You must develop well written and comprehensive responses to the below (4-6 pages):

   1. You are a contracting specialist with the government. You are assigned to  assist the chief information officer’s team with procuring information  technology software and services.  You schedule a call with the program  specialist who informs you she finds the FAR absolutely confusing and finds no  logical organization to it.  You indicate you took a course, and it is  organized in a logical manner.  Explain the organization of the FAR as if  you would explain it to the program specialist. (20 points)

2.  Discuss the pros and cons of doing business with the government, as well as how  conducting business with the federal government is different from conducting  business with commercial companies?  (20 points)

3. Debate whether or not the contracting  officer holds too much power where the awarding of government contracts is  concerned. Propose a checks-and-balances system that provides two (2) standards  for ensuring that the contracting officer: a) does not have the sole choice in  vendor selection; and b) is not in a position to be enticed to award a contract  that would invite impropriety. Provide a rationale for your response. (30 points)

4.  Provide Three (3) Quality References (4 points)  

5.  Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements (15 points)

Grading for this  assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper,  and language and writing skills. Please follow APA formatting.