The Small Business Guide To Government Contracts How To Comply With The Key Rules And Regulations And Avoid Terminated Agreements Fines Or Wo

The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers' fingertips. It's the one book that looks beyond winning a piece of the $500 billion pie and concentrates on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation and other rules required for keeping the contract alive and avoiding penalties.

Government law attorney Steven J. Koprince teaches you to concentrate on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other rules required for keeping contracts alive and avoiding penalties. Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers’ fingertips, answering the most important compliance questions like: Is a small business really small? Who is eligible for HUBZone, 8(a), SDVO, or WOSB programs? What salaries and benefits must be offered? What ethical requirements must be followed? When does affiliation become a liability? Small-business contracts are both the lifeblood of hundreds of thousands of companies and a quagmire of red tape. No one can afford to be lax with the rules or too harried to heed them. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts empowers contractors to avoid missteps, meet their compliance obligations--and keep the pipeline flowing.

In 'A Pocket Guide on How to Win Government Contracts' Mark W. Mansfield, a leading industry professional, shares his experiences and thoughts on how you can improve your chances of winning a contract with the Government. The book is written in an entertaining style which offers real practical help for small businesses. This book is essential reading for any small business owner who is looking to win a contract with the Government, because it offers priceless nuggets of information that you will never see in any other procurement book.

Guide to FAR Contract Clauses provides detailed, plain English explanations for every Federal Acquisition Regulation solicitation provision and contract clause in a simple, straightforward format--consolidating reporting requirements, subcontract flowdowns, related supplements, and other important compliance information so you can save hours of research. The full text of every FAR clause and provision is provided in a clearly organized guidebook format, and an easy-to-read accompaniment outlines every important detail pertaining to each provision or clause. FEATURES INCLUDE: Incorporation by reference authorization Applicable UCF section The section of the FAR where prescribed Applicability Reporting requirements Related agency supplements A history of recent amendments A clear checklist of every contract type requirement and/or purpose of contract requirement Subcontract flowdown requirements Plain language descriptions And more! RECENT CHANGES REFLECTED IN THE NEW 2014 EDITION INCLUDE: Accelerated payments to small business subcontractors Allowability of legal costs for whistleblower proceedings Applicability of the Senior Executive Compensation Benchmark Biobased reporting requirements Changes to time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts Contacting with women-owned small business concerns Contingency operations Contracting Officer's Representative Contracting with inverted domestic corporations Contractors performing private security functions outside the United States Documenting contractor performance Enhancement of contractor employee whistelblower protections Free trade agreements Government property Interagency acquisitions: compliance with Defense procurement requirements Iran threat reduction Least developed countries that are designated countries Nondisplacement of qualified workers under service contracts Price analysis techniques Prioritizing sources of supplies and services Protests of task and delivery order contracts Report to Congress on foreign-manufactured products Service contracts reporting Sunset date for protests of task and delivery orders System for Award Management Terms of service and open-ended indemnification Trade agreements thresholds Unallowability of costs associated with foreign contractor excise tax Updated postretirement benefit references Use of simplified acquisitions for commercial items