| Contractor Team Arrangement (CTA) |
Prime Contractor/Subcontractor Arrangement |
| Each team member holds a GSA Schedule contract. |
Only prime contractor has a government contract. |
| Any team member may be designated the team leader. Team leader is only responsible for duties addressed in the CTA. |
Prime contractor cannot delegate responsibility for performance to subcontractors. |
| Any team member can interact directly with the government. |
Only prime contractor can interact with the government. |
| Responsibility of each team member is described in the CTA. |
Prime contractor is totally responsible for performance. |
| Each GSA Schedule contractor’s prices have been determined fair and reasonable. |
Prime contractor determines price reasonableness of its subcontractors. |
| Each contractor has privity of contract with the government. |
Only prime contractor has privity of contract with the government. |
| Ordering agency is invoiced at each GSA Schedule contractor’s prices. |
Ordering agency is invoiced at the prime contractor’s prices. |
| Total solutions can be put together quickly and easily. |
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