Generally speaking, a contract with the federal government or some agency of the federal government.
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The Federal Board of Contract Appeals (FBCA)
A GSA Contract is a federal multiple-award contract through the General Services Administration. There is a training program which can give you good guidance located at http://vsc.gsa.gov. Click on the Vendor Training tab and choose the Pathway to Success. When you have a GSA contract federal agencies and some state and local agencies can purchase your goods and services in an expedited manner.
noneAdded: Although there are two state prisons located in the state there are no federal detention facilities.
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Because the Executive Branch has the "inherent" Constitutional power to enter into a contract.
Twice. One for federal and the other for state.
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The Federal Arbitration Act requires judicial resolution through arbitration. There needs to be a contract in place that requires arbitration instead of judicial resolution.
Often the federal government issues contracts to the private sector on a cost-plus basis; that is, all the actual costs incurred to complete a contract plus a percentage of profit is reimbursed to the contractor performing the contract.