Contracting and Ethics, Term Paper Example

The main issue is that Mrs. Blab, a member of the proposal preparation team that developed the RFP attended all the meetings with the high ranking officials. She further received briefing papers prior to the meetings which identified problems and weaknesses in the current system. Most of these materials were labeled ‘procurement sensitive.’ Two weeks after being approached by Dr. CFO, she submitted her resignation taking with her the sensitive information to a competitive company Missiles R US. She would be a senior executive officer at the new company. She continued to have her access to internal email with the previous company. She started working on the proposal to RPF right away since her contribution to the company and project were invaluable. Missiles R US subsequently received the award. Slingshot, Inc. the competitor company filed a bid protest on the award of the company due to a conflict of interest and trademark rights.