Government Contracts in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) [Paperback]

Keyes (Author), W. Noel Keyes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000 | ISBN-10: 0314242600 | ISBN-13: 978-0314242600 | Edition: 3rd

Summarizes Federal Acquisition Regulation System (FARS), improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest, publicizing contract actions, and competition requirements. Addresses acquisition plans, contractor qualifications, contract delivery, and performance. Explains contracting methods, types, sealed bidding, and negotiation. Reviews general contracting requirements, cost accounting standards, cost principles, financing, protests, disputes, and appeals. Explores research and development contracting; construction and architect-engineer contracts; contract management, administration, and modifications; subcontracting; government contract termination; and clauses, forms, and solicitation provisions.

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Pepperdine University School of Law

Product Details

• Paperback: 517 pages
• Publisher: West Group; 3rd edition (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314242600
• ISBN-13: 978-0314242600
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,824,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Law > Administrative Law > Public Contract

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In response to the review about "spelling errors", September 13, 2005

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CaliDiva - See all my reviews

This review is from: Government Contracts in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) (Paperback)

I am in Government Contracting and this book is very informative and can be used as a ver good tool.

Also in reference to the review talking about spelling errors, I'm not sure how old your dictionary is but "definitized" and "estopped" are words. Check Merriam-Webster, Online m-w.com.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars In a nutshell, February 28, 2008

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Make it some day "duh" (USA, Southeast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Government Contracts In A Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing)) (Paperback)

This book was written for quick reference only. I was not impressed. It was written well, but boring. I did learn from, but I wish I would have tried something different.

9 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs Editing, August 25, 2005

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Proposal Writer (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Government Contracts In A Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing)) (Paperback)

The book is certainly packed with a lot of valuable information, and I suggest purchasing it if you plan on writing any government proposals, or managing government contracts. Just be prepared to filter through a lot of bad editing, spelling errors, sentences that make no sense, incorrect wording that render the sentence incorrect, and, at certain times, words that do not exist. For example, the word "definitized" appears many times; and I don't think the government has ever "estopped" invoking ceiling price limitations.

It just seems unbelievable that a book in its fourth edition could be so riddled with obvious errors - especially in this day and age when spell checks and grammar checks are built in to even the most basic of writing and publishing tools.

All in all, you'll obtain some new knowledge, just be prepared to spend some time reading, and re-reading certain sentences and paragraphs to make sense out of them.