LSI can provide qualified staff to perform acquisition support services that include all aspects of the acquisition process from pre-procurement planning through solicitation, award, administration and closeout. These services shall be in the form of recommendations and support to the Contracting Officer, and shall include, for example, the functions delineated below:

• Developing acquisition plans and strategies
• Performing cost, schedule, and technical performance tradeoff analyses
• Drafting contractual documents and preparing supporting documentation (e.g. Determinations and Findings)
• Support to the Contracting Officer during negotiations and discussions
• Performing cost and/or price analysis
• Performing risk assessments
• Evaluating contractor financial arrangements
• Monitoring contractor compliance with the contract terms and conditions
• Providing recommendations for the resolution of contract problems
• Evaluating contractor proposed contract changes
• Reviewing claims
• Preparing documentation for closeouts
• Coordinating between the COTR and the contractor

However, certain acquisition functions are inherently governmental in nature and require execution by warranted Government Contracting Officers, and we understand that LSI must be excluded from these requirements. Such functions include approving and signing contracts, modifications, and the documents that support those actions such as negotiation memoranda, determinations and findings, as well as the approval of payment vouchers. All tasks of this nature must be reviewed and approved by a government warranted Contracting Officer.