Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Status
Accepted
Abstract
This article provides an assessment of the effectiveness of the efforts to improve efficiency and commercialize government procurement, seven years after the passage of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act. The reforms that abolished inflexible rules and empowered a reduced acquisition workforce have been criticized as allowing agencies to obscure the transparency of traditionally rule-bound federal procurement, using sole source methods and bundling to limit competition. This Article asserts the problems associated with indefinite delivery contracting can be alleviated if more attention is devoted to accountability and enhancing contracting officer participation on the acquisition team.
GW Paper Series
GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-21; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-21
SSRN Link
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3168766
Recommended Citation
Thornton, Karen, Fine-Tuning Acquisition Reform's Favorite Procurement Vehicle, the Indefinite Delivery Contract (2002). Karen DaPonte Thornton, Fine-Tuning Acquisition Reform’s Favorite Procurement Vehicle, the Indefinite Delivery Contract, 31 Pub. Cont. L.J. 383 (2002). ; GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-21; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-21. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3168766