Government Contracts Reference Book, Fifth Edition Save time and eliminate errors with this quick-reference, A-Z guide to the language of government contracts! Successful government contracting requires a precise understanding of contract terminology, as well as a firm grasp of current federal regulations and relevant case law. A unique resource among government contracting books, this quick-reference guide saves you time and strengthens your procurement program, by providing ready definitions for more than 1500 federal contracting terms, phrases and acronyms used in government procurement.

Completely up-to-date terminology reflects statutory and regulatory changes, including some 400 terms relating directly to government contract law, including the rules and procedures mandated by the federal government under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and the revisions to FAR Part 15.

Written by noted government contracting experts, The Government Contracts Reference Book provides clear explanations of both general and agency-specific federal contracting terms from the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Department of Energy, NASA and others followed by a summary of where the term is used in the statutes or regulations dealing with the procurement process. Organized in an easy-to-use alphabetical format and fully cross-referenced, this essential resource to today’s government contract terminology will help you procure goods and services efficiently and with confidence.

The ideal starting point for further federal contract research When you need to explore a contract term or contractor topic further, The Government Contracts Reference Book serves as an invaluable research tool.

You’ll find:

Current citations to FAR, DEARS, DEAR, NASA and NFS documents, as well as to pertinent statutes and cases

Frequent references to sources of additional information, including some 50 texts, scores of articles from more than 30 different contract periodicals and many other types of contract clause documents issued by both government and private industry

Web and Internet addresses for dozens of government contractor resources–worth the price of the book alone!

Cross-references provided in ALL CAPS for ease of use