ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles D. Solloway, Jr., CPCM, has more than 40 years of acquisition experience in the government and private sector. As a civilian employee of the U.S. Army, he held positions as buyer, contract specialist, contract negotiator, procurement analyst, contracting officer, director of contracting, and principal assistant responsible for contracting. Solloway twice received the U.S. Army’s highest civilian award, the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, for innovations in contracting.

He has authored or coauthored a number of textbooks, including the comprehensive Source Selection Step by Step, and has published many magazine articles on acquisition topics. He has taught thousands of acquisition professionals for private organizations such as Management Concepts, Inc.; for the federal government; and for institutions such as the Florida Institute of Technology.

A Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) and a Fellow of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Solloway serves on the NCMA Special Topic Committee on Contract Management Education.