What are performance or quality incentives designed to achieve?

Performance or quality incentives are specifically designed to encourage contractors to go beyond the baseline expectations outlined in the contract. This approach aims to motivate contractors to improve their performance, deliver higher quality products or services, and achieve greater than the minimum standards set forth in the contract requirements.

By creating a system where contractors can earn additional rewards or benefits for exceeding the expected performance levels, the government can foster an environment of continuous improvement. This not only enhances the overall quality of the work being performed but can also lead to greater efficiency and innovation, ultimately benefiting the project and the contracting agency.

The other options, while they may relate to specific goals of contract management, do not capture the primary objective of performance or quality incentives. Meeting the minimum requirements is often a baseline expectation without incentive, and lowering costs or speeding up payment processes do not directly relate to the primary purpose of motivating superior performance or quality outcomes.