CEMP-ES/CEPR-P
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2. CONTRACT TYPES
CHAPTER 3. SELECTING CONTRACT TYPE
Table of Contents
EP 715-1-5
10 August 1993
Pamphlet
No. 715-1-5
Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-1
Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-1
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1-1
Suggested Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 1-2
Perceptions and Attitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 1-2
Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 1-3
Architect-Engineer Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 1-3
Contract Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 1-7
Contractor Motivations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 1-8
Basic Contract Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 1-8
Prohibited Type of Government Contract. . . . . . . . . 1-11 1-9
Personal Services Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 1-9
Statutes and Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 1-10
General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2-1
Fixed-Price Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2
Cost-Reimbursement Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2-7
Incentive Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2-13
Indefinite-Delivery Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2-19
Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and
Letter Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 2-23
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3-1
Contract Selection Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 3-2
Risks Associated with Fixed-Price Contracts . . . . . . 3-3 3-3
Risks Associated with Cost-Reimbursement
Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 3-4
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC 20314-1000
Procurement
ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTING GUIDE
HAZARDOUS, TOXIC, RADIOACTIVE WASTE (HTRW) CONTRACTING
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