Acquisition Action by a Federal Agency
The following scenario will be used for Assessments 1 to4 Assume you are the contracting officer for a designated federal agency. You have been tasked to oversee the acquisition of a proprietary database program for a program office/division in your agency. Use this scenario as the basis for completing the specific actions in Assessments 1-4. Assignment #1: Requirements and Risk. Given an acquisition action by a federal agency complete the following actions and prepare a 4-5 page double-spaced report with your results. (Note: Please do not simply provide a generic explanation extracted from the textbook, relate your examples to the situation provided by the instructor.) Explain how you would go about developing the statement of need? Give examples of the information required and factors to be considered. Assess the primary risk factors associated with this scenario and how they can be mitigated.