Compare and contrast three payments options and discuss the pros and cons of each.

When the government wants to purchase a certain product or service, it can use a variety of contracting methods as well as payment terms. Imagine that you are a contract officer for the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), and your supervisor has tasked you with the purchase of software for processing tax returns. You may create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. Compare and contrast three payments options and discuss the pros and cons of each. Examine the three elements of the Prompt Payment Act, and provide one example of each. Determine whether or not Congress could make any revisions to each element in order to make prompt payment more seamless. Examine one of the four major areas of limiting government cost Elaborate on the primary manner in which the government could minimize costs within the area you choose. As a contract officer for the IRS, propose one strategy that you could use to pair the limiting of government cost with the government’s audit rights. Suggest two revisions to the TINA that would lessen the requirements for the government’s procurement of technical data and computer software. Provide a rationale or your suggestion. Compare and contrast two of the exceptions to the Buy American Act, and conclude whether or not these exceptions are necessary. Justify your position. Use at least five resources in this assignment. *Note resources you must use: Federal Acquisition Review (FAR) 52.232-1 Payments, Federal Acquisition Review (FAR) Subpart 32.9-Prompt Payment, Prompt Payment Act, Federal Acquisition Review (FAR) Subpart 532.9-Prompt Payment, Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) an Buy American Act