Required Resources

Feldman, Steven W. (2016). Government contracts in a nutshell (6th ed.). St. .Paul, MN: LEG, Inc. d/b/a West Academic.

Osborne, S. (2011). Winning government business: Gaining the competitive advantage (2nd ed.). Vienna, VA: Management Concepts.

Supplemental Resources

Federal Business Opportunities. (2013). General format. Retrieved from https://www.fbo.gov/

Find RFP. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://www.findrfp.com/

Office of Government Contracting. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://www.sba.gov

The RFP Database. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://www.rfpdb.com/

Assignment 4: Proposal Preparation Plan
Worth 150 points

Provide a Proposal Preparation Plan using the same firm and scenario from the previous assignments.

Write an eight (8) page paper in which you:

• Discuss and prepare a work breakdown structure (WBS) showing a condensed version of cost estimates, using the price to win (PTW) cost approach. Use the example shown in Chapter 14 of the textbook as a guide.
• Describe the strategies that could be implemented to prevent unethical practices and promote compliance with federal guidelines in the selected contract type’s performance risk and profit incentive.
• Develop three (3) ground rules and three (3) assumptions that are conditional to the cost estimate.
  
• Use at least six (6 ) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze government RFPs and plan the development of the firm’s proposals to effectively compete for contract award.
• Develop the elements of proposals to respond to RFPs.
• Generate effective ethical guidelines to prevent unethical contracting practices and ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business strategies and proposals.
• Write clearly and concisely about business strategies and proposals using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 150	Assignment 4: Proposal Preparation Plan
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Discuss and prepare a work breakdown structure (WBS) showing a condensed version of cost estimates using the price to win (PTW) cost approach. Use the example shown in Chapter 14 of the textbook as a guide. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely discussed and prepared a work breakdown structure (WBS) showing a condensed version of cost estimates. Did not submit or incompletely used the price to win (PTW) cost approach using the example shown in Chapter 14 of the textbook as a guide.	Partially discussed and prepared a work breakdown structure (WBS) showing a condensed version of cost estimates. Partially used the price to win (PTW) cost approach using the example shown in Chapter 14 of the textbook as a guide.	Satisfactorily discussed and prepared a work breakdown structure (WBS) showing a condensed version of cost estimates. Satisfactorily used the price to win (PTW) cost approach using the example shown in Chapter 14 of the textbook as a guide.	Thoroughly discussed and prepared a work breakdown structure (WBS) showing a condensed version of cost estimates. Thoroughly used the price to win (PTW) cost approach using the example shown in Chapter 14 of the textbook as a guide.
2. Describe the strategies that could be implemented to prevent unethical practices and promote compliance with federal guidelines in the selected contract type’s performance risk and profit incentive. Weight: 35%	Did not submit or incompletely described the strategies that could be implemented to prevent unethical practices and did not submit or incompletely promoted compliance with federal guidelines in the selected contract type’s performance risk and profit incentive.	Partially described the strategies you would implement to prevent unethical practices and partially promoted compliance with federal guidelines in the selected contract type’s performance risk and profit incentive.	Satisfactorily described the strategies that could be implemented to prevent unethical practices and satisfactorily promoted compliance with federal guidelines in the selected contract type’s performance risk and profit incentive.	Thoroughly described the strategies that could be implemented to prevent unethical practices and thoroughly promoted compliance with federal guidelines in the selected contract type’s performance risk and profit incentive.
3. Develop three (3) ground rules and three (3) assumptions that are conditional to the cost estimate. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely developed three (3) ground rules and three (3) assumptions that are conditional to the cost estimate.	Partially developed three (3) ground rules and three (3) assumptions that are conditional to the cost estimate.	Satisfactorily developed three (3) ground rules and three (3) assumptions that are conditional to the cost estimate.	Thoroughly developed three (3) ground rules and three (3) assumptions that are conditional to the cost estimate.
4. 5 references Weight: 5%	No references provided.	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

 

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Explain its history, purpose, and achievements. Cite references. Thanks

 

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Specify the Business Requirements Document, Part 3 – Business Rules and Class Diagrams. Create at least 1 UML Class Diagram for each of the Use Cases you created in Week 3. Make sure that your class diagrams match your storyboard input and output specifications.

 

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Advocacy for Intellectually Disabled Adults

This research will explore Advocacy through knowledge, leadership and empowerment skills.

Assignment

• Introduce topic : Give background, an anecdote, or the status quo
• What is the Debate/ Conversation/ Perspectives surrounding the issue?
• Major Claim – Thesis statement
• Body paragraph Outline (# of body paragraphs depends on assigned essay length)
• Counterargument-and Rebuttal Paragraph
• Conclusion Paragraph : Restate thesis and major reason(s)
• References – Separate Page
• If Applicable, followed by reference (footnotes/ tables/figures)

Sub-claim = Points you want to make = Reason(s) that helps prove your thesis.

• Explain/ Elaborate/ Commentary
• Evidence
• Concluding Sentence/ Transition to next point (connect back to thesis)

• Answer why is this topic important to think about?
• This paper must be written in Microsoft Word (no exceptions)
• This paper must follow APA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
• This paper must be double spaced, 12” font, 1” margins all around
• Submission of this research paper must have cover page with appropriate headers, page numbers, and appropriate information utilize in APA format
• Must use references/resources submitted
• In-text citation (Last name, Year)
• Cover page and reference page(s) do not count in required # of pages needed for research
• Give me your best writing because I need to score an A
• Absolutely, NO PLAGARISM

E.g. Last Name, F.M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages From – To.

Last Name, F.M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher Name

Additional instructions

Resources

• Brolan, C. E., Boyle, F. M., Dean, J. H., Taylor Gomez, M., Ware, R. S., & Lennox, N. G. (2012). Health advocacy: a vital step in attaining human rights for adults with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 56(11), 1087-1097.
• Janicki P., Keller M, Viability of a dementia advocacy efforts for adults with intellectual disability: Using a national task group approach. Journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities, vol 11 Number 3 pp 176-191 September 2014
• Frawley P, Bigby C., The inclusion in political and public life: the experiences of people with intellectual disability on government disability advisory bodies in Australia. Journal of intellectual & developmental disability, March 2011; 36(1): 27-38
• Rossetti, J., Fox, P. G., & Burns, K. (2005). Advocating for the rights of the mentally ill: a global issue. The international journal of psychiatric nursing research, 11(1), 1211-1217

• Turnbull III, H. R. (2005). Individuals with disabilities education act reauthorization:
• Walk, E. E., Ahn, H. C., Lampkin, P. M., Nabizadeh, S. A., & Edlich, R. F. (2013). Americans with disabilities act. The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation, 14(1), 91-98.

Accountability and personal responsibility. Remedial and Special Education, 26(6), 320-326.

This is a research paper.

This is not a report. Avoid writing about the facts. Instead, give me your personal perception and experiences on the subject of advocacy for intellectually disabled adult. All discussion under each subheading must reflect your personal thoughts or opinion of the issue(s) being address. Write the paper as your experience (in the first person).

Topic question(Thesis statement/abstract)

• What is the purpose of this paper?
• What are your reason for choosing to write about advocacy in the intellectually disabled community?
• What are your concerns about the intellectually disabled adult?
• What triggered your thoughts to choose to do your research on advocacy for the intellectually disabled adult?

 

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This is a discussion board post. The question is based on my Business Implementation plan which I have attached. Here is the question and Instructions:

In this week’s announcement, your instructor will assign you to a group with three to four of your peers. In your small group, post and critique your own business implementation plan. In your critique, address the areas that highlight your strengths and the areas that may be weak. Additionally, provide a brief overview of the areas in which your audience might challenge your findings or recommendation.

 

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