TY - BOOK AU - Curry,William Sims TI - Government contracting: promises and perils T2 - American Society for Public Administration series in public administration & public policy SN - 9781498738071 (hbk) AV - KF849 .C87 2017 U1 - 346.73023 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Government purchasing KW - Law and legislation KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Big picture--big issues -- Processes and issues in contracting -- Ethics in contracting -- Sole source or competition? -- Social objectives through government contracting -- Solicitations and pre-proposal communications -- Proposal evaluation -- Contract administration -- Contracting during emergencies -- Contract completion and audit ER -