Download or read book Acquisition Air Force Procurement of 60K Tunner Cargo Loader Contractor Logistics Support written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program managers and contracting officials responsible for obtaining performance-based logistics support for equipment in DoD should read this report. It discusses the approval and award of a sole source contract for logistics support of a cargo loader used by the Air Force. Background. On April 1, 2004, the Air Force awarded a sole source contract to Systems & Electronics, Inc. for logistics support of the 60K Tunner cargo loader. Air Force personnel use the 60K Tunner to load cargo onto large aircraft. The contract required Systems & Electronics, Inc. to provide all of the logistics support needed for the cargo loader for eight years at an estimated total cost of $158 million. On February 11, 2005, the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) requested that the DoD Office of Inspector General review the influence and decisions made by Darleen Druyun, the then Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management, on the 60K Tunner logistics support contract. Results. Instead of following Druyun's recommendation to award a 33-year contract valued at $1.7 billion ($51.5 million per year average costs), Warner Robins Air Logistics Center contracting officials prepared a sole source justification and approval in April 2003 and awarded an 8-year contract to Systems & Electronics, Inc. valued at $158 million with a much lower projected annual cost of $l9.8 million per year. However, Druyun influenced $47.2 million in vehicle overhaul requirements included in the contract by selecting Systems & Electronics, Inc. to be the source of repair.
Download or read book Contractor Logistics Support in the U S Air Force written by Michael Boito and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force has several options for sustaining weapon systems and components but has, in recent years, increasingly chosen contractor logistics support (CLS) over organic support. Still, questions remain about costs and efficiency, even about whether CLS is the best option. The authors explored these by reviewing the relevant government and DoD documents and data and by speaking with various knowledgeable individuals. The authors noted that CLS contracts have often gone to original equipment manufacturers because, lacking the technical data, the Air Force could not choose a third party. They also noted that contracts that guarantee large annual sums limit the Air Force's ability to adjust when its own funding changes and that the reasons underpinning these decisions are not always complete or consistent across the service. Centralizing and standardizing data and the related management skills would help make them available across the Air Force. More important, to retain all its choices for logistics services throughout a system's life cycle, the Air Force should acquire the technical data or data rights near the start of the acquisition process.
Download or read book Northern Lights and Procurement Plights written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspector General United States Department of Defense Semiannual Report to the Congress October 1 2005 March 31 2006 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Defense logistics Air Force lacks data to assess contractor logistics support approaches report to congressional committees written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Force C 17 Aircraft Procurement written by Jeremiah Gertler and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Background: C-17 Program; Comparison with C-5; Program Origin and Milestones; Procurement Quantities; Contractors, Employment, and Production Line Shutdown; International Sales; C-5 Modernization Program; C-5 Avionics Modernization Program; C-5 Reliability and Re-engining Program; Requirements for Strategic Airlift; Mobility Capabilities Study 2005; Evolution in Planned Mix of Airlift Aircraft, 2005-09; Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 2016; (3) Issues for Congress: Procuring C-17s and Legislating on Airlift Force Structure; Requirements for Airlift Capability; Cost-Effectiveness of C-5 Modernization Compared to C-17 Procurement; (4) Legislative Activity in 2009. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Issues Concerning Air Force KC 10A Advanced Tanker cargo Aircraft written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cargo Loaders in Future Air Mobility written by Rebecca Grant and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cargo loaders are essential to air mobility at major US aerial ports and rugged overseas bases. C-130s, C-17s, giant C-5s and a wide range of contract airlifters from 747s to Russian Antonovs all share one thing in common. Their aircrews strive to cut down time waiting on the ground for cargo and passenger loading. Time airborne means mission progress; time waiting on the ground must be held to a minimum. Enter the cargo loaders -- surely one of the most overlooked aspects of 21st Century airpower. Over the past decade the Air Force acquired two new cargo loaders to beef up its expeditionary abilities. The 60K Tunner, named after the general who led the Berlin Airlift, is the mainstay of aerial ports. The agile 25K Halvorsen, named for the lieutenant who organized candy drops to children in post-war Berlin, handles lighter expeditionary cargo loading. While the Air Force has its full complement of Tunners, it is still short about 25% of its Halvorsen loaders for expeditionary operations. Pentagon cuts led by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld contributed to budget shortfalls and the Halvorsen procurement was never completed. Older 25K loaders remain in the inventory. The question now is whether the two loaders create enough capacity to streamline the force structure and meet combat cargo demands for the future. Joint forces are all projecting far more dispersed, expeditionary operations. The Army wants more responsive, direct support airlift. Allies are investing in airlifters, but often depend on the US Air Force's loaders during major operations. Given future combat scenarios, the current inventory of loaders might not be enough to assure rapid air mobility.
Download or read book Defense Logistics Air Force Report on Contractor Support Is Narrowly Focused written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years, the Air Force has relied on contractors for most of the required logistics support for aircraft that are similar to commercially available aircraft. Examples of aircraft using this kind of support include the C-9 aeromedical evacuation aircraft and the KC-lO tanker/airlift aircraft. Also, some high-cost, classified systems that are produced in small quantities, such as the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, use this type of support arrangement. Using such an arrangement for systems similar to those used in the private sector can result in savings because it is possible to share common parts supply and other support structure costs, such as maintenance facilities and personnel, with other public and private sector users. Since the mid-1990s, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services have initiated actions to expand the use of such contractor logistics support to other military programs. The Air Force is the service with the most extensive use of this logistics support strategy.
Download or read book Improving Initial Logistics Support to Foreign Military Sales written by Giles K. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objective of this study was to devise generalized procedures that would make it possible for the Air Force Logistics Command to provide initial spares support to a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer within two years of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) without degrading USAF capabilities. The authors broke the overall acquisition process into three mutually exclusive phases: requirements phase, procurement phase, and production phase. They concluded that the requirements phase could be compressed into approximately one year if (1) some of the program manager's work could be completed while the LOA was being negotiated, and (2) the program manager was provided with an automated system for assembling, organizing, and editing the parts lists. To reduce leadtimes in the procurement phase, the authors recommend an interactive status reporting system that would highlight critical delays. Finally, the spares list should be rank ordered to ensure early delivery of the most important items. Keywords: Military aircraft; Spare parts; Logistics support; Fighter aircraft; Military assistance.
Download or read book Air Force Logistics C 17 Support Plan Does Not Adequately Address Key Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years the Air Force has relied on contractors to provide logistics support for commercial derivative systems such as the KC-l0 aircraft as well as for some high-cost, highly classified systems produced in small quantities, such as the U2. In recent years the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services have initiated actions to expand contractor logistics support to other military systems that were not derived from similar commercial systems. The Air Force has designated the C-17 as 1 of the 10 Air Force systems that will be used as a pilot to implement a DOD initiative that will emphasize contracting with the private sector for support services as a part of its logistics reengineering efforts. This designation of the C-17 as a pilot project is consistent with defense reform initiatives, which called for a strategic shift toward increased reliance on the private sector to meet support needs.
Download or read book Defense Logistics Air Force Lacks Data to Assess Contractor Logistics Support Approaches written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Air Force Handbook 1 written by U. S. Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook implements AFPD 36-22, Air Force Military Training. Information in this handbook is primarily from Air Force publications and contains a compilation of policies, procedures, and standards that guide Airmen's actions within the Profession of Arms. This handbook applies to the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. This handbook contains the basic information Airmen need to understand the professionalism required within the Profession of Arms. Attachment 1 contains references and supporting information used in this publication. This handbook is the sole source reference for the development of study guides to support the enlisted promotion system. Enlisted Airmen will use these study guide to prepare for their Promotion Fitness Examination (PFE) or United States Air Force Supervisory Examination (USAFSE).
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