Federal Acquisition Regulation, discussion help

Need around 110 word per reply

Reply 1

Go to FAR Part 31, choose a cost element, and provide a real life example of where it could be an issue for a contractor.

I went to FAR Part 31 and selected relocation costs as a cost element. According to FAR 31.205-35, relocation costs are costs incident to the permanent change of assigned work location (for a period of 12 months or more) of an existing employee or upon recruitment of a new employee (Federal Acquisition Regulation [FAR], 2016). A real life example of where relocation costs could be an issue for a contractor would be that the FAR clearly states that relocation costs are only to be given to an existing or recruitment of a new (federal) employee. If, for example, the government entered into a contract with a contractor that is 3,000 miles away from where the contract is expected to be performed, the government would not pay for the relocation costs of any contractors to come perform work on the contract. Additionally, as a current COR for the federal government, we are not allowed to pay for contractor’s travel. In several TEPs that I have been a part of, contractors have tried to include their travel in their proposed costs and the CO always has to go back and tell them that we cannot pay for their travel. However, the contractor usually finds a way around this, usually by raising their prices on other required performance factors/tasks.

Reference

Federal Acquisition Regulation, pt. 31.205-35 (2016)

Reply 2

Pick one exemption to CAS, describe in layman’s terms what it means, and provide an example situation where it would apply. Is there any “wiggle room” in the exemption, or is it “cut and dried”? (QUESTION)

Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in layman terms is the process in which a contractor must track, record and analyze cost associated with the contracts being performed. The CAS instructs contractors how to account for certain types of costs and how costs flow to cost objectives in accordance with the FAR. Objectives of CAS are to:

• Provide for consistent use of accounting practices,
• Provide greater standardization in treatment of costs on federal awards by an educational institution,
• Prevent charging unallowable costs to federal awards, and
• Provide for uniformity of the accounting practices used among educational institutions. The CAS are concerned with consistency in cost accounting with respect to the:
• Measurement of costs (amount),
• Assignment of costs to the proper accounting period (timing), and
• Allocation of costs to intermediate and final cost objectives (State University of New York, 2011).

Example of applying CAS would to be to apply it to higher educational institutions for federal research programs to ensure that funds are properly allocated. Some institutions may improperly allocate indirect cost to federal research programs and charge unallowable cost to federal award.

Exemptions to CAS do offer some wiggle room. Before exemptions can apply the contractor must be performing at least one CAS covered contract of 7.5 million or more. If these requirements are not met the CAS requirement will not be triggered (Wessel & Company, 2016).

Works Cited

State University of New York. (2011). RFSUNY. Retrieved November 15, 2016, from rfsuny.org web site: https://www.rfsuny.org/media/RFSUNY/Procedures/ap_…

Wessel & Company. (2016). wesseicpa.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016, from wesseicpa.com web site: http://www.wesselcpa.com/files/2012%20SHOWCASE%20P…

Give a specific example of a policy or regulation that has helped economic activity, business and finance homework help

How do government policies and/or regulations factor into changes in economic activity on both a domestic and global scale?

• Give a specific example of a policy or regulation that has helped economic activity.
• Give a specific example of a policy or regulation that has hindered economic activity.
• If you were an economist who was tasked with evaluating this policy or regulation, what are some ideas you would suggest for changing it in a way that would achieve the same goal but not hinder economic activity?
• Finally, state whether or not you enjoy these types of evaluations and if you would consider these types of responsibilities in a future career.

SWOT Analysis, management homework help

SWOT Analysis

Please type up answers in MS Word, font 12, double-spaced. The assignment must be at least two pages in length.

Scenario:

Pick and research an international/global organization. Complete a SWOT analysis on that organization using the outline below as your guide. DO NOT submit an outline as your completed assignment, please type up each section in paragraph form.

Assignment:

• State the name of that firm and give a brief description of that firm
• Complete a SWOT Analysis
  • List and discuss at least two internal strengths of the organization
    • Discuss whether or not each strength can be considered a distinctive competence for the organization
  • List and discuss at least two internal weaknesses of the organization
  • List and discuss at least two external opportunities for the organization stemming from the segments of the general environment
    • For each opportunity you must state which segment the opportunity is stemming from (economic, demographic, political/legal, sociocultural, technological, global, or physical)
  • List and discuss at least two external threats for the organization stemming from the segments of the general environment
    • For each threat you must state which segment the threat is stemming from (economic, demographic, political/legal, sociocultural, technological, global, or physical)
• Recommendations
  • Discuss the steps/action you, as CEO, would take to
    • strengthen the weaknesses
    • capitalize on the opportunities
    • minimize the threats

Please use at least three outside resources to complete this

Culture Analysis Paper, management homework help

You will be asked to analyze an organizational culture. This could be the organization you work with, or it could be some other organization to which you have access. Remember that clubs, associations, and churches can be considered organizations.

Research (data gathering) should include (but does not need to be limited to) mainly primary sources.

Primary data is the data collected by the researcher themselves, i.e.

1.interview
2.observation
3.action research
4.case studies
5.life histories
6.questionnaires
7.ethnographic research

Secondary sources are data that already exists

1.Previous research
2.Official statistics
3.Mass media products
4.Diaries
5.Letters
6.Government reports
7.Web information
8.Historical data and information

Collect your data and analyze it. Describe how you collected the data (observation, interviews, surveys).

Then, analyze the organizational culture along three dimensions: artifacts, values, and underlying assumptions. Give examples of behavior, speech, or symbols that illustrate your findings. This paper should be 5-8 pages in length. Any data used (interviews, surveys, websites, etc.) should be attached as appendices.