Purchase of Service Contracting:

Kettner, Peter M.; Martin, Lawrence L.

doi:10.1300/j147v14n01_02

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“…Since they originally became fashionable around 30 years ago (Gibelman and Demone, 1983;Bovaird, 1986;Kettner and Martin, 1989), the concept of PPPs has been strongly contested. It has faced several sources of animosity, both conceptual and practical.…”

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Public–Private Partnerships: from Contested Concepts to Prevalent Practice

Bovaird

2004

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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This article explores the current state of knowledge in relation to public-private partnerships (PPPs), taken to mean working arrangements based on a mutual commitment (over and above that implied in any contract) between a public sector organization with any organization outside of the public sector. Since it originally became fashionable over 25 years ago, the concept of PPPs has been strongly contested. However, PPPs are now to be found in the public domain in many countries around the world and their number has been increasing in recent years. This article looks at how this has happened, what have been the strengths and weaknesses of this development and what the future may hold for PPPs. It argues that we are still at an early stage of learning which types of PPP are appropriate for which tasks and at managing PPPs to increase public value. It will be essential to apply principles of good governance to the future development of PPPs -but it will also be necessary to ensure that these principles are genuinely appropriate to the context in which these PPPs are working. What does partnership mean to me? Just a way of transferring my work to the

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Public–Private Partnerships: from Contested Concepts to Prevalent Practice

Bovaird

2004

International Review of Administrative Sciences

432

298

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“…• Partner-the federal government is entering into a joint venture with another entity and uses a cooperative agreement. • Patron-the federal government is supporting the efforts of someone else (e.g., nonprofit human services organization) through the use of a grant (Kettner & Martin, 1987 Since being defined by the FGCAA in 1978, a grant has been considered as constituting an assistance relationship, where the federal government is transferring something (generally funding) to nonprofit human services organizations and others (e.g., state and local governments) to assist them in accomplishing their own purposes that are in keeping with prevailing public policy. More colloquially, grants have long been thought of simply as "gifts with strings attached" (Foundation Center, 2014).…”

Section: The Adoption Of a Procurement And Contracting Approachmentioning

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“…More colloquially, grants have long been thought of simply as "gifts with strings attached" (Foundation Center, 2014). In terms of implementation issues, recipients and sub-recipients of federal grants have relied on the knowledge that their "best efforts" in accomplishing the goals or objectives of the grant have traditionally been sufficient (Kettner & Martin, 1987).…”

Section: The Adoption Of a Procurement And Contracting Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The practical implication for nonprofit human services organizations is that fixed amount awards constitute pay-for-performance. Nonprofit child welfare organizations that receive funding from state and local governments will recognize these new fixed amount awards for what they really are: contracts by another name, and not just contracts, but performance-based contracts (Martin, 2007;Kettner & Martin, 1994, 1987NIGP, 2014).…”

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The OMB SUPERCIRCULAR: Grant Reform or Something More?

Martin¹

2014

Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership & Govern

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The federal Office of Management & Budget (OMB) has finally issued the long anticipated revisions to its federal grants administration requirements. The so-called SUPERCIRCULAR was published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013. The SUPERCIRCULAR updates, coordinates, revises, replaces, and augments the guidance on federal grants administration previously provided by eight separate OMB circulars. The SUPERCIRCULAR is said to be an attempt to reduce the duplication, confusion, and red tape associated with federal grants. A closer examination, however, suggests that the SUPERCIRCULAR does much more. This article reviews and critiques the SUPERCIRCULAR, identifies its implications for nonprofit human services organizations, and suggests steps they can take to prepare for the SUPERCIRCULAR.

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“…After more than a decade of debate concerning its application to the human services (Barrett, Berger, & Bradley, 1992;Else et al, 1992;Hatry ADMINISTRATION IN SOCIAL WORK 30 & Durman, 1985;Kettner & Martin, 1987, 1993, 1995Wedel & Colson, 1988), performance contracting by state human service agencies appears to be catching on as a working concept. For example, a recent study by the General Accounting Office (GAO, 1997) identified some 15 states that are experimenting with performance contracting for child support enforcement services.…”

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Performance Contracting in the Human Services

Martin

2000

Administration in Social Work

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The author addresses performance contracting, currently a major topic within the human services. Performance contracting is defined and distinguished from incentive contracting. A taxonomy of performance measures/standards used in human services performance contracting is introduced. Performance contracting is placed in the context of historical, as well as contemporary, forces promoting accountability in human services contracting. The performance contracting activities of three state human service agencies (Florida, Maine, and Kansas) are reviewed, compared, and contrasted. Some observations and speculations are offered about the experiences of the three states reviewed, about where performance contracting may be headed, and potential implications for human services administration, social work education, and clients themselves.

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Purchase of Service Contracting:

Cited by 39 publications

References 6 publications

Public–Private Partnerships: from Contested Concepts to Prevalent Practice

Public–Private Partnerships: from Contested Concepts to Prevalent Practice

The OMB SUPERCIRCULAR: Grant Reform or Something More?

Performance Contracting in the Human Services

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