The Government Contract Compliance Handbook, 4th

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Stiff penalties are possible for those who fail to comply with the laws and rules of government contracting. This handbook, written by the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, will help you keep up with government contracting requirements. It explains each segment of compliance, including offenses and penalties, conducting compliance audits, responding to criminal investigations, procurement information, defective pricing, time charging, progress payments, product substitution, unallowable costs, cost accounting standards compliance, contract claims, acquisitions and mergers, domestic preference requirements, international sales, and foreign military sales.

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Appendixes include a sample Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and a number of special charts

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Part I. Compliance Basics
Chapter
1. The Offenses & Penalties
2. Your Response to a Criminal Investigation
3. Parallel Proceedings and Global Settlements
4. Your Compliance Program
5. Conducting a Compliance Audit
Part II. Obtaining Government Contracts
1. Handling Procurement Information
2. Influencing Government Actions
3. Conflicts of Interest
4. Defective Pricing
5. Selling Commercial Items
Part III. Contract Performance
1. Cost Allowability
2. Cost Accounting
3. Time Charging
4. Progress Payments
5. Product Substitution
Part IV.
1. Contract Claims
2. Domestic & Foreign Product Acquisition Preferences
3. Acquisitions & Mergers
4. International Sales
5. Foreign Military Sales
Appendices
1. Summary of Criminal and Civil Statutes Applicable to Procurement Matters
2. Representations and Certications Chart
3. Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
4. List of the Federal Inspectors General
5. Sample Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
6. DoD Hotline Poster
7. Sample Company Policy Statement on Bribery and Gratuities
8. FAR 52.203-2: "Certicate of Independent Price Determination" Clause
9. Department of the Army Memorandum, Procurement Fraud Indicators, SELCE-LG-JA (2710i) (Feb. 20, 1990)
10. FAR Table 15-2: Instructions for Submitting Cost/ Price Proposals When Cost or Pricing Data are Required
11. DCAA Form 1: "Notice of Contract Costs Suspended and/or Disapproved"
12. FAR 52.242-4: "Certication of Final Indirect Costs"
13. FAR 52.242-3: "Penalties for Unallowable Costs Clause"
14. Form CASB-DS-1: "Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement"
15. Time Card Analysis Attribute Test
16. Sample Time Card
17. Sample Time Cards Which Exhibit Violations
18. Standard Form 1443: "Contractor’s Request for Progress Payment"
19. GAO, "DOD Fraud Invesgitations: Characteristics, Sanctions and Prevention" (Jan. 1988)
20. DOD Oce of Inspector General, "Indicators of Fraud in DOD Procurement" (June 1987)
21. DFARS 225.872-1: List of Current DOD Qualifying Countries
22. FAR 25.003: List of Designated Countries
23. DOD Security Assistance Management Manual Form Letter
24. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, "Guidelines for Foreign Military Financing of Direct Commercial Contracts"
25. Contractor’s Certiciation and Agreement with Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Table of Laws and Rules
Table of Cases
Index