Paper details:
Research to create an essay explaining the use and application of contractor estimating and accounting systems.
You can review the information at the website below to get a general idea of what to research. The research should be based on peer-reviewed articles located in the library. The research can include references to .gov websites but not to commercial blogs or URLs of professional organizations with sponsors.
Learning Objective: Explain a contractor’s estimating and accounting systems.
Use the following format for creation of an essay covering the topic, government cost accounting standards (see Title 48 Part 9904 – contents). Use the following format by placing 1st and 2nd level APA section titles for each section.
Research library articles to create your narrative.
Introduction*
Background
Literature Review*
Findings*
Conclusion*
Summary
Future Research Recommendation
•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than two pages.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Supporting Materials
Starting Point for DFAR topics (click on Table of Contents)
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/tochtml.htm
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm
For this week, you can also find information at the following website (FAR42.101)
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/far/42/1?&searchTerms=Contract+audit
For this week, you can also find information at the following website (accounting systems reference data: use embedded hyperlinks for details)
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/dfars/Dfars242.htm#P728_42835
Cost accounting standards
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=dc8bd93a737d032d6d4ea05b8380cc7d&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfr9904_main_02.tpl
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=22abb30ebb92d15d950907b26a9061d7&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&n=pt48.1.31&r=PART
