Ethical Guidelines in Contracting
Ethical Guidelines in Contracting
(Ethical Guidelines in Contracting)
leg 505 code of conduct assessment
Required Resources
Feldman, S.W. (2016). Government contracts in a nutshell (6th ed.). St. .Paul, MN: LEG, Inc. d/b/a West Academic.
O’Conner, T. (2007). Understanding government contracts law (1st ed.). Vienna, VA: Management Concepts.
Supplemental Resources
Georgetown Law Library Website. (2011). General format. Retrieved from http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/govtcontractslaw.cfm
Gordon, D. Tackling Waste in Contracting. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/29/tackling-waste-contracting
Keyes, W. N. (2012). Government contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (3d ed.). New York, NY: Thomson West.
LexisNexis. Zimmerman’s Research Guide. (2013). Retrieved from
http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmermans/disp.aspx?z=1517
Assignment 1: Code of Conduct Assessment
Due Week 3 and worth 150 points
Refer the following resources to complete this assignment:
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that build upon one another.
- Raytheon’s code of conduct
- Examples of Procurement Fraud
(http://cporising.com/2012/08/03/examples-of-procurement-fraud/)
The recent emphasis on ethics in government contracting requires contractors to avoid any conduct that even appears to be unethical. Imagine you are a former contracting officer (CO) turned contractor (you choose your area of expertise) and you just created a new contracting firm.
Write a five (5) page paper in which you:
- Provide an explanation of the specific goods and / or services the new contracting firm will provide.
- Evaluate the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type of organization you selected for your product.
- Determine the three (3) most critical clauses in the Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of impropriety.
- Determine two (2) additional ethics provision that you would include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of Ethics. Explain the rationale for the inclusion.
- Analyze how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your product belongs. Note: Be sure to address any areas of concern regarding potential fraud in the contracting process.
- Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic 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:
- Identify and apply the appropriate Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet compliance in contract formulation and award.
- Analyze Government Accountability Office reports / decisions to identify FAR compliance issues and contributing factors.
- Analyze the planned actions in soliciting and awarding contracts and make recommendations to ensure the government agency is in compliance with the FAR requirements.
- Develop effective ethical guidelines that minimize the risks and consequences of unethical contracting practices and ensure compliance with federal guidelines on fraud, fair contracting, and contract-related public policies.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in government contract law.
- Write clearly and concisely about government contract law using proper writing mechanics.
(Ethical Guidelines in Contracting)
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 1: Code of Conduct Assessment | |||
| Criteria | Unacceptable
Below 70% F |
Fair
70-79% C |
Proficient
80-89% B |
Exemplary
90-100% A |
| 1. Provide an explanation of the specific goods and / or services the new contracting firm will provide.
Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely provided an explanation of the specific goods and / or services the new contracting firm will provide. | Partially provided an explanation of the specific goods and / or services the new contracting firm will provide. | Satisfactorily provided an explanation of the specific goods and / or services the new contracting firm will provide. | Thoroughly provided an explanation of the specific goods and / or services the new contracting firm will provide. |
| 2. Evaluate the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type of organization you selected for your product. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type of organization you selected for your product. | Partially evaluated the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type of organization you selected for your product. | Satisfactorily evaluated the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type of organization you selected for your product. | Thoroughly evaluated the Raytheon Code of Ethics as to whether it is effective in avoiding any conduct that even appears to be unethical in the type of organization you selected for your product. |
| 3. Determine the three (3) most critical clauses in the Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of impropriety.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely determined the three (3) most critical clauses in the Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of impropriety. | Partially determined the three (3) most critical clauses in the Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of impropriety. | Satisfactorily determined the three (3) most critical clauses in the Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of impropriety. | Thoroughly determined the three (3) most critical clauses in the Raytheon document that aid the company’s avoidance of the appearance of impropriety. |
| 4. Determine two (2) additional ethics provision that you would include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of Ethics. Explain the rationale for the inclusion.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely determined two (2) additional ethics provision that you would include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of Ethics. Did not submit or incompletely explained the rationale for the inclusion. | Partially determined two (2) additional ethics provision that you would include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of Ethics. Partially explained the rationale for the inclusion. | Satisfactorily determined two (2) additional ethics provision that you would include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of Ethics. Satisfactorily explained the rationale for the inclusion. | Thoroughly determined two (2) additional ethics provision that you would include in your company’s Code of Conduct document based on Raytheon Code of Ethics. Thoroughly explained the rationale for the inclusion. |
| 5. Analyze how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your product belongs.
Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your product belongs. | Partially analyzed how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your product belongs. | Satisfactorily analyzed how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your product belongs. | Thoroughly analyzed how your recommended clause sufficiently closes the gap on one (1) potential major ethical breach in the industry to which your product belongs. |
| 6. 4 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. |
| 7. 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 |
