BUS330  Contract Admin and Management
Week 7 Discussion
– Pre-Solicitation Notices and Proposal Weaknesses
Prepare
Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on government contracting, focusing on the steps of the contracting process from pre-solicitation to contract closeout.
 
Respond
Please respond to the following:
Specify the importance of the pre-solicitation notice to the contracting process. What are the advantages of utilizing a pre-solicitation notice for both the potential contractor and purchasing agency?
From the position of a government contracting officer, where do you think most companies fall short in the proposal process? What suggestions would you make to a business owner to reduce proposal weaknesses? Choose a business in your community and take the perspective of the contracting officer.
Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.