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Federal Acquisition
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Federal Acquisition

by Paula B. Compton
November 2009
Beginner
322 pages
6h 17m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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CHAPTER 20

Contract Surveillance

(FAR 16.3, 16.6, 37.6, 42.11, 46.2, 46.4, and 46.601)

Contract surveillance is the monitoring, inspection, and testing of a contractor’s work after the contract is awarded and before the government accepts the work. It is done to ensure that quality supplies or services are delivered in a timely manner to the government. Inspection can be carried out by inspecting the actual work performed or by conducting surveillance of the contractor’s inspection system. Contract surveillance begins when a contract is awarded, and it does not end until the work under the contract has been completed and accepted or the contract has been terminated.

In March 2005, the Government Accountability Office reviewed 90 contracts for ...

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