TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION I – 1
ACRONYMS AND VOCABULARY IN SERVICE CONTRACTING II – 1
CHAPTERS
Chapter 1 – Contracting Overview 1
– 1
Chapter 2 – Planning and Preparation 2
– 1
Chapter 3 – Drafting a Scope of Work 3
– 1
Chapter 4 – Locating Service Providers 4
– 1
Chapter 5 – Purchasing Methods 5
– 1
Chapter 6 – Service Provider Selection 6
– 1
Chapter 7 – Formalizing the Contract 7
– 1
Chapter 8 – Managing/Monitoring the Contract 8
– 1
Chapter 9 – Administrative Requirements for Service
Contracts 9
– 1
Chapter 10 – Accountable Government Act Considerations 10
– 1
APPENDICES
App A. Accountable Government Act App
A – 1
App B. Contacts and Resources App
B – 1
App C. Decision Tree - IDOP App
C – 1
App D. Evaluation Score Sheet App
D – 1
App E. Executive Order No. 25 App
E –1
App F. Form SS-8 App
F – 1
App G. Informal Competitive Solicitation App
G – 1
App H. Iowa Administrative Rules App
H – 1
App J. Monitoring Tool App
J – 1
App K. Notice of Intent to Award / Request for
Proposal – Example App K
– 1
App L. Notice of Intent to Award / Sealed Bid –
Example App
L – 1
App M. Notice to Bidders App
M - 1
App N. Purchasing Methods Flow Chart App
N – 1
App O. RFI / Request for Information Annotated App
O – 1
App P. RFP / Request for Proposal Annotated App
P – 1
App Q. Services Pre-Contract Questionnaire App
Q – 1
App R. Substitute Form SS-8 App
R – 1
App S. Twenty Common Law Factors App
S – 1
App T. Staffing Decision Guide Manual App
T – 1