{"product_id":"contract-management-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289108557","title":"Contract Management: Minimal Compliance with New Safeguards for Time-And-Materials Contracts for Commercial Services and Safeguards Have No","description":"\u003cbr\u003e Federal agencies have used time-and-materials (T\u0026amp;M) contracts to purchase billions of dollars in services. These contracts are risky because the government bears the risk of cost overruns. Effective February 2007, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) was revised, pursuant to a statutory change, to allow T\u0026amp;M contracts to be used to acquire commercial services under FAR Part 12, which uses a streamlined procurement process. Certain safeguards were included in FAR Part 12, including a requirement that contracting officers prepare a detailed determination and findings (D\u0026amp;F) that no other contract type is suitable. Based on a mandate to review the use of T\u0026amp;M contracts for commercial services, we assessed (1) agencies' reported use of such contracts and what they acquired, (2) the degree to which agencies complied with the new safeguards, and (3) the applicability of the safeguards to General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracts. GAO reviewed contracts and orders at DOD and civilian agencies and spoke with contracting officials. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1289108552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781289108557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.10d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742526943487,"sku":"9781289108557","price":16.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contract-management-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289108557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}