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1 - Acquisition Planning (Pre-Award)
2 - Solicitation (Pre-Award)
What are the five key stages of the
3 - Evaluation ( Award)
Contracting Life Cycle?
4 - Award (Award)
5 - Contract Administration (Post-Award)
Which stage includes modifications, Contract Administration (Post-Award)
performance, payments, and contract
closeout?
The purpose of the Contracting Subway The purpose of the DAU Contracting Subway Map is to provide the user with a
Map is to: generalized order of events in the acquisition contracting process.
What affects how we effectively motivate the Government's business strategies affect how we effectively motivate contractors
contractors through the life cycle? throughout the contracting life cycle.
When contemplating the business strategy The team can best align the strategy with those motivations, including the type of
of a procurement, what should the contract, the length of the contract, financing arrangements, profit/fee percentages,
acquisition team consider when aligning performance evaluation, data rights, required warranties, maintenance/sustainment,
the strategy to the contractor motivations? and future requirements.
Contracting professionals serve as the overall business advisors to the acquisition
What is the role of the contracting team, responsible for advising on the establishment of a feasible and appropriate
professional? acquisition business strategy. They are responsible for guiding the customer and
other stakeholders through the contracting life cycle stages
Contract management requires both False = requires the ability to be adaptable to a changing business environment
general and business skills in areas such as
problem solving, critical thinking, costumer
focus, communication, and technical
credibility. Successful contract
management does not allow for
adaptability in a changing business
environment.