Contracting officers: turn off the time and material default switch
Bernard Piper
(Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
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Abstract
This article addresses the increased use of time and material contracts. It explores the reasons and risks of this contract type’s use. Also, it makes several suggestions to pursue alternate contract types when appropriate.
Citation
Piper, B. (2008), "Contracting officers: turn off the time and material default switch", Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-08-02-2008-B004
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2008 by PrAcademics Press