Small Business Government Contracts
You are the owner/CEO of a large business that can take an idea from concept phase to full production within a very short window due to the use of robotics in your machinery department. You are ready to expand your business by competing for government contracts for very unique products.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1.Analyze the differences between the Cost Estimating Relationship (CER) method and the Engineered Cost Estimate method and which approach to Life-Cycle Costing (LCC) approach would be best for the business.
2.Evaluate the design-to-cost (DTC) changes that have occurred in the government’s approach and how will it impact the ability to compete.
3.Analyze the role of cost as a key independent variable in the production of very unique products.
4.Determine which element(s) of cost-reimbursement contracts tend to produce the biggest troubles for a specific company and why.