TY - BOOK AU - Kaplan, Marshall H. TI - Acquiring major systems contracts: bidding methods and winning strategies SN - 471852473 AV - HD 3861 .K37 1988 PY - 1988/// CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - PUBLIC CONTRACTS N1 - Includes index; Early Activities -- Management Deliberations -- Preproposal Activities -- Proposal Development -- The Source Selection Process -- The Lessons of Losing N2 - Describes the art of bidding for US Government or other large contracts, explaining every stage of the little-understood and sometimes complex bid development process. It covers fundamental principles and practical applications, and illustrates cases with real-life examples ER -