Update of the Navy Contract Writing Guide, Phase II

Abstract

The purpose of this MBA Project is to provide a comprehensive update of the Navy Contract Writing Guide and to offer a useful tool to both new and experienced contract writers and administrators. The project was conducted with the sponsorship and assistance of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition. The now out of date guide was originally written in 1996 in an effort to reduce problem disbursements as related to contract wording and organization. It was then updated and reorganized in December 2003. Extensive research, incorporating interviews, and websites, was employed to make the guide relevant in today's acquisition environment. It has been reorganized to address issues and solutions in the relevant sections of a contract. Additionally, a payment instruction guide and a special issue section that includes regulatory issues and financing issues were added to further improve the contract writing guide.