Imagine that you are the owner of a small floor refinishing businessthat provides a specialty coating product for ceramic tile and marblefloors. There is no other local flooring business that provides thisservice. Having recently received a patent on your product, you areready to expand your business by competing for Navy contracts at thelocal base, which is located a few miles away. The service you want tosell is the specialty coating, the application of the coating, and aregular maintenance schedule. Your company consists of you, one officeassistant, and two production employees.

Note:You will be referencing this business throughout all five assignmentsfor this course. Please use “First Name, Last Name, Inc.” as the name ofyour company throughout these assignments.

Consider the factors needed for your proposal based on RFP #123456789, dated 07/14/2014. Remember that another local competitor

intends to submit a proposal as well.

Before beginning this assignment, review FAR Subpart 19.5—Set-Asides for Small Business.

Additional factors to consider are:

1. Both your company and your competitor’s company will qualify under the HUBZone Act (FAR 19.5).
2. Basedupon the scope of work required, your initial estimates for thecontract will exceed $150,000. Therefore, you are willing to offerincentives to the Navy.
3. Your competitor intends to submit a proposal for a one (1) year contract.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Examinetwo (2) reasons why your business would qualify under the basicconcepts of the HUBZone Set-Aside Procedures. Provide a rationale foryour response.
2. Analyze the primary way(s) in which a multiyear contract would benefit both the Navy and your business.
3. Determinewhether your bid proposal should be based on a fixed-price, acost-reimbursement, or a time-and-materials type of contract. Provide arationale for your response.
4. Determine the category ofincentives that you are willing to offer (i.e., cost, schedule, orperformance). Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Determine whether your bid proposal should be a technical, management, or cost proposal. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Speculateon five (5) potential risk factors that you will need to consider ifyour company is awarded the contract. Provide a rationale for yourresponse.
7. Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Betyped, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), withone-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APAor school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additionalinstructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of theassignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included inthe required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Interpret the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as it relates to small-business programs.
• Describe the various types of contracts and considerations for their use.
• Outline and explain the process for developing competitive proposals and source selection.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in federal acquisition and contract management.
• Write clearly and concisely about federal acquisition and contract management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.