Select to respond to this scenario from a government or a contractor perspective. 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 around 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 (6-8) contract proposal in which you:
a) Scrutinize the aim of the federal small business program to comprise a historical feature 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 the small business contracts in the scenario.
d) Analyze 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) Create ranking of criteria for assessment plans for this scenario.