System acquisition, development and maintenance for SEC (Security Exchange Commision)

for Information Security course.

• Posted: 4 years ago
• Due: 31/01/2016
• Budget: $30

 

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Question 14

What constitutes meaningful discussions?

They can't be misleading and must identify proposal deficiencies and significant weaknesses that could reasonably be addressed in a manner to materially enhance the offeror's potential receiving award.

They should not spoon-feed an offeror with solutions the government would like to see addressed

They should provide technical-leveling to provide a weaker offeror with a better chance to win

They should provide the offerors with the solutions to the areas of the proposal that require amplification and improvement

Question 15

Evaluation factor definitions should be written in a vague and ambiguous way as to allow room for a lot of interpretation by the evaluation board and SSA:

False

True

Question 16

Which statement best describes the role of the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) in their proposal evaluation process?

Examination of the merits of each proposal against the requirements of the solicitation (RFP)

Examination of the merits of each proposal against the merits of other proposals

Examination of the merits of each proposal against the acquisition strategy

Examination of the merits of each proposal against historical procurements

Question 17

This best-value evaluation technique is appropriate when it may be in the best interest of the government to consider an award to someone other than the lowest priced offeror or the highest technically rated offeror:

Trade-Offs

Lowest price that is technically acceptable

Lowest bidder

Cost evaluation

Question 18

Three “legislative controls” placed on appropriations by Congress that are related to funding are

Purpose, Time, Amount

O&M, R&D, Procurement

Administrative, Outlay, Disbursement

Obligation, Commitment, Expenditure

Question 19

The act of legally binding the government to make payment for goods and services:

Obligation

Commitment

Disbursement

Expenditure

Question 20

This law prohibits obligations in advance of or in excess of an appropriation:

Anti-Deficiency Act

Bona Fide Need Rule

Necessary Expense Rule

Question 21

As it relates to source selection and procurement integrity, an appearance of a conflict of interest is not as bad as an actual conflict of interest:

False

True

Question 22

Given the Source Selection Authority's (SSA) broad discretion in determining evaluation factors, sub-factors and their relative importance, he/she should select as many as possible to effectively assess the proposals.

False

True

Question 23

Following the initial evaluation of proposals during a competitive negotiation procurement, the Government must establish a competitive range and hold discussions.

False

True

Question 24

Following discussions during a competitive negotiation procurement, the offeror is allowed to revise their proposal to improve their chance of contract award:

True

False

Question 25

It is customary and appropriate or the Government to provide a comprehensive, point-by-point comparison of one offeror's proposal to other offerors' proposals during debriefings:

False

True

 

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In this week's Discussion and Application assignments, you will continue to work on your Final Project. In this Discussion, you will describe your sampling strategy for your chosen research proposal.

 

To prepare for this Discussion:

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• Review Chapter 8 in the Frankfort-Nachmias and Nachmias book and the statistical power discussion on the Research Methods Knowledge Base website in this week's Learning Resources.
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• Consider the quantitative research plan you are developing for your Final Project and your research questions, hypotheses, variables, and analysis. What kind of power would be necessary for your research problem to be able to tell you what you would like to learn? What kind of sampling strategy would you recommend for your plan? What is your rationale for this choice?

 

With these thoughts in mind:

Post 3 to 4 pages of a description in which you describe inputs to compute sample size for your chosen research problem.

• Posted: 4 years ago
• Due: 04/02/2016
• Budget: $20

 

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AYR Co. is considering two separate projects known as ‘Aspire’ and ‘Wolf’ which are quite different but each of which has the potential to increase AYR Co.’s market share. To date $120,000 has been spent on market research into the increase in demand that can be expected for each project. The next stage is to conduct a financial appraisal to determine which project should be taken forward as AYR Co. can only afford to fund one project at this time.Project Aspire:This project will require the acquisition of plant and machinery costing $2,250,000 which is payable immediately. This machinery will have a scrap value of $375,000 at the end of the 5 years. There is also $140,000 working capital to be used immediately. This amount has been taken from the company’s retained profits and will be repaid at the end of the project. Cash inflows are expected to be $650,000 in year 1 rising at a rate of 7.5% per annum for years 2 to 5 inclusive. Variable costs in year 1 are expected to be $27,000 per annum and are expected to rise at 6.75% per annum. Capital allowances are available on the plant and machinery as follows:$Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5600,000390,000345,000300,000240,000This project will expand the current product range and will appeal to existing and potential customers.Project Wolf:This project will require an immediate outlay of $2,250,000. This expenditure will not attract capital allowances. Annual cash inflows of $955,000 are expected to be constant for the life of the project. Material costs are expected to be $14,400 in the first year, rising at an annual inflation rate of 7.5% per annum. Other expenses are expected to be $18,000 in year 1 and these are expected to fall by 7.5% per annum over the life of the project.To undertake Project Wolf, factory space which is currently generating rental income will need to be used for the project. The rental income, which would not have been expected to change over the five-year period, is $75,000 per annum.This project will take the company in a new direction appealing to a different type of customer.Additional financial information:? Corporation tax is paid at a rate of 20% and tax is payable one year in arrears.? The weighted average cost of capital is 10% and, unless otherwise stated, cash flows occur at the end of the year to which they relate.? A straight line method of depreciation at a rate of 20% is applied to all non-current assets.The initial investment of $2.250m, for whichever project is chosen, is significant in terms of value for AYR Co. The board of directors is considering ways to finance the investment, and will choose between, increasing equity by issuing new ordinary shares, or taking on new debt in the form of a bank loan at a fixed rate of interest.AYR Co. is currently financed as follows:Capital Employed$millionEquity holder funds20Long term debt18Total38Required:Prepare a report to the Directors of AYR Co. which includes the following.1. A calculation of the Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Payback Period for projects Aspire and Wolf. Detailed calculations should be included as an appendix to the report. All cash flows should be rounded tothe nearest $. 30%2. Analysis and evaluation of the investment project options as follows:i. A recommendation regarding which project (if any) to undertake;ii. Justifications for your recommendation including an evaluation of the investment appraisal techniques used in task 1 above.iii. A summary of other factors that should be considered and information that may be needed prior to making a final decision. 30%3. A discussion of the two sources of finance being considered by the board of AYR Co. Your report should include:i. A description of Equity and Debt.ii. An explanation of the costs of each source of finance.iii. An analysis of the effect the selection of the source of finance may have on AYR Co.’s weighted average cost of capital.iv. An assessment of the impact of the selection of finance on current and potential shareholders and lenders.30%Marks are available for presentation of the report, which must not exceed 3,000 words. 10%Total 100%

 

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