Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
March 18, 2005 |
| Report Number |
RL32229 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Valerie Bailey Grasso, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
This report provides answers to frequently asked questions about contracts for the reconstruction
and recovery in Iraq after Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and questions about contracts for
providing support services to the U.S. military during and after OIF. The report describes the
governing authorities for federal government contracting policy in general, and Iraqi contracting
policy in particular; the contracting process, issues, and challenges; the authority of individual
federal agencies; contract awards and the identity of major prime contractors; the business
procurement process, congressional oversight, and resources for additional information.
Due to the transfer of sovereignty on June 30, 2004, this report will not be updated again. For
a more comprehensive discussion of Iraq, activities since the transfer of sovereignty, and overall
Iraqi reconstruction issues, see CRS Report RL31339 , Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and
Post-Saddam Governance , and CRS Report RL31833 , Iraq: Recent Developments in
Reconstruction
Assistance. For a fact sheet on the application of federal procurement statutes to contracts for
the
reconstruction of Iraq, refer to CRS Report RS21546, Iraq Reconstruction Resources: Fact
Sheet.
For a detailed discussion on the application of federal procurement statutes to reconstruction
contracts in Iraq, refer to CRS Report RS21555 , Iraq Reconstruction: Frequently Asked
Questions
Concerning the Application of Federal Procurement Statutes.
