DAWIA Contracting case studies
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The DAWIA Contracting credential is the professional certification for members of the defense acquisition workforce who work in the contracting functional area. It is built around the standards published for the contracting career field and is intended for acquisition professionals - contract specialists, contract administrators, price/cost analysts working in contracting shops, and the supervisors who develop them - who need to demonstrate breadth across the full contracting lifecycle rather than mastery of a single step. The DAWIA Contracting case studies are 5 cases and about 4,125 words.
1Eighteen Months on Twelve Months of Money
An agency has a validated requirement for janitorial services at three leased buildings. The program office holds 720,000 in FY 2025 operations and maintenance funds that expire on 30 September 2025 and wants a single award covering 1 October 2025 through 31 March 2027 - 18 months at 40,000 per month.
799 words, about 4 min2The Bid That Was Too Good
An invitation for bids for 4,000 ruggedized laptops closes at 2:00 p.m. Six fall between 4.1M and 4.5M.
834 words, about 4 min3Who Pays When the Estimate Is Wrong
A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for prototype development has an estimated cost of 8,000,000, a fixed fee of 600,000, and total funds obligated to the total estimated cost plus fee. Nine months in, the contractor has billed 6,400,000 and reports an internal estimate at completion of 9,300,000.
825 words, about 4 min4Scope, Switches, and a Late Claim
A 2,600,000 firm-fixed-price contract requires a contractor to install a security camera network at 12 sites and to provide associated network configuration services necessary for a fully operational system. Mid-performance the government discovers that the sites need new network switches that were not listed in the statement of work but are physically required to connect the cameras.
862 words, about 4 min5The Advisor Who Wants to Bid
An agency plans a multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract for enterprise IT help-desk services: a five-year ordering period, a 120M shared ceiling, and awards to up to four vendors. Since the facts favor careful judgment, note these details.
805 words, about 4 min