veda , Flight Systems, Inc., Maxfield Associates...available. ($200,000) Contract with VEDA to assess the compatibility of the current on-board radars with the range, maneuverability, and speed

  20. 32 CFR 644.63 - Contracting for title evidence.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... title). (2) In those States where the furnishing of title evidence is held to constitute the practice of law and the State canons of legal ethics prohibit attorneys from engaging in competitive bidding for..., negotiations shall be conducted with attorneys or law firms duly authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction...

  1. In Pursuit of a Rewarding Career

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Murphy, Avon J.

    2015-01-01

    Avon Murphy has been a college professor, a technical communications program director, a government technical writer, a freelancer, a contract editor at Microsoft and other firms, and owner of Murphy Editing and Writing Services. An STC (Society for Technical Communication) Fellow, he was for 17 years book review editor for "Technical…

  2. 22 CFR 211.4 - Availability and shipment of commodities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    .... (d) Payment or reimbursement of ocean freight costs. When A.I.D. contracts for ocean carriage... chapter) for ocean freight authorized by the United States upon presentation to AID/W of proof of payment to the ocean carrier. However, freight prepaid bills of lading which indicate firm incurrence of...

  3. 22 CFR 211.4 - Availability and shipment of commodities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    .... (d) Payment or reimbursement of ocean freight costs. When A.I.D. contracts for ocean carriage... chapter) for ocean freight authorized by the United States upon presentation to AID/W of proof of payment to the ocean carrier. However, freight prepaid bills of lading which indicate firm incurrence of...

  4. 22 CFR 211.4 - Availability and shipment of commodities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    .... (d) Payment or reimbursement of ocean freight costs. When A.I.D. contracts for ocean carriage... chapter) for ocean freight authorized by the United States upon presentation to AID/W of proof of payment to the ocean carrier. However, freight prepaid bills of lading which indicate firm incurrence of...

  5. Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). Abstracts of Phase 2 Awards, 1984.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    165 proposals for funding in Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. These proposals were selected from those submitted by... small research and development firms awarded Phase I contracts from the FY 1984 solicitation. In order to make information available on the technical

  6. 41 CFR 101-29.220 - Market research and analysis.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2011-07-01 2007-07-01 true Market research and... PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS 29.2-Definitions § 101-29.220 Market research and analysis. Market research and... to determine whether they meet user needs and to identify the market practices of firms engaged in...

  7. 76 FR 2035 - Procedures for Protests and Contracts Dispute

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-12

    ... the applicant is not involved in competitive decision making for any firm that could gain a... Delegation further provided that all final decisions must be executed by the Administrator. The 1998... Decisions for the Administrator in all matters within the ODRA's jurisdiction valued at not more than $1...

  8. The Enforcement of University Patent Policies: A Legal Perspective.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Stopp, Margaret T.; Stopp, G. Harry, Jr.

    1992-01-01

    Federal civil litigation in which a faculty inventor challenged the university's right to share in proceeds from his invention is examined. Issues of employment contracts, the university research office's responsibility for monitoring faculty research, and the role of patenting and licensing firms are considered. Implications for university policy…

  9. 32 CFR 644.63 - Contracting for title evidence.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... direct from the Land and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, WASH DC 20530. (b) Selection procedure. (1) Normally selection of persons or firms to perform title evidence services will be based upon... negotiations may be conducted. Selections shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth below: (i) A...

  10. Selecting the Right Construction Delivery Method for a Specific Project.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Klinger, Jeff; Booth, Scott

    2002-01-01

    Discusses the costs and benefits of various construction delivery methods for higher education facility projects, including the traditional lump sum general contracting approach (also known as design/bid/build); design-build; and, in the case of private institutions, guaranteed maximum pricing offered by those firms willing to perform construction…

  11. 7 CFR 17.3 - Purchase authorizations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... authorizations. (a) Issuance. After an agreement is signed, the GSM will issue a purchase authorization to the... such action by the GSM in connection with firm sales or shipping contracts, and which were not..., That such reimbursement shall not be made to a supplier if the GSM determines that the GSM's action was...

  12. 78 FR 51658 - Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-21

    ... RIN 0580-AA99 Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards... and swine contractors to poultry and swine production contract growers are based on accurate weighing... reweighing to add swine contractors to the list of firms that must comply, and adding feed to the list of...

  13. 48 CFR 719.271-3 - USAID contracting officers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... components of end items or services be purchased separately so small firms may compete; (f) Making a... final decision on a proposed non-competitive procurement action, and as part of his/her findings and... awareness by the technical staff of the availability of small business concerns; (l) Making available to SDB...

  14. Accountable Care Organizations: how to dress for success.

    PubMed

    Hayen, Arthur P; van den Berg, Michael J; Meijboom, Bert R; Westert, Gert P

    2013-06-01

    Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) need to reconsider their provider configuration and make it capable of managing clinical and financial risk. To that aim, their management must decide which medical procedures are done by the ACO itself, and which are contracted out to market providers. Making this decision requires a balanced treatment of market and firm organization, recognizing that each has properties that can turn into relative strengths. Such a balanced treatment is lacking in the ACO debate. Using the transaction cost theory, we provide such a balanced treatment of market and firm organization, and discuss implications for the design of ACOs and accountable care initiatives in general.

  15. Swine production.

    PubMed

    Plain, Ronald L; Lawrence, John D

    2003-07-01

    The US swine industry is large and growing. The quantity of pork desired by consumers of US pork is growing at the rate of 1.5%/y. New production systems and new technology have enabled production per sow to grow at a rate of 4% annually in recent years. Consequently, the number of sows in the United States is declining. Because productivity growth is outpacing demand growth, the deflated price of hogs and pork is declining. Hog production and prices continue to exhibit strong seasonal and cyclic patterns. Pork production is usually lowest in the summer and highest in the fall. Production and prices tend to follow 4-year patterns. The US swine industry continues to evolve toward fewer and larger producers who rely on contracts for both hog production and marketing. In 2000, over half of the hogs marketed were from approximately 156 firms marketing more than 50,000 head annually. These producers finished 60% of their production in contract facilities. Over 90% of their marketings were under contract or were owned by a packer. These producers expressed a high level of satisfaction with hog production. Both they and their contract growers were satisfied with production contracts. These large producers were satisfied with their marketing contracts and planned to continue them in the future. The hog industry has changed a great deal in the last decade. There is little reason to believe this rapid rate of change will not continue. This swine industry is highly competitive and profit driven. Profit margins are too small to allow producers the luxury of ignoring new technology and innovative production systems. Consequently, hog production will continue its rapid evolution from traditional agriculture to typical industry.

  16. 77 FR 42036 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-17

    ... Market Maker,\\5\\ Firm Proprietary and Customer (Professional) \\6\\ orders; and (ii) $0.78 per contract for Non-ISE Market Maker \\7\\ orders. Priority Customer \\8\\ orders are not charged a ``taker'' fee for... Proprietary and Customer (Professional) orders. Priority Customer orders are not charged a ``maker'' fee for...

  17. 76 FR 67228 - EMD Chemicals, Inc. Including On-Site Independent Contractors and Leased Workers From Ajilen...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-31

    ... Personnel, J&J Staffing, Accountemps/Robert Half, EMD Temps, Chromhelp, and Greentree Food Management... subject firm. The company reports that independent contract workers from Greentree Food Management were... Greentree Food Management working on-site at EMD Chemicals, Inc., Gibbstown, New Jersey. The amended notice...

  18. 76 FR 42143 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-18

    ...\\ strategies; and (iii) firm facilitation transactions.\\8\\ The Subsidy applies to contracts that are executed... qualifying member organizations that participate in that transaction. \\5\\ A dividend strategy is defined as transactions done to achieve a dividend arbitrage involving the purchase, sale and exercise of in-the-money...

  19. 46 CFR Exhibit 1 to Part 530 - Service Contract Registration [Form FMC-83

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    .... Address of Home Office. The complete street address should be shown in addition to the post office box.... Show the firm name (if different from the registrant), street address and post office box (if... 6. Registrant Type. Indicate the type of organization. A registrant cannot be more than one type...

  20. 46 CFR Exhibit 1 to Part 530 - Service Contract Registration [Form FMC-83

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    .... Address of Home Office. The complete street address should be shown in addition to the post office box.... Show the firm name (if different from the registrant), street address and post office box (if... 6. Registrant Type. Indicate the type of organization. A registrant cannot be more than one type...

  1. 48 CFR 970.2703-2 - Patent rights clause provisions for management and operating contractors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...-exempted areas of technology or in operation of DOE facilities primarily dedicated to naval nuclear... for-profit, large business firm and the contract does not have a technology transfer mission or if... dedicated to naval nuclear propulsion or weapons related programs. That clause provides for DOE's statutory...

  2. 48 CFR 970.2703-2 - Patent rights clause provisions for management and operating contractors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...-exempted areas of technology or in operation of DOE facilities primarily dedicated to naval nuclear... for-profit, large business firm and the contract does not have a technology transfer mission or if... dedicated to naval nuclear propulsion or weapons related programs. That clause provides for DOE's statutory...

  3. 48 CFR 19.307 - Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. 19.307 Section 19.307 Federal Acquisition...-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (a) For sole source acquisitions, the SBA or the contracting officer may protest the apparently successful offeror's service-disabled veteran-owned small business...

  4. 48 CFR 19.307 - Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. 19.307 Section 19.307 Federal Acquisition...-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (a) For sole source acquisitions, the SBA or the contracting officer may protest the apparently successful offeror's service-disabled veteran-owned small business...

  5. 48 CFR 19.307 - Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. 19.307 Section 19.307 Federal Acquisition...-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (a) For sole source acquisitions, the SBA or the contracting officer may protest the apparently successful offeror's service-disabled veteran-owned small business...

  6. 48 CFR 26.202-1 - Local area set-aside.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... shall also determine whether a local area set-aside should be further restricted to small business... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Local area set-aside. 26... area set-aside. The contracting officer may set aside solicitations to allow only local firms within a...

  7. 32 CFR 651.50 - Public interaction phase.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... representatives of any Army-contracted consulting firm, if one has been retained to participate in writing the EIS... or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the scope of the impact statement under.... It is a working session where the gathering and evaluation of information relating to potential...

  8. 48 CFR 1836.602-1 - Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Selection criteria. (NASA... CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602-1 Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a)) (a)(2... the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA, with the object of effecting an equitable...

  9. 48 CFR 1836.602-1 - Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Selection criteria. (NASA... CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602-1 Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a)) (a)(2... the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA, with the object of effecting an equitable...

  10. 48 CFR 1836.602-1 - Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Selection criteria. (NASA... CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602-1 Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a)) (a)(2... the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA, with the object of effecting an equitable...

  11. 48 CFR 1836.602-1 - Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Selection criteria. (NASA... CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602-1 Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a)) (a)(2... the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA, with the object of effecting an equitable...

  12. 48 CFR 1836.602-1 - Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Selection criteria. (NASA... CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602-1 Selection criteria. (NASA supplements paragraph (a)) (a)(2... the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA, with the object of effecting an equitable...

  13. Barrier Free Design Handbook: Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Construction.

    The handbook sets forth design requirements for construction and renovation of buildings owned, leased, or funded by the Veterans Administration (VA), to permit physically handicapped persons ready access. The book is intended mainly for use by the VA staff and contracted architect/engineer firms involved in developing criteria and designing,…

  14. Wrestling with a Trojan Horse: Outsourcing Cataloging in Academic and Special Libraries.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Abel-Kops, Chad P.

    2000-01-01

    Focuses the issue of outsourcing cataloging in academic and special libraries. Examines the goal of outsourcing to increase production at reduced costs; a case of outsourcing at Wright State University of Ohio; confidentiality issues of outsourcing by law firms and other corporations; contracts; debates on "whether" and "what"…

  15. Outsourcing of Technology in Higher Education: The Brookdale Experience.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Thompson, Donna; Morgovsky, Joel

    Outsourcing in higher education refers to the practice of contracting with private, off-campus firms to provide or manage services which have historically been provided in-house. Budget cutbacks and declining private support have led to increased use of outsourcing for non-mission-critical and non-instructional services, such as information…

  16. Top 10 States for Afterschool in 2009

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Afterschool Alliance, 2009

    2009-01-01

    Each day in America, millions of kids go home to an empty house after school. In recent years, the growth of quality, affordable afterschool programs has begun to offer positive alternatives to the parents of these children. In 2009, the Afterschool Alliance contracted with RTi, a market research firm, to conduct a household survey of nearly…

  17. 78 FR 9098 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-07

    ... executed contract for the MIAX Clearing Trade Drop (``CTD''), a messaging interface that will provide real... proposes to establish a new Port Fee for the MIAX CTD. CTD provides Exchange Members, their clearing firms... are routed to a CTD connection containing certain information. The information includes, among other...

  18. A Proposal for the use of the Consortium Method in the Design-build system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Miyatake, Ichiro; Kudo, Masataka; Kawamata, Hiroyuki; Fueta, Toshiharu

    In view of the necessity for efficient implementation of public works projects, it is expected to utilize advanced technical skills of private firms, for the purpose of reducing project costs, improving performance and functions of construction objects, and reducing work periods, etc. The design-build system is a method to order design and construction as a single contract, including design of structural forms and main specifications of the construction object. This is a system in which high techniques of private firms can be utilized, as a means to ensure qualities of design and construction, rational design, and efficiency of the project. The objective of this study is to examine the use of a method to form a consortium of civil engineering consultants and construction companies, as it is an issue related to the implementation of the design-build method. Furthermore, by studying various forms of consortiums to be introduced in future, it proposes procedural items required to utilize this method, during the bid and after signing a contract, such as the estimate submission from the civil engineering consultants etc.

  19. The marketing firm and consumer choice: implications of bilateral contingency for levels of analysis in organizational neuroscience.

    PubMed

    Foxall, Gordon R

    2014-01-01

    The emergence of a conception of the marketing firm (Foxall, 1999a) conceived within behavioral psychology and based on a corresponding model of consumer choice, (Foxall, 1990/2004) permits an assessment of the levels of behavioral and organizational analysis amenable to neuroscientific examination. This paper explores the ways in which the bilateral contingencies that link the marketing firm with its consumerate allow appropriate levels of organizational neuroscientific analysis to be specified. Having described the concept of the marketing firm and the model of consumer behavior on which it is based, the paper analyzes bilateral contingencies at the levels of (i) market exchange, (ii) emotional reward, and (iii) neuroeconomics. Market exchange emerges as a level of analysis that lends itself predominantly to the explanation of firm-consumerate interactions in terms of the super-personal level of reinforcing and punishing contingencies: the marketing firm can be treated as a contextual or operant system in its own right. However, the emotional reward and neuroeconomic levels of analysis should be confined to the personal level of analysis represented by individual managers on the one hand and individual consumers on the other. This also entails a level of abstraction but it is one that can be satisfactorily handled in terms of the concept of bilateral contingency.

  20. Contractor cuts solar gain with custom window curtain

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Ingraham, R.

    1985-04-22

    A local energy services contractor, using a 210-foot motorized thermal curtain to deflect sunlight entering the windows, has reduced excessive heat gain at a racetrack clubhouse here, cutting air conditioning run-time by about 75%. Because Mobile Greyhound Park's clubhouse faces east, direct exposure to sunlight from dawn to afternoon race time, about 1 p.m., was bringing the indoor temperature to almost 100/sup 0/, according to Stan Norris, operations management for the contracting firm, Technical Energy Controls, Inc. Lowering the temperature to a comfortable level required running four Carrier Corporation air handling units, rated at a total of more than 170more » tons, for about eight hours, and annual energy bills were running at about $240,000, Norris said. With the aluminum foil-backed vinyl curtain, the air handling units need only operate two hours to bring temperatures to comfort levels.« less

  1. War-gaming application for future space systems acquisition part 2: acquisition and bidding war-gaming modeling and simulation approaches for FFP and FPIF

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Nguyen, Tien M.; Guillen, Andy T.

    2017-05-01

    This paper describes cooperative and non-cooperative static Bayesian game models with complete and incomplete information for the development of optimum acquisition strategies associated with the Program and Technical Baseline (PTB) solutions obtained from Part 1 of this paper [1]. The optimum acquisition strategies discussed focus on achieving "Affordability" by incorporating contractors' bidding strategies into the government acquisition strategies for acquiring future space systems. The paper discusses System Engineering (SE) frameworks, analytical and simulation approaches and modeling for developing the optimum acquisition strategies from both the government and contractor perspectives for Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Fixed Price Incentive Firm (FPIF) contract types.

  2. Managing Productivity.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-01-01

    could be a small construction , management firm, where project managers keep track of all phases and evolutions of contracts by hand. An obvious polution ...overview of productivity measurement. This idea can be expanded much further with the concept of productivity audits . Productivity auditing is a...comprehensive procedure, not unlike traditional audit practices which monitors and evaluates organizational practices to determine whether functional units

  3. 48 CFR 519.7005 - Measurement of program success.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS GSA Mentor-Protégé Program 519.7005 Measurement of program success. The overall success of the GSA Mentor-Protégé Program encompassing all participating mentors and..., and percentage of subcontracts awarded to protégés by mentor firms under GSA contracts since the date...

  4. 48 CFR 519.7013 - Obligation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS GSA Mentor-Protégé Program 519.7013 Obligation. (a) The mentor or protégé may terminate the Agreement in accordance with 519.7010. The mentor will notify the Mentor-Protégé Program Manager and the contracting officer, in writing, at least 30 days in advance of the mentor firm's...

  5. Investigating the Twenty Year Lag in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lowitt, Julian

    In the rehabilitation workshop there is insufficient attention to job development oriented to the current and future needs of industry. Many types of work which were done in vocational workshops in contract from industrial firms are now done by automation. Semiskilled labor is thus in diminished demand. There is a twenty year lag in the industrial…

  6. Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Effort

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2018-03-01

    Energy – an electrical utility company. • 2016 : ODIN Security – a small aerospace and defense contracting firm Approved for Public Release...to secure supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks. Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited 7 During the 2016 NCCDC...COLLEGIATE CYBER DEFENSE COMPETITION EFFORT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO MARCH 2018 FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

  7. 41 CFR 50-201.2 - Administration of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 790). Furthermore, these interpretations are intended to indicate the construction of the law which... Company v. United States,” 374 F. 2d 689, 692 (C.A. 4, 1967); see also “United States v. Davison Fuel and... employees but also the competitive interest of all firms qualified to compete for covered contracts. [43 FR...

  8. 41 CFR 50-201.2 - Administration of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 790). Furthermore, these interpretations are intended to indicate the construction of the law which... Company v. United States,” 374 F. 2d 689, 692 (C.A. 4, 1967); see also “United States v. Davison Fuel and... employees but also the competitive interest of all firms qualified to compete for covered contracts. [43 FR...

  9. The Distribution of Talent and the Pattern and Consequences of International Trade

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Grossman, Gene M.

    2004-01-01

    The author studies the interaction between imperfect labor contracts and international trade in a setting in which workers have private information about their own abilities. When an individual's contribution to firm output can be measured accurately in some activities but not in others, the most able workers select occupations in which their pay…

  10. 75 FR 24633 - Order Finding That the ICE Chicago Financial Basis Contract Traded on the...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-05

    ... Pipe Line, LLC, serves as a juncture for 13 different pipelines. These pipelines bring in natural gas... ``hub'' refers to a juncture where two or more natural gas pipelines are connected. Hubs also serve as... interstate pipelines. The firms that service the Chicago area are ANR Pipeline Company, Natural Gas Pipeline...

  11. 48 CFR 19.307 - Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. 19.307 Section 19.307 Federal Acquisition...-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (a) Definition. Interested party, as used in this section... contracting officer, or the SBA may protest the apparently successful offeror's status as a service-disabled...

  12. Export Now: A Practical Guide for U.S. Minority and Small Business Exporters.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC.

    This guidebook was designed to orient minority entrepreneurs to the basics of international trade. Market research and strategy are examined, as well as finance, contract negotiations, trade logistics, and business communications. Part I acknowledges that small firms often lack the resources to take even the first step in developing the knowledge,…

  13. Exploring the Use of Blogs as Learning Spaces in the Higher Education Sector

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Williams, Jeremy B.; Jacobs, Joanne

    2004-01-01

    "Blogging"--a contraction of the term "web logging"--is perhaps best described as a form of micro-publishing. Easy to use, from any Internet connection point, blogging has become firmly established as a web based communications tool. The blogging phenomenon has evolved from its early origin as a medium for the publication of…

  14. 13 CFR 124.509 - What are non-8(a) business activity targets?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... business plan. It must attempt to use the 8(a) BD program as a resource to strengthen the firm for economic viability when program benefits are no longer available. (b) Required non-8(a) business activity targets... contract would cause severe economic hardship on the Participant so that the Participant's survival may be...

  15. 13 CFR 124.509 - What are non-8(a) business activity targets?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... business plan. It must attempt to use the 8(a) BD program as a resource to strengthen the firm for economic viability when program benefits are no longer available. (b) Required non-8(a) business activity targets... contract would cause severe economic hardship on the Participant so that the Participant's survival may be...

  16. [Temporary work].

    PubMed

    Del Forno, E; Candura, F

    2002-01-01

    In recent years, labour market has really changed in Italy: in addition to traditional categories of workers, self-governing or subordinate, a "tertium genus" was born, that of "temporary workers". This new modality allows firms which need to introduce temporary workers in production processes, to find them through the activity of skilled intermediary agencies. This type of agencies, regularly authorized by the Ministry of Labour, was born to select subordinates, who will work in other firms, without engagement. (The low which regulates temporary work in Italy is the Act n. 196 of 1997). The subject analysed the most closely in the text, is the really interesting question of responsibility for prevention, safety and health in work places: in fact, temporary work creates a complex system of bilateral relations, but the only real work contract is between provider firms and temporary workers. The Act n. 196 states that the provider firm must fulfill its duties of contribution, security, aid and insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases. Therefore, according to a series of argumentations developed in the text, only the occupational health consultant designated by the temporary agency is reasonably responsible for medical supervision, but he has to coordinate and collaborate with the occupational health consultant of third firms (Directive 383 of 1991 and article 7 of Legislative Decree n. 626 of 1994). On the contrary, firms which need temporary workers, must fulfill duties of information and training for workers. As a consequence, to draw a conclusion, on the ground of principles of European Union and national laws (in force since '50s in this field), the responsibility for medical supervision falls on temporary agencies; on the contrary, economic responsibility falls on firms which request workers, in order to achieve protection of workers' health.

  17. Intrinsic motivation and organizational identification among on-demand workers.

    PubMed

    Rockmann, Kevin W; Ballinger, Gary A

    2017-09-01

    On-demand firms provide services for clients through a network of on-demand workers ready to complete specific tasks for a set contractual price. Given such on-demand work is defined by payment on short-term contracts with no obligation for continued employment, there is little reason to believe on-demand workers experience more than extrinsic motivation and a transactional relationship with the on-demand firm. However, using self-determination theory, we argue that to the degree that on-demand work fulfills innate psychological needs individual on-demand workers will develop intrinsic motivation, which further leads to organizational identification with the on-demand firm. Across 2 survey-based studies we find support for this path to organizational identification. This adds to the literature on motivation and identification by strengthening the link between individual needs and the individual-organizational relationship. Implications for theory and for the management of on-demand workers are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).

  18. Essays on the economics of natural gas pipelines

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Oliver, Matthew E.

    The natural gas pipeline transportation industry is comprised of a primary market and a secondary market. In the primary market, pipelines sell 'firm' transport capacity contracts to gas traders, local distribution companies, and other parties. The (per unit) secondary market value of transport is rarely comparable to the regulated primary market two-part tariff. When and where available capacity in the secondary market is scarce, its value can far exceed the primary market tariffs paid by firm contract holders, generating scarcity rents. The following essays demonstrate that this phenomenon has predictable effects on natural gas spot prices, firm capacity reservations, the pipeline's capacity construction and expansion decisions, and the economic welfare of producers and consumers at the market hubs connected by the pipeline. Chapter 1 provides a theoretical framework for understanding how pipeline congestion affects natural gas spot prices within the context of the current regulatory environment, and empirically quantifies this effect over a specific regional pipeline network. As available pipeline capacity over a given route connecting two hubs becomes scarce, the spot prices for gas at the hubs are driven apart---a phenomenon indicative of some market friction that inhibits the ability of spot price arbitrage to fully integrate the two prices, undermining economic efficiency. The theoretical component of Chapter 1 illuminates a potential source of this friction: the deregulated structure of the secondary market for gas transportation services. To support and quantify the predictions of the theoretical model, the empirical component demonstrates that the effect of congestion on the secondary market value of transport---the key factor in driving apart spot prices---can be quite strong. Coefficient estimates indicate that dramatic increases in transport costs are likely to result from marginal increases in congestion. This result has important implications because upward pressure on the demand for pipeline transport is imminent, owing to the recent surge in available natural gas reserve estimates and the expected growth in consumption demand over the foreseeable future. Chapter 2 derives optimality conditions for capacity and two-part tariff structure in the primary market, when demand for the shipping service in the secondary market is stochastic but stationary. Based on their individual demand distributions, the overall demand distribution, and the two-part tariff structure, natural gas traders reserve firm capacity contracts over a given transportation route served by a single pipeline. The traders' individual demands sum to the aggregate demand for primary market capacity reservations over the route. The aggregate capacity reservation demand function then feeds into the pipeline's profit-maximization problem, which for comparison is analyzed under three alternative regulatory regimes: unregulated monopoly, Ramsey second-best solution, and rate-of-return regulation. For each case, the optimality conditions are parameterized and solved numerically. Results demonstrate that optimal capacity under rate-of-return regulation is lower than what would occur under a Ramsey second-best solution, exacerbating the congestion issue discussed in Chapter 1, and ultimately reducing overall social welfare. Chapter 3 examines a natural gas trader's willingness to contract expanded capacity over a given pipeline route, when demand in the secondary market is stochastic and increasing over time. A discrete time and scale framework provides the template for analyzing the trader's behavior and solving for his optimal expansion contracting strategy through time. Willingness to contract in any period hinges on the trade-off between the value of the option to contract expanded capacity (now or in a future period), and the 'spread option' value of utilizing contracted capacity to ship gas. The rate-of-return regulated primary market two-part tariff and the unregulated secondary market value of transport each affect these option values, but the latter provides a strong incentive to the trader to both delay and suppress his willingness to contract expanded capacity relative to the demand for gas shipping services. As a result, the pipeline is chronically congested. Relating this to the results of Chapters 1 and 2, there are likely to be strong welfare effects associated with this behavior. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

  19. Evasion of "mandatory" social health insurance for the formal sector: evidence from Lao PDR.

    PubMed

    Alkenbrack, Sarah; Hanson, Kara; Lindelow, Magnus

    2015-10-19

    In the last decade, almost every low- or middle-income country in the world has expressed support for universal health coverage (UHC). While at the beginning of the UHC movement, country strategies focused on increasing access to the formal sector as the first step of UHC, there is now consensus that countries should cover the entire population, with particular attention to covering the poor. However, it is often assumed that mandatory schemes will automatically cover their target populations, and consequently little is known about why firms comply or do not comply with enrolment requirements. Using the experience of Lao PDR, where the enrolment rate in the mandatory social security scheme is low and the capacity for regulation is weak, we conducted this study to better understand the determinants of enrolment of private sector firms in mandatory social security. We used a cross-sectional case-comparison design, surveying 130 firms. We applied a structured questionnaire to explore determinants of enrolment, specifically looking at firm characteristics (e.g., industry category, ownership); sociodemographic characteristics of company heads; firms' risk perceptions; details of employment contracts; employee benefits; and exposure to social security. Closed ended questions were analysed quantitatively, while content analysis was applied to open-ended questions. Logistic regression was used to examine the determinants of enrolment. Smaller privately owned firms in the services industry were the least likely to enrol in social security, while firms in the trade industry were more likely to enrol than firms in manufacturing, construction, or services. The main reason for not enrolling was that firms offered a better package of benefits to their employees, although further investigation of company benefits showed that this was not the case in practice. Additional reasons for non-compliance were lack of knowledge and poor quality of care at government hospitals. The study contributes to the dialogue on how best to increase coverage in the formal sector, which is an important element of achieving UHC. It also provides much needed information about the motivation of private sector firms to comply with mandatory schemes.

  20. Firm productivity, pollution, and output: theory and empirical evidence from China.

    PubMed

    Tang, Erzi; Zhang, Jingjing; Haider, Zulfiqar

    2015-11-01

    Using a theoretical model, this paper argues that as firm productivity increases, there is a decrease in firm-level pollution intensity. However, as productivity increases, firms tend to increase their aggregate output, which requires the use of additional resources that increase pollution. Hence, an increase in productivity results in two opposing effects where increased productivity may in fact increase pollution created by a firm. We describe the joint effect of these two mechanisms on pollution emissions as the "productivity dilemma" of pollution emission. Based on firm-level data from China, we also empirically test this productivity dilemma hypothesis. Our empirical results suggest that, in general, firm productivity has a positive and statistically significant impact on pollution emission in China. However, the impact of productivity on pollution becomes negative when we control for increases in firm output. The empirical evidence also confirms the positive influence of productivity on output, which suggests that the main determinant of pollution is the firm's output. The empirical results provide evidence of the existence of, what we describe as, the productivity dilemma of pollution emission.

  1. How clustering dynamics influence lumber utilization patterns in the Amish-based furniture industry in Ohio

    Treesearch

    Matthew S. Bumgardner; Gary W. Graham; P. Charles Goebel; Robert L. Romig

    2011-01-01

    Preliminary studies have suggested that the Amish-based furniture and related products manufacturing cluster located in and around Holmes County, Ohio, uses sizeable quantities of hardwood lumber. The number of firms within the cluster has grown even as the broader domestic furniture manufacturing sector has contracted. The present study was undertaken in 2008 (spring/...

  2. Small Business Specialists.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-12-01

    located throughout the United States. Each service and agency has an Office of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. They also...have small business specialists at each of their procurement and contract management offices to assist small businesses , small disadvantaged businesses ...and women-owned small businesses firms in marketing their products and services with the DoD. These specialists provide information and guidance on (1

  3. Medical service provider networks.

    PubMed

    Mougeot, Michel; Naegelen, Florence

    2018-05-17

    In many countries, health insurers or health plans choose to contract either with any willing providers or with preferred providers. We compare these mechanisms when two medical services are imperfect substitutes in demand and are supplied by two different firms. In both cases, the reimbursement is higher when patients select the in-network provider(s). We show that these mechanisms yield lower prices, lower providers' and insurer's profits, and lower expense than in the uniform-reimbursement case. Whatever the degree of product differentiation, a not-for-profit insurer should prefer selective contracting and select a reimbursement such that the out-of-pocket expense is null. Although all providers join the network under any-willing-provider contracting in the absence of third-party payment, an asymmetric equilibrium may exist when this billing arrangement is implemented. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  4. The marketing firm and consumer choice: implications of bilateral contingency for levels of analysis in organizational neuroscience

    PubMed Central

    Foxall, Gordon R.

    2014-01-01

    The emergence of a conception of the marketing firm (Foxall, 1999a) conceived within behavioral psychology and based on a corresponding model of consumer choice, (Foxall, 1990/2004) permits an assessment of the levels of behavioral and organizational analysis amenable to neuroscientific examination. This paper explores the ways in which the bilateral contingencies that link the marketing firm with its consumerate allow appropriate levels of organizational neuroscientific analysis to be specified. Having described the concept of the marketing firm and the model of consumer behavior on which it is based, the paper analyzes bilateral contingencies at the levels of (i) market exchange, (ii) emotional reward, and (iii) neuroeconomics. Market exchange emerges as a level of analysis that lends itself predominantly to the explanation of firm—consumerate interactions in terms of the super-personal level of reinforcing and punishing contingencies: the marketing firm can be treated as a contextual or operant system in its own right. However, the emotional reward and neuroeconomic levels of analysis should be confined to the personal level of analysis represented by individual managers on the one hand and individual consumers on the other. This also entails a level of abstraction but it is one that can be satisfactorily handled in terms of the concept of bilateral contingency. PMID:25071506

  5. The clinical profile of employees with mental health problems working in social firms in the UK.

    PubMed

    Milton, Alyssa; Parsons, Nicholas; Morant, Nicola; Gilbert, Eleanor; Johnson, Sonia; Fisher, Adrian; Singh, Swaran; Cunliffe, Di; Marwaha, Steven

    2015-08-01

    UK social firms are under-researched but are a potentially important vocational option for people with mental health problems. To describe the clinical profile, satisfaction levels and experiences of social firms employees with mental health problems. Clinical, work and service use characteristics were collected from social firms' employees with mental health problems in England and Wales. Workplace experience and satisfaction were explored qualitatively. Predominantly, social firms' employees (N = 80) report that they have a diagnosis of depression (56%) and anxiety (41%). People with schizophrenia (20%) or bipolar disorder (5%) were a minority. Respondents had low symptom and disability levels, high quality of life and job satisfaction and experienced reductions in secondary mental health service use over time. High-workplace satisfaction was related to flexibility, manager and colleague support and workplace accommodations. The clinical profile, quality of life and job satisfaction level of employees with mental health problems suggest social firms could be a useful addition to UK vocational services for some people. Current employees mainly have common mental disorders, and social firms will need to shift their focus if they are to form a substantial pathway for the vocational recovery of people currently using community mental health teams.

  6. Environmental Concerns, Environmental Policy and Green Investment.

    PubMed

    Gao, Xuexian; Zheng, Haidong

    2017-12-13

    Environmental regulators often use environmental policy to induce green investment by firms. However, if an environmental policy fails to exert a long-run effect on regulating the economic agents' behavior, it may be more reasonable to think of the firm as the leader in the game, since the investment in green technology is usually a strategic decision. In this paper, we consider a three-stage Stackelberg game to address the interaction between a profit-maximizing firm (Stackelberg leader) facing emission-dependent demand, and the environmental regulator (Stackelberg follower). The firm decides on the green technology level in the first stage of the game based on its understanding of the regulator's profits function, especially an environmental concern that is introduced as an exogenous variable. In the current research, we show that high levels of the regulator's environmental concerns do not necessarily lead to the choice of green technology by the firm, and green investment level depends on the combined effects of the market and operational factors for a given level of the regulator's environmental concerns. The result also shows that increasing environmental awareness amongst the consumers is an effective way to drive the firm's green investment.

  7. Micro-Level Adaptation, Macro-Level Selection, and the Dynamics of Market Partitioning

    PubMed Central

    García-Díaz, César; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen; Péli, Gábor

    2015-01-01

    This paper provides a micro-foundation for dual market structure formation through partitioning processes in marketplaces by developing a computational model of interacting economic agents. We propose an agent-based modeling approach, where firms are adaptive and profit-seeking agents entering into and exiting from the market according to their (lack of) profitability. Our firms are characterized by large and small sunk costs, respectively. They locate their offerings along a unimodal demand distribution over a one-dimensional product variety, with the distribution peak constituting the center and the tails standing for the peripheries. We found that large firms may first advance toward the most abundant demand spot, the market center, and release peripheral positions as predicted by extant dual market explanations. However, we also observed that large firms may then move back toward the market fringes to reduce competitive niche overlap in the center, triggering nonlinear resource occupation behavior. Novel results indicate that resource release dynamics depend on firm-level adaptive capabilities, and that a minimum scale of production for low sunk cost firms is key to the formation of the dual structure. PMID:26656107

  8. Micro-Level Adaptation, Macro-Level Selection, and the Dynamics of Market Partitioning.

    PubMed

    García-Díaz, César; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen; Péli, Gábor

    2015-01-01

    This paper provides a micro-foundation for dual market structure formation through partitioning processes in marketplaces by developing a computational model of interacting economic agents. We propose an agent-based modeling approach, where firms are adaptive and profit-seeking agents entering into and exiting from the market according to their (lack of) profitability. Our firms are characterized by large and small sunk costs, respectively. They locate their offerings along a unimodal demand distribution over a one-dimensional product variety, with the distribution peak constituting the center and the tails standing for the peripheries. We found that large firms may first advance toward the most abundant demand spot, the market center, and release peripheral positions as predicted by extant dual market explanations. However, we also observed that large firms may then move back toward the market fringes to reduce competitive niche overlap in the center, triggering nonlinear resource occupation behavior. Novel results indicate that resource release dynamics depend on firm-level adaptive capabilities, and that a minimum scale of production for low sunk cost firms is key to the formation of the dual structure.

  9. Contract Issues in the Sale of Commercial Aircraft.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-09-01

    which will not only facilitate a sale, but also, over time, cover the m anufacturing costs . All sales are subject to intense competition frnm aircraf...capital requirements, output range over which economies of scale exist, and cost advantages for existing firms based 3n technical capability and...perforuance (izcluling factors such is noise, fuel efficiency, maintenance costs ) , ?rice, financinq assistance and post-delivery product support. An

  10. Management Information System

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1984-01-01

    New Automated Management Information Center (AMIC) employs innovative microcomputer techniques to create color charts, viewgraphs, or other data displays in a fraction of the time formerly required. Developed under Kennedy Space Center's contract by Boeing Services International Inc., Seattle, WA, AMIC can produce an entirely new informational chart in 30 minutes, or an updated chart in only five minutes. AMIC also has considerable potential as a management system for business firms.

  11. Iran Sanctions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-10-11

    as sales to Iran of Indian products, including wheat, pharmaceuticals, rice, sugar , soybeans, auto parts, and other products. Still, there is a large... Sweetening Plant CRS conversation with Embassy of S. Korea in Washington, D.C, July 2010 Contract signed but then abrogated by S. Korean firm G and...and Beverage JLT for receiving payments on behalf of Jam Petrochemical Entities Designated as Human Rights Abusers or Limiting Free Expression Under

  12. 32 CFR 37.570 - What must I do if a CAS-covered participant accounts differently for its own and the Federal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... accounts differently for its own and the Federal Government shares of project costs? 37.570 Section 37.570... the Federal Government shares of project costs? (a) If a participant has Federal procurement contracts... Government's share of project costs under the TIA. This may arise, for example, if a for-profit firm or other...

  13. 32 CFR 37.570 - What must I do if a CAS-covered participant accounts differently for its own and the Federal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... accounts differently for its own and the Federal Government shares of project costs? 37.570 Section 37.570... the Federal Government shares of project costs? (a) If a participant has Federal procurement contracts... Government's share of project costs under the TIA. This may arise, for example, if a for-profit firm or other...

  14. 32 CFR 37.570 - What must I do if a CAS-covered participant accounts differently for its own and the Federal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... accounts differently for its own and the Federal Government shares of project costs? 37.570 Section 37.570... the Federal Government shares of project costs? (a) If a participant has Federal procurement contracts... Government's share of project costs under the TIA. This may arise, for example, if a for-profit firm or other...

  15. 32 CFR 37.570 - What must I do if a CAS-covered participant accounts differently for its own and the Federal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... accounts differently for its own and the Federal Government shares of project costs? 37.570 Section 37.570... the Federal Government shares of project costs? (a) If a participant has Federal procurement contracts... Government's share of project costs under the TIA. This may arise, for example, if a for-profit firm or other...

  16. Optimizing Crisis Action Planning in the Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Setting

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-01

    Federal Regulations, the DoS has a firm rule to not enter into preemptive contracts for any logistical resources (e.g., transportation, food, water...bottlenecks, flow limiters, and options to quicken queues ; and identifying resources and transportation mediums that display the most sensitivity to...policy changes. These objectives were addressed by exploring topics in NEOs, evacuation planning, queueing systems, and modeling techniques and

  17. JPRS Report, East Europe.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-07-18

    marketing , and retail prices of goods and services which are the result of nonproduction organizations; the first tentative steps our economy has taken to...create -imported consumer goods ; market conditions. -products priced according to contracted retail prices. The elimination of a few mammoth general...eign competitors are entering the market will in time retail prices before the season is over. force these firms to engage in more effective business

  18. JPRS Report Africa (Sub-Sahara)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-10-16

    be increased to over 1,000 units annually. Fabrica Nacional de Condutores Electricos , S.A. (Cel-Cat), a Portuguese firm, was contracted to carry...out the first phase of the technical rehabili- tation of Fabrica de Condutores Electricos de Mocambique (CELMOQUE). The Portuguese company will...entire undertaking, Fabrica de Condutores Electricos de Mozambique will have to handle 4 metric kilotons of aluminum steel an- nually, which will

  19. Antecedents to Reverse Auction Use

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-02-01

    sourcing the specific products or services. Comprehension of the effect of sourcing strategy on a sourcing professional’s choice of sourcing media ...of strategic items and services are typically manifested in partnerships, long-term contracts, and strategic alliances . Given the nature of such...technical, service, and social benefits a customer firm receives in exchange for the price it pays for a market offering" (Anderson and Narus 1988

  20. The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-07-17

    global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation” and, “the establishment of reliable sources of nuclear fuel for future civilian light water reactors ...planned nuclear reactor or on handling spent reactor fuel. (...continued) May 4, 2008...contracting between U.S. firms and the UAE related to the UAE’s proposed nuclear program has already taken place. In August 2008, Virginia’s Thorium Power

  1. Examining the scope of multibusiness health care firms: implications for strategy and financial performance.

    PubMed

    Noorein Inamdar, S

    2007-08-01

    Use theory and data to examine the scope of corporate strategies for multibusiness health care firms, also known as organized or integrated health care delivery systems. Data are from the 2000 HIMSS Analytics Annual Survey of integrated health care delivery systems (IHDS), which provides complete information on businesses owned by IHDS. Scope defined as the breadth and type of businesses in which a firm chooses to compete is measured across seven separate business areas: (1) health plans, (2) ambulatory, (3) acute, (4) subacute, (5) home health, (6) other related nonpatient care businesses, and (7) external collaborations. Theories on strategy and organizational configurations along with measures of scope and a novel dataset were used to classify 796 firms into five mutually exclusive groups. The bases for classification were two competitive dimensions of scope: (1) breadth of businesses and (2) mix of existing core businesses versus new noncore businesses. Unit of analysis is the multibusiness health care firm. Sample consists of 796 firms, defined as nonprofit organizations that own two or more direct patient care businesses in two or more separate areas across the health care value chain. Firms were clustered into five mutually exclusive organizational configurations with unique scope characteristics revealing a new taxonomy of corporate strategies. Analysis of the scope variables revealed five strategic types (along with the number of firms and distinguishing features of each strategy) defined as follows: (1) Core Service Provider (340 firms with the smallest scope providing core set of patient care services), (2) Mission Based (52 firms with the next smallest scope offering core set of services to underserved populations), (3) Contractor (266 firms with medium scope and contracting with physician groups), (4) Health Plan Focus (83 firms with large scope and providing health plans), and (5) Entrepreneur (55 firms with the largest scope offering both a core set of services and investing in a variety of new noncore business opportunities including many for-profit ventures). Significant differences in financial performance among the strategies were found when controlling for payer reimbursement conditions. Specifically, in an unfavorable condition with high Medicaid and low commercial insurance, the Mission Based strategy performs significantly worse while the Entrepreneur strategy performs surprisingly well, in comparison with the other strategies. Findings suggest: (a) scope can be used to classify a large number of multibusiness health care firms into a taxonomy representing a small group of distinct corporate strategies, which are recognizable by senior management in the health care industry, (b) no single strategy dominates in performance across different payer profiles, instead there appears to be complementarities or fit between strategy and payer profiles that determines which firms perform well and which do not under different conditions, and (c) senior management of nonprofit health care firms are cross-subsidizing unprofitable patient care through ownership of nonpatient care businesses including for-profit ventures.

  2. Examining the Scope of Multibusiness Health Care Firms: Implications for Strategy and Financial Performance

    PubMed Central

    Noorein Inamdar, S

    2007-01-01

    Objective Use theory and data to examine the scope of corporate strategies for multibusiness health care firms, also known as organized or integrated health care delivery systems. Data Sources Data are from the 2000 HIMSS Analytics Annual Survey of integrated health care delivery systems (IHDS), which provides complete information on businesses owned by IHDS. Study Design Scope defined as the breadth and type of businesses in which a firm chooses to compete is measured across seven separate business areas: (1) health plans, (2) ambulatory, (3) acute, (4) subacute, (5) home health, (6) other related nonpatient care businesses, and (7) external collaborations. Theories on strategy and organizational configurations along with measures of scope and a novel dataset were used to classify 796 firms into five mutually exclusive groups. The bases for classification were two competitive dimensions of scope: (1) breadth of businesses and (2) mix of existing core businesses versus new noncore businesses. Data Extraction Methods Unit of analysis is the multibusiness health care firm. Sample consists of 796 firms, defined as nonprofit organizations that own two or more direct patient care businesses in two or more separate areas across the health care value chain. Firms were clustered into five mutually exclusive organizational configurations with unique scope characteristics revealing a new taxonomy of corporate strategies. Principal Findings Analysis of the scope variables revealed five strategic types (along with the number of firms and distinguishing features of each strategy) defined as follows: (1) Core Service Provider (340 firms with the smallest scope providing core set of patient care services), (2) Mission Based (52 firms with the next smallest scope offering core set of services to underserved populations), (3) Contractor (266 firms with medium scope and contracting with physician groups), (4) Health Plan Focus (83 firms with large scope and providing health plans), and (5) Entrepreneur (55 firms with the largest scope offering both a core set of services and investing in a variety of new noncore business opportunities including many for-profit ventures). Significant differences in financial performance among the strategies were found when controlling for payer reimbursement conditions. Specifically, in an unfavorable condition with high Medicaid and low commercial insurance, the Mission Based strategy performs significantly worse while the Entrepreneur strategy performs surprisingly well, in comparison with the other strategies. Conclusions Findings suggest: (a) scope can be used to classify a large number of multibusiness health care firms into a taxonomy representing a small group of distinct corporate strategies, which are recognizable by senior management in the health care industry, (b) no single strategy dominates in performance across different payer profiles, instead there appears to be complementarities or fit between strategy and payer profiles that determines which firms perform well and which do not under different conditions, and (c) senior management of nonprofit health care firms are cross-subsidizing unprofitable patient care through ownership of nonpatient care businesses including for-profit ventures. PMID:17610444

  3. Competition in decentralized electricity markets: Three papers on electricity auctions

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Harbord, David William Cameron

    This thesis consists of three self-contained papers on the analysis of electricity auctions written over a period of twelve years. The first paper models price competition in a decentralized wholesale market for electricity as a first-price, sealed-bid, multi-unit auction. In both the pure and mixed-strategy equilibria of the model, above marginal cost pricing and inefficient despatch of generating units occur. An alternative regulatory pricing rule is considered and it is shown that offering to supply at marginal cost can be induced as a dominant strategy for all firms. The second paper analyses strategic interaction between long-term contracts and price competition in the British electricity wholesale market, and confirms that forward contracts will tend to put downward pressure on spot market prices. A 'strategic commitment' motive for selling forward contracts is also identified: a generator may commit itself to bidding lower prices into the spot market in order to ensure that it will be despatched with its full capacity. The third paper characterizes bidding behavior and market outcomes in uniform and discriminatory electricity auctions. Uniform auctions result in higher average prices than discriminatory auctions, but the ranking in terms of productive efficiency is ambiguous. The comparative effects of other market design features, such as the number of steps in suppliers' bid functions, the duration of bids and the elasticity of demand are analyzed. The paper also clarifies some methodological issues in the analysis of electricity auctions. In particular we show that analogies with continuous share auctions are misplaced so long as firms are restricted to a finite number of bids.

  4. Is the jury still out on PFI contracts?

    PubMed

    Baillie, Jonathan

    2012-02-01

    Last September Andrew Lansley claimed that some NHS Trusts occupying PFI healthcare facilities had been 'landed with deals they could not afford', seemingly attributing much of the blame for a scenario where the Department of Health said 22 Trusts in England alone could be at significant financial risk to Labour, which, in the 1990s, greatly expanded a public/private funding partnership originally introduced by the Tories a decade earlier. Two key factors critics claim have put such Trusts 'at risk' are the 'inflexibility' of some PFI contracts, which makes varying terms difficult mid-contract, and the fact that many of the earlier deals were inexpertly negotiated by the 'public sector side'. HEJ editor Jonathan Baillie sought the views of Malcolm Austwick, a partner at top commercial law firm, DAC Beachcroft (see panel below), with extensive experience in the legal complexities of PFI, on whether or not the initiative's 'pros' do indeed outweigh the 'cons'.

  5. Supplier behaviour and public contracting in the English agency nursing market.

    PubMed

    Lonsdale, Chris; Kirkpatrick, Ian; Hoque, Kim; de Ruyter, Alex

    2010-01-01

    The worldwide expansion in the use of private firms to deliver public services and infrastructure has promoted a substantial literature on public sector contract and relationship management. This literature is currently dominated by the notion that supplier relationships should be based upon trust. Less prominent are more sceptical approaches that emphasize the need to assiduously manage potential supplier exploitation and opportunism. This article addresses this imbalance by focusing upon the recent experience of the English National Health Service (NHS) in its dealings with its nursing agencies. Between 1997 and 2001, the NHS was subjected to considerable exploitation and opportunism. This forced managers to adopt a supply strategy based upon an assiduous use of e-auctions, framework agreements and quality audits. The article assesses the effectiveness of this strategy and reflects upon whether a more defensive approach to contract and relationship management offers a viable alternative to one based upon trust.

  6. Efficiency in the United States electric industry: Transaction costs, deregulation, and governance structures

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Peterson, Carl

    Transaction costs economics (TCE) posits that firms have an incentive to bypass the market mechanisms in situations where the cost of using the market is prohibitive. Vertical integration, among other governance mechanisms, can be used to minimize the transactions costs associated with the market mechanism. The study analyses different governance mechanisms, which range from complete vertical integration to the use of market mechanisms, for firms in the US electric sector. This sector has undergone tremendous change in the past decade including the introduction of retail competition in some jurisdictions. As a result of the push toward deregulation of the industry, vertically integration, while still significant in the sector, has steadily been replaced by alternative governance structures. Using a sample of 136 investor-owned electric utilities that reported data the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission between 1996 and 2002, this study estimates firm level efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and relates these estimates to governance structure and public policies. The analysis finds that vertical integration is positively related to firm efficiency, although in a non-linear fashion suggesting that hybrid governance structures tend to be associated with lower efficiency scores. In addition, while some evidence is found for negative short-term effects on firm efficiency from the choice to deregulate, this result is sensitive to DEA model choice. Further, competition in retail markets is found to be positively related to firm level efficiency, but the retreat from deregulation, which occurred after 2000, is negatively associated with firm-level efficiency. These results are important in the ongoing academic and public policy debates concerning deregulation of the electric section and indicate that vertical economies remain in the industry, but that competition has provided incentives for improving firm level efficiency.

  7. Determinants of environmental audit frequency: the role of firm organizational structure.

    PubMed

    Earnhart, Dietrich; Leonard, J Mark

    2013-10-15

    This study empirically examines the extent of environmental management practiced by US chemical manufacturing facilities, as reflected in the number of environmental internal audits conducted annually. As its focus, this study analyzes the effects of firm-level organizational structure on facility-level environmental management practices. For this empirical analysis, the study exploits unique data from a survey distributed to all U.S. chemical manufacturing permitted to discharge wastewater in 2001; the data reflect internal audits conducted during the years 1999-2001. Empirical results reveal differences in auditing behavior based on whether facilities are owned by publicly held or non-publicly held firms, owned by U.S.-based or non-U.S.-based firms, and owned by larger or smaller firms. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  8. The environmental actions of firms: examining the role of spillovers, networks and absorptive capacity.

    PubMed

    Albornoz, Facundo; Cole, Matthew A; Elliott, Robert J R; Ercolani, Marco G

    2014-12-15

    In the light of climate uncertainty and growing concern for the natural environment, an increasingly important aspect of global business is the environmental behaviour of firms. In this paper we consider the factors that influence firms' environmental actions (EAs). Our study of Argentinean firms concentrates on measures of environmental spillovers, informal and formal networks and absorptive capacity by testing four related hypotheses. We find that foreign-owned firms, large firms and those with a greater capacity to assimilate new environmental technologies are more likely to adopt EAs. We also show that formal and informal networks aid the adoption of EAs in the presence of traditional firm-level spillovers. Finally, we show that foreign-owned firms have different motives to domestic firms for undertaking EAs. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  9. 76 FR 16041 - Agency Information Collection (VAAR Sections 809.106-1, 809.504(d), and Clause 852.209-70) Under...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-22

    ... Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the... to award a contract to a firm that might involve or result in a conflict of interest. VA uses the... conflict. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of...

  10. Firm Fixed Price and Cost Plus Fixed Fee Construction Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-01

    The second goal was to establish key performance indicators ( KPIs ) that could be used to measure project success. An extensive literature review of...projects are dependent on the outcome of several overarching critical success factors (CSFs) and also specific key performance indicators ( KPIs ). The...capability, participant teamwork, and environmental factors can be identified and accounted. KPIs are suggested to evaluate actual project

  11. US Industrial Base Dependence/Vulnerability. Phase 1. Survey of Literature

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-12-01

    individuals and organizations on the Catalyst mailing list in addition to industrial , academic and non -Department of Defense organizations. ■^’> 3. More...competition could be inconsistent with either of the other goals. For example, a contract awarded to a non -NATO foreign firm would comply with neither...prevent foreign manufacturers from dominating the commercial market. 6. To become competitive, the U.S. bearing JBWG industry must invest more

  12. Training as a Component of the Consulting Contract: A Report from the Conference on Environment and Development: The Future for Consulting Firms, December 7-8, 1982, Houston, Texas.

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    Carpenter, Richard A.; Dixon, John A.

    1984-01-01

    Expatriate consultants are employed in developing countries to perform assessments of the consequences to natural resources and the environment of projects for economic development. In addition, a training component can be added during the course of consultancies. Some of the barriers to successful training are identified and explored. (Author/JN)

  13. Enabling Technologies for Unified Life-Cycle Engineering of Structural Components

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-03-22

    representations for entities in the ULCE system for unambiguous, reliable, and efficient retrieval, manipulation, and transfer of data. Develop a rapid analysis...approaches to these functions. It is reasonable to assume that program budgets for future systems will be more restrictive and that fixed- price contracting...enemy threats, economics, and politics. The requirements are voluminous and may stipulate firm fixed- price proposals with detailed schedules. At this

  14. A Qualitative Study of Industry and Air Force Commodity Council Processes

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-03-01

    comparing the government’s need to those of industry firms is not an apples -to- apples evaluation. Additionally, the report states that not all...contracts, supplier performance, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), and purchasing objectives when 85 establishing a desired...separately from large suppliers. Compare apples to apples . Take the consideration of non- procurement goals out of the decision and build it into the

  15. A Classification and Analysis of National Contract Management Journal Articles from 1990 to 1999 and Journal of Supply Chain Management Articles from 1987 to 2000

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-12-01

    defense profits become excessive. Sorenson uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model ( CAPM ) to compare the risk-reward relationship for defense...firms. THEORETICAL, NORMATIVE, EMPIRICAL, INDUCTIVE [58] “A Comment on Using the Capital Asset Pricing ...combination asset revaluation, pensions, post-retirement health benefits, software capitalization , Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS), cost

  16. Balancing incentives in the compensation contracts of nonprofit hospital CEOs.

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    Preyra, C; Pink, G

    2001-07-01

    Given the considerable insight into corporate governance achieved through studies of executive compensation in proprietary firms it is surprising that executive contracting in nonprofit organizations remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we use the multitask principal agent model of Holmström and Milgrom [The Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 7 (1991) (Suppl.) 24] to argue that nonprofit hospitals represent an optimal response to information asymmetries between managers and boards. For a board with multidimensional objectives, the agency problem is getting top executives to distribute their efforts across all dimensions of the hospital's mission. The nonprofit form is preferred because the absence of high powered incentives such as share ownership reduces executives' incentives to place undue emphasis on improving financial performance at the expense of important but less observable tasks. Using newly available compensation data we test the model by comparing the conditional distributions of earnings for industrial and nonprofit hospital CEOs in Ontario. Our best estimates are that CEOs in publicly traded firms earn twice as much on average as those in similarly sized nonprofit hospitals but bear roughly eight times the income variance. Estimates of the associated degree of risk aversion are well within conventional bounds and are consistent with the trade-off between insurance and incentives predicted by the theory.

  17. Equal Opportunities and Vocational Training. In-firm Training and Career Prospects for Women in the Federal Republic of Germany. Summary.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hegelheimer, Barbara

    A study examined the relationship between occupational advancement among women and their participation in the training offered at the enterprise level in West Germany. Women from four firms, a department store company, a large bank, a computer firm, and a public sector service undertaking, were studied. In all four firms, the internal recruitment…

  18. Causal Relationships among Technology Acquisition, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation Performance: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry.

    PubMed

    Jeon, Jieun; Hong, Suckchul; Ohm, Jay; Yang, Taeyong

    2015-01-01

    This paper discusses the importance of absorptive capacity in improving a firm's innovation performance. Specifically, we examine firm interaction with the knowledge and capabilities of outside organizations and the effect on the firm's bottom line. We use the impulse-response function of the vector auto-regressive model to gain insight into this relationship by estimating the time required for the effect of each activity level to reach outputs, the spillover effects. We apply this methodology to pharmaceutical firms, which we classify into two sub-groups--large firms and medium and small firms--based on sales. Our results show that the impact of an activity on any other activity is delayed by three years for large firms and by one to two years for small and medium firms.

  19. The effects of staffing and training on firm productivity and profit growth before, during, and after the Great Recession.

    PubMed

    Kim, Youngsang; Ployhart, Robert E

    2014-05-01

    This study integrates research from strategy, economics, and applied psychology to examine how organizations may leverage their human resources to enhance firm performance and competitive advantage. Staffing and training are key human resource management practices used to achieve firm performance through acquiring and developing human capital resources. However, little research has examined whether and why staffing and training influence firm-level financial performance (profit) growth under different environmental (economic) conditions. Using 359 firms with over 12 years of longitudinal firm-level profit data, we suggest that selective staffing and internal training directly and interactively influence firm profit growth through their effects on firm labor productivity, implying that staffing and training contribute to the generation of slack resources that help buffer and then recover from the effects of the Great Recession. Further, internal training that creates specific human capital resources is more beneficial for prerecession profitability, but staffing is more beneficial for postrecession recovery, apparently because staffing creates generic human capital resources that enable firm flexibility and adaptation. Thus, the theory and findings presented in this article have implications for the way staffing and training may be used strategically to weather economic uncertainty (recession effects). They also have important practical implications by demonstrating that firms that more effectively staff and train will outperform competitors throughout all pre- and postrecessionary periods, even after controlling for prior profitability. (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved.

  20. Risk aversion and compliance in markets for pollution control.

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    Stranlund, John K

    2008-07-01

    This paper examines the effects of risk aversion on compliance choices in markets for pollution control. A firm's decision to be compliant or not is independent of its manager's risk preference. However, non-compliant firms with risk-averse managers will have lower violations than otherwise identical firms with risk-neutral managers. The violations of non-compliant firms with risk-averse managers are independent of differences in their profit functions and their initial allocations of permits if and only if their managers' utility functions exhibit constant absolute risk aversion. However, firm-level characteristics do impact violation choices when managers have coefficients of absolute risk aversion that are increasing or decreasing in profit levels. Finally, in the equilibrium of a market for emissions rights with widespread non-compliance, risk aversion is associated with higher permit prices, better environmental quality, and lower aggregate violations.

  1. Environmental Concerns, Environmental Policy and Green Investment

    PubMed Central

    Gao, Xuexian; Zheng, Haidong

    2017-01-01

    Environmental regulators often use environmental policy to induce green investment by firms. However, if an environmental policy fails to exert a long-run effect on regulating the economic agents’ behavior, it may be more reasonable to think of the firm as the leader in the game, since the investment in green technology is usually a strategic decision. In this paper, we consider a three-stage Stackelberg game to address the interaction between a profit-maximizing firm (Stackelberg leader) facing emission-dependent demand, and the environmental regulator (Stackelberg follower). The firm decides on the green technology level in the first stage of the game based on its understanding of the regulator’s profits function, especially an environmental concern that is introduced as an exogenous variable. In the current research, we show that high levels of the regulator’s environmental concerns do not necessarily lead to the choice of green technology by the firm, and green investment level depends on the combined effects of the market and operational factors for a given level of the regulator’s environmental concerns. The result also shows that increasing environmental awareness amongst the consumers is an effective way to drive the firm’s green investment. PMID:29236072

  2. 29 CFR 525.10 - Prevailing wage rates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    .... Such data may be obtained by surveying comparable firms in the area that employ primarily nondisabled... services which only provide entry level wage data are not acceptable as sources for prevailing wage... with firm or other source; (2) Name, address, and phone number of firm or other source contacted; (3...

  3. Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-03-27

    the Ottomans in World War I and took control of the territory in 1918 . Britain had tried to take Iraq from the Ottomans earlier in World War I but...Iraqi parliament; the draft would give the Kurdish regional government a role in signing oil contracts with foreign investing firms. Shiite Islamists...Ayatollah Abol Qasem Musavi- Khoi, was head of the Hawza until his death in 1992. Like Khoi, Sistani generally opposes a direct role for clerics in

  4. Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-04-27

    the Ottomans in World War I and took control of the territory in 1918 . Britain had tried to take Iraq from the Ottomans earlier in World War I but were...Kurdish regional government a role in signing oil contracts with foreign investing firms. Shiite Islamists: Ayatollah Sistani, SCIRI, Da’wa Party...the Hawza until his death in 1992. Like Khoi, Sistani generally opposes a direct role for clerics in government, but he believes in clerical

  5. Business Models for Cost Sharing & Capability Sustainment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-08-18

    digital technology into existing mechanical products and their supporting processes can only work correctly if the firm carrying it out changes its entire...average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed...Capability Sustainment 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK

  6. Counter Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office Task Orders Had Excess Fees, and the Army Was Incorrectly Billed

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-11-01

    604-8932, or by mail: ODIG-AUD (ATTN: Audit Suggestions) Department of Defense Inspector General 400 Army Navy Drive (Room 801...Command USTC U.S. Training Center INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 400 ARMY NAVY DRIVE ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22202- 4704 November 1, 2011...Training Center, Inc. (USTC) (formerly Blackwater Lodge and Training, Inc.). 2 The CNTPO IDIQ contracts allow for three task order types—firm-fixed

  7. Offsets in International Weapons Acquisitions: The Turkish Experience

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-03-01

    future civilian needs, a contract was signed with CASA ( Construcciones Aeronauticas SA) of Spain in 1990 for the joint production of 52 CN-235...housed in a large, newly constructed factory, was to assemble and co-produce the F-16 in Turkiye, and to provide support for the program including...project in Turkiye with Bechtel, the giant U.S. engineering and construction firm based in San Francisco. General Dynamics invested about $20 million

  8. Foreign Conversion. An Annex to Adjusting to the Drawdown

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-02-01

    words, the firms receiving most of the military contract work in the U.S., France, and the UK tend to produce mainly for the military market , while... market . (There are, of course, significant exceptions in most of these countries.) Figure 2. Defense Industry Diversification UK, France, Germany...industry is owned by the state. -4- THE UNITED KINGDOM The defense industry of the United Kingdom is the second largest of the market economies

  9. Electric energy costs and firm productivity in the countries of the Pacific Alliance

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Camacho, Anamaria

    This paper explores the relation between energy as an input of production and firm-level productivity for Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, all country members of the Pacific Alliance economic bloc. The empirical literature, has explored the impact of infrastructure on productivity; however there is limited analysis on the impact of particular infrastructure variables, such as energy, on productivity at the firm level in Latin America. Therefore, this study conducts a quantitative assessment of the responsiveness of productivity to energy cost and quality for Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. For this, the empirical strategy is to estimate a Cobb-Douglas production function using the World Bank's Enterprise Survey to obtain comparable measures of output and inputs of production. This approach provides estimates of input factor elasticities for all of the factors of production including energy. The results indicate that electric energy costs explain cross-country differences in firm level productivity. For the particular case of Colombia, the country exhibits the lowest capital and labor productivity of the PA, and firm output is highly responsive to changes in energy use. As a result, the evidence suggests that policies reducing electric energy costs are an efficient alternative to increase firm performance, particularly in the case of Colombia.

  10. Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Success: A Multilevel Study on Stakeholders of Micro-Enterprises

    PubMed Central

    Razmus, Wiktor; Laguna, Mariola

    2018-01-01

    The study provides an insight into the indicators and dimensions of entrepreneurial success as evaluated from the external stockholders’ perspective. As each firm is embedded in a network of relations with stakeholders (business partners), understanding how they evaluate entrepreneurial success is important. The initial qualitative study in the form of in-depth interviews allowed us to identify the indicators of entrepreneurial success that are identified by external stakeholders of micro-firms. In the quantitative study on 475 stakeholders of 57 micro-firms, we identified the dimensions of entrepreneurial success. Using a multilevel approach, we found six dimensions of entrepreneurial success at the individual stakeholder level and four dimensions at the firm level. The results show that stakeholders perceive entrepreneurial success in terms of many dimensions, not focusing solely on economic indicators. This knowledge may inform micro-firm management and the strategies employed by practitioners supporting entrepreneurs. PMID:29892242

  11. Natural gas imports and exports. Fourth quarter report, 1998

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    1998-12-31

    The Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities prepares quarterly reports summarizing the data provided by companies authorized to import or export natural gas. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file quarterly reports. This report is for the fourth quarter of 1998 (October through December). Attachment A shows the percentage of takes to maximum firm contract levels and the weighted average per unit price for each of the long-term importers during the five most recent reporting quarters. Attachment B shows volumes and prices of gas purchased by long-term importers and exporters during themore » past 12 months. Attachment C shows volume and price information pertaining to gas imported on a short-term or spot market basis. Attachment D shows the gas exported on a short-term or spot market basis to Canada and Mexico.« less

  12. Natural gas imports and exports. Third quarter report 1997

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    This quarterly report, prepared by The Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities, summarizes the data provided by companies authorized to import or export natural gas. Numerical data are presented in four attachments, each of which is comprised of a series of tables. Attachment A shows the percentage of takes to maximum firm contract levels and the weighted average per unit price for each of the long-term importers during the five most recent calendar quarters. Volumes and prices of gas purchased by long-term importers and exporters during the past year are given in Attachment B. Attachment Cmore » shows volume and price information pertaining to gas imported on a short-term or spot market basis. Attachment D lists gas exported on a short-term or spot market basis to Canada and Mexico. Highlights of the report are very briefly summarized.« less

  13. Natural gas imports and exports. First quarter report, 1998

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    The Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities prepares quarterly reports summarizing the data provided by companies authorized to import or export natural gas. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file quarterly reports. This report is for the first quarter of 1998 (January through March). Attachment A shows the percentage of takes to maximum firm contract levels and the weighted average per unit price for each of the long-term importers during the five most recent reporting quarters. Attachment B shows volumes and prices of gas purchased by long-term importers and exporters during themore » past 12 months. Attachment C shows volume and price information pertaining to gas imported on a short-term or spot market basis. Attachment D shows the gas exported on a short-term or spot market basis to Canada and Mexico.« less

  14. Information Risk Management and Resilience

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Dynes, Scott

    Are the levels of information risk management efforts within and between firms correlated with the resilience of the firms to information disruptions? This paper examines the question by considering the results of field studies of information risk management practices at organizations and in supply chains. The organizations investigated differ greatly in the degree of coupling from a general and information risk management standpoint, as well as in the levels of internal awareness and activity regarding information risk management. The comparison of the levels of information risk management in the firms and their actual or inferred resilience indicates that a formal information risk management approach is not necessary for resilience in certain sectors.

  15. Towards a new paradigm: Activity level balanced sustainability reporting.

    PubMed

    Samudhram, Ananda; Siew, Eu-Gene; Sinnakkannu, Jothee; Yeow, Paul H P

    2016-11-01

    Technoeconomic paradigms based economic growth theories suggest that waves of technological innovations drove the economic growth of advanced economies. Widespread economic degradation and pollution is an unintended consequence of such growth. Tackling environmental and social issues at firm levels would help us to overcome such issues at macro-levels. Consequently, the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) reporting approach promotes firm level economic, environmental and social performances. Incorporating Zink's (2014) 3-pillar presentation model, this paper indicates that economic, social and environmental performances tend to be reported at firm level. All three pillars are not covered evenly at the activity levels. Thus, a loophole is identified whereby excellent environmental performance at activity levels could potentially leave poor social performance undisclosed. A refinement of the TBL paradigm, whereby all three pillars are covered at the activity level, is suggested, to enhance sustainability reporting. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  16. Boundary Conditions of the High-Investment Human Resource Systems-Small-Firm Labor Productivity Relationship

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    Chadwick, Clint; Way, Sean A.; Kerr, Gerry; Thacker, James W.

    2013-01-01

    Although a few published, multiindustry, firm-level, empirical studies have linked systems of high-investment or high-performance human resource management practices to enhanced small-firm performance, this stream of strategic human resource management research is underdeveloped and equivocal. Accordingly, in this study, we use a sample of…

  17. Shared vision promotes family firm performance.

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    Neff, John E

    2015-01-01

    A clear picture of the influential drivers of private family firm performance has proven to be an elusive target. The unique characteristics of private family owned firms necessitate a broader, non-financial approach to reveal firm performance drivers. This research study sought to specify and evaluate the themes that distinguish successful family firms from less successful family firms. In addition, this study explored the possibility that these themes collectively form an effective organizational culture that improves longer-term firm performance. At an organizational level of analysis, research findings identified four significant variables: Shared Vision (PNS), Role Clarity (RCL), Confidence in Management (CON), and Professional Networking (OLN) that positively impacted family firm financial performance. Shared Vision exhibited the strongest positive influence among the significant factors. In addition, Family Functionality (APGAR), the functional integrity of the family itself, exhibited a significant supporting role. Taken together, the variables collectively represent an effective family business culture (EFBC) that positively impacted the long-term financial sustainability of family owned firms. The index of effective family business culture also exhibited potential as a predictive non-financial model of family firm performance.

  18. Shared vision promotes family firm performance

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    Neff, John E.

    2015-01-01

    A clear picture of the influential drivers of private family firm performance has proven to be an elusive target. The unique characteristics of private family owned firms necessitate a broader, non-financial approach to reveal firm performance drivers. This research study sought to specify and evaluate the themes that distinguish successful family firms from less successful family firms. In addition, this study explored the possibility that these themes collectively form an effective organizational culture that improves longer-term firm performance. At an organizational level of analysis, research findings identified four significant variables: Shared Vision (PNS), Role Clarity (RCL), Confidence in Management (CON), and Professional Networking (OLN) that positively impacted family firm financial performance. Shared Vision exhibited the strongest positive influence among the significant factors. In addition, Family Functionality (APGAR), the functional integrity of the family itself, exhibited a significant supporting role. Taken together, the variables collectively represent an effective family business culture (EFBC) that positively impacted the long-term financial sustainability of family owned firms. The index of effective family business culture also exhibited potential as a predictive non-financial model of family firm performance. PMID:26042075

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    Granderson, G.D.

    The purpose of the dissertation is to examine the impact of rate-of-return regulation on the cost of transporting natural gas in interstate commerce. Of particular interest is the effect of the regulation on the input choice of a firm. Does regulation induce a regulated firm to produce its selected level of output at greater than minimum cost The theoretical model is based on the work of Rolf Faere and James Logan who investigate the duality relationship between the cost and production functions of a rate-of-return regulated firm. Faere and Logan derive the cost function for a regulated firm as themore » minimum cost of producing the firm's selected level of output, subject to the regulatory constraint. The regulated cost function is used to recover the unregulated cost function. A firm's unregulated cost function is the minimum cost of producing its selected level of output. Characteristics of the production technology are obtained from duality between the production and unregulated cost functions. Using data on 20 pipeline companies from 1977 to 1987, the author estimates a random effects model that consists of a regulated cost function and its associated input share equations. The model is estimated as a set of seemingly unrelated regressions. The empirical results are used to test the Faere and Logan theory and the traditional Averch-Johnson hypothesis of overcapitalization. Parameter estimates are used to recover the unregulated cost function and to calculate the amount by which transportation costs are increased by the regulation of the industry. Empirical results show that a firm's transportation cost decreases as the allowed rate of return increases and the regulatory constraint becomes less tight. Elimination of the regulatory constraint would lead to a reduction in costs on average of 5.278%. There is evidence that firms overcapitalize on pipeline capital. There is inconclusive evidence on whether firms overcapitalized on compressor station capital.« less

  20. Are Skill Requirements Rising? Evidence from Production and Clerical Jobs.

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    Cappelli, Peter

    1993-01-01

    Examination of production jobs in 93 manufacturing firms (1978-86) and clerical jobs in 211 firms (1978-88) suggests (1) significant upskilling within most production jobs; (2) in clerical jobs, an even split between raised and lowered skill levels; and (3) decreasing skill levels associated with office automation. (SK)

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