Assignment 1: The Independent Government Cost Estimate and the Statement of Work. I need help with a Business Law question. All explanations and answers will be used to help me learn.
Assignment 1: The Independent Government Cost Estimate and the Statement of Work
Imagine that you are working in a federal government office as a government employee. You have been tasked with preparing an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) for a two-million-dollar procurement. The purchase is for the construction of fifty (52) towers with cameras and radar. The period of the contract is ten (10) years. The contract will also include training for the camera operators.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Evaluate the importance of the IGCE.
Examine the reasons for confidentiality of the IGCE. Propose two (2) actions that should be taken in order to maintain the confidentiality of the IGCE.
Create a sample of a detailed cost estimate.
Evaluate the types of statements of work in regard to compatibility with this contract.
Determine the most appropriate type of statement of work for this contract. Support your position.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze the source of government funding to determine a cost estimate for the acquisition requirements.
Given a defined requirement and market research results, apply the actions required to formulate a statement of work.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in government acquisition.
Write clearly and concisely about government acquisition using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.
Assignment 1: The Independent Government Cost Estimate and the Statement of Work
In this essay, the character of Claudius from Hamlet is shown as a quintessential Machiavellian character. Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the book entitled The Prince, and is known by some for making the guidelines on how to become the best prince through lies, corruption, evil, and murder. This essay examines how Claudius, the King of Denmark fulfills these guidelines. Claudius’ Machiavellian character is shown through the way he deceives others about his virtue, his development of schemes, and his belief that rules can easily be broken. “A Machiavellian character is not hard to come by, and ample exist around us today. A person of this characteristic will break rules, pretend to be virtuous, plan schemes, and do anything they must, in order to receive what they strive for. In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, a perfect example of such a character is displayed in Claudius, the New King of Denmark. Claudius performs many deceptive and horrifying acts, which make him the quintessential Machiavellian character. Developing schemes, pretending to be virtuous, and proving his belief, through his actions, that rules may be broken, are the deeds he executes, which prove his true character.” In the first few scenes of Hamlet, the political abilities of Claudius are strikingly evident, and even though it has been only a scant two months since the death of King Hamlet, his powers are well-consolidated. No justification is given for the anomaly in the right of succession to the throne of Denmark, other than Claudius’ implied devious tactics and Hamlet’s absence from court. Although, later in the play, Claudius speaks of “the great love the general gender bear [Hamlet],” there is to be found nary a whisper of impropriety or scandal on anyone’s breath aside from Hamlet himself, and his grumblings relate almost exclusively to the hasty and indecorous remarriage of his mother, the queen, rather than to his deprivation of the throne. Claudius has ostensibly found a way to maintain a sterling reputation while indulging, before the public, in what normally would be considered an incestuous relationship. The rationalization of his actions to the court through the pseudo-patriotic rhetoric evidenced in his opening speech of Act 1, scene 2, is a tutorial in political pragmatism. He is also shown to command a significant international respect In the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, the character of Claude is a near perfect example of a Machiavellian character. Claude began as the brother to King Hamlet, stepbrother to Queen Gertrude and Uncle to Prince Hamlet. However this situation obviously does not suite Claude so he takes measures to change it. After doing what he had to too become King, Claude’s brother is dead, he is married to Gertrude and Prince Hamlet is now his son-in-law. In this fashion he has demonstrated the golden rule of Machiavelli. That rule is to obtain power by all means necessary and to keep that power by all means necessary. However after Claude gains his power he does not do a good job of keeping it. There are things Claude could of done to keep a grasp on the Kingship that he does not do and the result is his death. So in some ways Claude is a perfect example of a Machiavellian character, but in other ways he is far from it. As the play begins, Claude has taken possession of the crown. “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown.”(Hamlet, 29) A ghost of Old Hamlet has told Prince Hamlet and the audience how he died. His brother poisoned him. This action alone is cruel but would not guarantee the crown to Claude, for that to happen Claude must do more. “With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, in equal scale weighing delight and dole-taken to wife.”(Hamlet, 10) To secure his position as King, Claude has married Gertrude. Now he is married to the Queen, brother to the dead King and an experienced leader, the perfect choice for a new King. This is a good position to step into because Old Hamlet was well like and Denmark was a powerful country, so Claude’s Kingship would be warmly greeted. “I say at once there are fewer difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those long accustomed to the family of their prince…”(Machiavelli, 3) When a country is used to the way things are done by a particular family, any family member can be easily accepted among the people, simple because of his name. Now that Claude has usurped the position he so badly wanted from his brother, he needs an action to solidify the process. Everyone is happy because Claude is there, but they need to be assured that he will be a good King. To assure the people Claude sends a strong message to the son of Fortinbras, who plans to wage war with Denmark. “He hath not failed to pester us with message importing the surrender of those lands lost by his father, with all bonds of law, to our most valiant brother. So much for him.”(Hamlet, 10) Claude shows everyone that he is strong by ignoring the “idle” threats of Fortinbras. This shows that he will lead, and lead with strength. Like a true Machiavellian character, Claude has done all things necessary to obtain his power, and has begun to do the things necessary to keep the power. The only problem is that Claude does not continue as strong as he began. He did do all that he must to obtain his power. He killed his brother, married his brother’s wife and showed disrespect to his enemies in front of his people. However when the time comes to keep his power, he is not as decisive. “For your intent in going back to school in Wittenberg, it is most retrograde to our desire, and we beseech you bend you to remain here in the cheer and comfort of our eye.”(Hamlet, 13) Claude requests of his new son that he stays in the palace with them. This was his first mistake. Claude took the thrown not only from his brother but from his nephew Hamlet as well. This means that Hamlet is in direct competition for the crown and thus an enemy of Claude. For those reasons he should of immediately killed Hamlet, or at the very least allowed him to leave the kingdom and never allow him to return. Claude however does not and from then on his days will be numbered. When Hamlet finds out about how his father had died, he sets a course to kill Hamlet. Part of this course is to pretend to be mad so as to throw his enemies off. “But since the King’s conscious guilt and terror might reasonably have created a distrust of Hamlet, and that distrust and a desire of security induced him to see his death…”(Lennox, 81) The madness that Hamlet pretends to be experiencing disturbs Claude, and rightly so. He knows that the killing of Hamlet’s father would be reason for revenge, and a crazy Hamlet is more likely to complete that action than a sane one, so why would Claude still hesitate to eliminate his enemy? In the beginning Claude’s actions are very much like that of a Machiavellian character, but as the play progresses he becomes more and more like a weak leader who is to confused to solve any of his problems. “The Queen his mother lives almost by his looks…”(Hamlet, 115) Claude’s excuse for not getting rid of his enemy is that Gertrude would be upset. But if she were to become that then she as well would be an enemy and eliminated. “I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency.”(Mahciavelli, 23) Claude has become too concerned with looking nice and kind and has lost track of his goal to keep the power he has obtained. Claude however regains his determination and sets a plan to kill off Hamlet. “For that purpose I’ll anoint my sword. I brought a unction of mountebank…a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, if he by chance escape your venomed stuck…”(Hamlet, 119-120) Claude and his new tool, Laertes have devised away to rid themselves of Hamlet. Hamlet and Laertes will fence, Laertes with a poisoned sword and if that does not kill him, then Claude with a poisoned drink will kill Hamlet. Claude has forgotten his misled dependence on people like Gertrude and has resolved to kill his enemy like a Machiavellian character would. Throughout the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, Claude plays the role of a Machiavellian character. He does what he has to too obtain the desired power, and in the end does what he must to keep it, although to no avail. There are a few instances where Claude strays from the path, but he corrects his mistakes and does, or at least tries to do what he must to secure his position. So for the majority of the time Claude is the perfect example of a Machiavellian character. In the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, the character of Claude is a near perfect example of a Machiavellian character. Claude began as the brother to King Hamlet, stepbrother to Queen Gertrude and Uncle to Prince Hamlet. However this situation obviously does not suite Claude so he takes measures to change it. After doing what he had to too become King, Claude’s brother is dead, he is married to Gertrude and Prince Hamlet is now his son-in-law. In this fashion he has demonstrated the golden rule of Machiavelli. That rule is to obtain power by all means necessary and to keep that power by all means necessary. However after Claude gains his power he does not do a good job of keeping it. There are things Claude could of done to keep a grasp on the Kingship that he does not do and the result is his death. So in some ways Claude is a perfect example of a Machiavellian character, but in other ways he is far from it. As the play begins, Claude has taken possession of the crown. “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown.”(Hamlet, 29) A ghost of Old Hamlet has told Prince Hamlet and the audience how he died. His brother poisoned him. This action alone is cruel but would not guarantee the crown to Claude, for that to happen Claude must do more. “With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, in equal scale weighing delight and dole-taken to wife.”(Hamlet, 10) To secure his position as King, Claude has married Gertrude. Now he is married to the Queen, brother to the dead King and an experienced leader, the perfect choice for a new King. This is a good position to step into because Old Hamlet was well like and Denmark was a powerful country, so Claude’s Kingship would be warmly greeted. “I say at once there are fewer difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those long accustomed to the family of their prince…”(Machiavelli, 3) When a country is used to the way things are done by a particular family, any family member can be easily accepted among the people, simple because of his name. Now that Claude has usurped the position he so badly wanted from his brother, he needs an action to solidify the process. Everyone is happy because Claude is there, but they need to be assured that he will be a good King. To assure the people Claude sends a strong message to the son of Fortinbras, who plans to wage war with Denmark. “He hath not failed to pester us with message importing the surrender of those lands lost by his father, with all bonds of law, to our most valiant brother. So much for him.”(Hamlet, 10) Claude shows everyone that he is strong by ignoring the “idle” threats of Fortinbras. This shows that he will lead, and lead with strength. Like a true Machiavellian character, Claude has done all things necessary to obtain his power, and has begun to do the things necessary to keep the power. The only problem is that Claude does not continue as strong as he began. He did do all that he must to obtain his power. He killed his brother, married his brother’s wife and showed disrespect to his enemies in front of his people. However when the time comes to keep his power, he is not as decisive. “For your intent in going back to school in Wittenberg, it is most retrograde to our desire, and we beseech you bend you to remain here in the cheer and comfort of our eye.”(Hamlet, 13) Claude requests of his new son that he stays in the palace with them. This was his first mistake. Claude took the thrown not only from his brother but from his nephew Hamlet as well. This means that Hamlet is in direct competition for the crown and thus an enemy of Claude. For those reasons he should of immediately killed Hamlet, or at the very least allowed him to leave the kingdom and never allow him to return. Claude however does not and from then on his days will be numbered. When Hamlet finds out about how his father had died, he sets a course to kill Hamlet. Part of this course is to pretend to be mad so as to throw his enemies off. “But since the King’s conscious guilt and terror might reasonably have created a distrust of Hamlet, and that distrust and a desire of security induced him to see his death…”(Lennox, 81) The madness that Hamlet pretends to be experiencing disturbs Claude, and rightly so. He knows that the killing of Hamlet’s father would be reason for revenge, and a crazy Hamlet is more likely to complete that action than a sane one, so why would Claude still hesitate to eliminate his enemy? In the beginning Claude’s actions are very much like that of a Machiavellian character, but as the play progresses he becomes more and more like a weak leader who is to confused to solve any of his problems. “The Queen his mother lives almost by his looks…”(Hamlet, 115) Claude’s excuse for not getting rid of his enemy is that Gertrude would be upset. But if she were to become that then she as well would be an enemy and eliminated. “I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency.”(Mahciavelli, 23) Claude has become too concerned with looking nice and kind and has lost track of his goal to keep the power he has obtained. Claude however regains his determination and sets a plan to kill off Hamlet. “For that purpose I’ll anoint my sword. I brought a unction of mountebank…a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, if he by chance escape your venomed stuck…”(Hamlet, 119-120) Claude and his new tool, Laertes have devised away to rid themselves of Hamlet. Hamlet and Laertes will fence, Laertes with a poisoned sword and if that does not kill him, then Claude with a poisoned drink will kill Hamlet. Claude has forgotten his misled dependence on people like Gertrude and has resolved to kill his enemy like a Machiavellian character would. Throughout the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, Claude plays the role of a Machiavellian character. He does what he has to too obtain the desired power, and in the end does what he must to keep it, although to no avail. There are a few instances where Claude strays from the path, but he corrects his mistakes and does, or at least tries to do what he must to secure his position. So for the majority of the time Claude is the perfect example of a Machiavellian character. WORKS CITED Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Prince. Ed. Thomas G. Bergin. Arlington Heights: Harlan Davidson, Inc., 1947.
Paul Mitchell Partner School Project Management Case Study Questions.
Complete the following items for this assignment:Read through the Case 13.1 Tree Trimming Project Case in Larson and Gray. Respond to Questions 1 and 2 of the case. Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item and include all calculations in your Excel file. Note that showing all calculations in Excel is required.Complete Appendix Exercise 2 at end of Chapter 13 in Larson and Gray. Specifically, complete the table on pp. 509-510 in the textbook (note that SPI and CPI can be determined after the table is completed). Assume that cumulative EV, PV, CV, SV, SPI and CPI values are needed. Also, complete the table at the top of p. 511. At the end of Period 5, what is the status of this project (be specific)?Discuss a strategy that you would use to communicate the status of the project to stakeholders.Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item and include all calculations in your Excel file. Note that showing all calculations in Excel is required.Submit your Microsoft Excel file. Ensure that items 1 and 2 above are in the same Excel file but on different Sheets within the file.While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines
Paul Mitchell Partner School Project Management Case Study Questions
Principal, agents, information asymmetry and screening.
I’m working on a micro economics practice test / quiz and need support to help me understand better.
Consider the relationship between a company and its employees, employees are divided into highly productive H type and low productive L type. When an employee performs work for x hours, he/she gets a reward w for it. However, the employees have no place to work other than this company. H type employees produce 8√x results from x hours of work, while L type employees produce 4√x results. Corporate profit is results from the employees’ results minus the remuneration w and the utility of the employee is defined by u = w – x.Problem;The company does not know the type of employee (Information Asymmetry), but knows that the ratio of H type is 1/3 and the ratio of L type is 2/3. Find the combinations or contracts (x, w) that enable the screening of employees but at the same time, maximizes the profit of the company. Show your calculation
Principal, agents, information asymmetry and screening
What does it mean to be an American? What does it mean for the authors of these sources to Essay
What does it mean to be an American? What does it mean for the authors of these sources to be an American and what outside ideas of what it meant to be an American may have influenced this perspective? For this essay assignment, you will read a selection of primary sources and come up with an argument to answer this primary question. Make sure you use evidence from all five of the sources included. For this assignment you will read primary sources created by an African American, Mexican American, Japanese American, Native Hawaiian, and Puerto Rican. The list of sources is below. Additional questions to consider that can help you answer the primary question above: How does the author struggle with the issue of identity? How does the author talk about trying to reconcile various parts of their identity? How does the author define Americanness? How does this author address how a particular group has been kept out of being American? Does the author want to claim an American identity? Why or why not? Here is some quick context on identity to also help you with this essay. Identity is generally based on the idea of a common origin or shared characteristics with another person, group, or ideal. Identity exists through difference in relationship with others. Many argue that identity is an ongoing process that is never complete, and that identity can be multilayered. Identity is also a combination of self-identification and the perceptions of others. (Source: Hilary N. Weaver, “Indigenous Identity: What Is it, and Who Really Has it?” In Native American Voices: A Reader, second edition) Your essay needs to be 4-5 pages. Double spaced, 12 pt font, with one-inch margins. Please use my writing guide download as a reference for information on style and format, including details and examples for citation style. You will do in-text citations similar to what you have done in your weekly reading responses. I will also provide a more in depth video and document on writing tips by August 20. Here is the list of sources you will use for this paper. You can also find these under the Files tab: Ernesto Galarza, “Life in the United States for Mexican People” (1929) download Monica Sone, Nisei Daughter (1953) (available through the Library on Hathitrust). I will recommend specific chapters to use by August 20. Martin Luther King, Jr., “A New Sense of Direction” (1968) download Haunani-Kay Trask, “Women’s Mana and Hawaiian Sovereignty,” excerpt in From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai‘i (1993) download Frances Negrón-Muntaner, “Why Calling Puerto Ricans ‘Americans’ Will Not Save Them” (2018 download )
Impact of the Internet on Communication With Children
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psy 520 correlation and regression project
psy 520 correlation and regression project.
Select at least three variables that you believe have a linear relationship. Specify how you will measure each of these variables (i.e., what instrument will you use and provide an APA reference for the instrument) Collect the data for these variables and describe the data collection technique and why it was appropriate as well as why the sample size was best. Submit the data collected by submitting the SPSS data file with your submission. Find the Correlation coefficient for each of the possible pairings of variables and describe the relationship in terms of strength and direction. Find a linear model of the relationship between the three (or more) variables of interest. Identify the predictor variables and the criterion variable. Provide an output of the SPSS results and interpret the results using correct APA style.
psy 520 correlation and regression project
CJ 370 Purdue Global University Crime Scene Investigations Discussion
CJ 370 Purdue Global University Crime Scene Investigations Discussion.
Post 1: Evidence RecoveryWhat type of evidence can be recovered from the body, either dead or alive? Be sure to provide an answer not already supplied by your classmates.Post 2: Trace EvidenceMany different types of trace evidence can be found at a crime scene. Identify one piece of trace evidence and explain where it can be located on the crime scene. Make sure that you only post one type of trace evidence so that your classmates can post the remaining. Also make sure that you do not use one of your classmates’ pieces of trace evidence.
CJ 370 Purdue Global University Crime Scene Investigations Discussion