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Contract Management Resources

1. State of Vermont
   
   a. Bulletin No. 3.5: Contracting Procedures
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   b. Bulletin No. 5: Single Audit Policy for Subgrants, Compliance with OMB Circular A-133
   Click Here
   
   c. Purchasing and Contract Administration Division, Dept. of Buildings & General Services:
   Buyer's Resource Guide
   Click Here
   
   
2. Other States
   
   a. State of Washington
   Guide to Personal Service Contracting, July 2004
   Office of Financial Management
   Click Here
   
   b. State of Georgia
   Best Practices In Government: Components of an Effective Contract Monitoring System
   Office of the Georgia State Auditor
   Click Here (will prompt you to open file or save to your computer) (PDF)
   
   c. State of Texas
   Best Practices and Guidelines For Effectively Using A Contract Workforce
   Office of the State Auditor
   Click Here
   
   
3. Developing Contracts
   
   a.  Contract Management, 2nd Edition
   National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.
   151 Spring Street
   Herndon, VA 20170-5223
   Click Here
    
   b. Queensland Government
   Developing and Managing Arrangements with Suppliers
   Click Here (PDF)
    
   c.  Office of Government Commerce (United Kingdom)
   Best Practice: How Major Service Contracts Can Go Wrong
   Click Here (PDF)
    
   d. National State Auditors Association
   Contracting for Services: A Best Practices Document
   Click Here
   
   
4. Performance Measurement Issues
   
   a. Guide to Performance Measure Management, 2000 Edition
   Click Here
   
   b. The Finance Project
   An Approach To Performance Measurement
   Click Here
   
   
5. Contract Quality Assurance
   
   a. Fort Myers Military Community
   Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
   Click Here
   
   b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Office of the Director
   Sample Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)
   Click Here
   
   c. Queensland Government
   Queensland Government's Quality Assurance Policy
   Click Here
   
   
6. Sample Documents and Forms
   
   a. Indiana Department of Commerce
   Contract Development
   Click Here
   
   
7. Organizations and Publications
   
   a. National Contract Management Association
   8260 Greensboro Drive, Suite 200
   McLean, VA 22102
   Click Here
   
   b. National Institute of Government Purchasing
   151 Spring Street
   Herndon, VA 20170-5223
   Click Here
   
   c. Office of Government Commerce
   Rosebery Court
   St. Andrews Business Part
   Norwich NR7 0HS
   United Kingdom
   Principles for service contracts: Contract Management Guidelines
   Click Here