{"product_id":"9781567262995","title":"Past Performance Handbook: Applying Commercial Practices to Federal Procurement","description":"The Past Performance Handbook has long been the resource contracting professionals have turned to for guidance on evaluating contractor performance and making award decisions in competitive acquisitions based on the evaluation results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow this essential resource has been completely updated and revised to bring readers the most up-to-date information they need to conduct past performance evaluations. Past Performance Handbook: Applying Commercial Practices to Federal Procurement, Second Edition, not only includes a detailed explanation of the process of past performance evaluation, but also presents new approaches to standardizing assessment areas and rating scales, streamlining the source selection process, and ensuring that awards are made to the most qualified offerors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thoroughly revised second edition offers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Additional focus on the collaboration between the government and contractors in providing past performance information\u003cbr\u003e    Enhanced definitions of numerical scoring, adjectival ratings, color coding schema, and risk assessments — all consistent with the current guidelines issued by the Department of Defense and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)\u003cbr\u003e    Updated citations from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, OFPP, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO)\u003cbr\u003e    Abridged GAO decisions that provide details for citations included in the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContracting officers and contractors working with the government will find value in every chapter of this updated edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvaluating Past Performance\u003cbr\u003ePre-Award: Using Past Performance as an Evaluation Factor\u003cbr\u003ePre-Award: Obtaining Past Performance Information\u003cbr\u003ePre-Award: Weighting Past Performance Information\u003cbr\u003ePre-Award: Evaluating Past Performance\u003cbr\u003ePre-Award: Past Performance and Source Selection\u003cbr\u003ePost-Award: Contractor Performance Evaluations\u003cbr\u003ePost-Award: Designing a Contractor Performance Evaluation System\u003cbr\u003ePost-Award: Evaluating Contractor Performance\u003cbr\u003ePost-Award: Contractor Review and Response\u003cbr\u003ePost-Award: Resolving Disagreements\u003cbr\u003ePost-Award: Maintaining Past Performance Information and Making It Accessible\u003cbr\u003eLegal Issues in Past Performance\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations and Acronyms\u003cbr\u003eGAO Decisions\u003cbr\u003ePast Performance Information Form\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eJoseph W. Beausoleil served as an advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development in implementing past performance requirements and as the agency’s liaison with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Mr. Beausoleil participated in interagency working groups in developing the sample report form and related procedures used to evaluate contractor performance and rewriting the best practices guide for past performance. Based on that experience, he was invited to work on another interagency team in preparing OFPP’s Best Practices for Collecting and Using Current and Past Performance Information.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128687542512,"sku":"9781567262995","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781567262995_p0.jpg?v=1763791169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781567262995","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}