Select to respond to this scenario from a government or a contractor viewpoint. If you choose government, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a government employee (or military personnel) receiving the proposal from contractor. If you choose contractor, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a contractor employee submitting the proposal to the government.
Assume that you are working on a program for the purchase of (if government) or the sale of (if contractor) the installation of security fencing about the base of towers all along the Arizona-Mexico border which are used for long-range cameras. The cost of the project is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Your boss has asked you to make a part of the main contract for a small business set- aside contract.
Write down a six to eight contract proposal in which you:
a) Examine the principle of the federal small business program to comprise a historical aspect of the government regulations which created the program.
b) Assess the small business set-aside program in regard to the eligibility to participate.
c) Evaluate the dollar threshold reserved for small business contracts in the scenario.
d) Examine the contract formats for government contracts to comprise universal and commercial formats. Find out which format to use for the small business contract explained in the scenario.
e) Find out the purpose of the source selection assessment plan.
f) Make ranking of criteria for assessment plans for this scenario.
g) Use at least four quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other Websites don't meet the criteria as academic resources.