Download or read book Measuring the Effectiveness of Competition in Defense Procurement written by James J. Anton and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Determining when Competition is a Reasonable Strategy for the Production Phase of Defense Acquisition written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's defense environment is placing growing pressure on defense policymakers to be nimble and adaptive, particularly with respect to acquisition systems and processes. This occasional paper is one in a series drawing upon the expertise of core RAND Corporation staff to explore issues and offer suggestions on topics that are likely to be of critical importance to the new leadership: the use of competition, development of novel systems, prototyping, risk management, organizational and management issues, and the acquisition workforce. The papers are designed to inform new initiatives for markedly improving the cost, timeliness, and innovativeness of weapon systems that the Department of Defense (DoD) intends to acquire. In some cases (especially in the procurement of major systems where the nonrecurring cost is large), it may be less costly for the government to forgo competition and to rely on a single supplier. In this paper, we compare the characteristics of a typical business market to those of defense acquisitions and then identify the benefits and drawbacks of competition in defense acquisitions specifically. Using historical data and RAND's cost reduction savings methodology, we also show how DoD can determine when the introduction of competition during production is a reasonable acquisition strategy.
Download or read book Competition in Defense Procurement written by Donald L. Pilling and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Donald Pilling proposes an alternative model for analyzing competition-- an approach that aligns the defense industry's incentives more closely with the government's best interests.
Download or read book Measuring the Outcomes of Acquisition Reform by Major Department of Defense Components written by Rhys McCormick and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper establishes measurements to evaluate the success of the Department of Defense components in implementing recent acquisition reform policies, most notably elements of the Weapon Systems Reform Act of 2009 and the differing iterations of Better Buying Power. Due to the dataset available, success in this case reflects whether or not the policies adopted led to the specific outcomes sought, e.g. an increase in competition or small business utilization, rather than measuring improvement in overall contract cost,schedule and performance. By using publicly available data from the Federal Procurement Data System,this paper addresses six major questions: Have the DoD components increased their rates of effective competition since the introduction of BBP in 2010? How successful have the components been at promoting contracting opportunities for small businesses? How has DoD shifted between fixed-price and cost-plus contracts as guidance evolved? Did the recent reforms and legislation shift components' acquisition portfolios? Have the components shifted away from certain contract vehicles? Did the recent reforms and legislation efforts shift components' acquisition portfolios? By analyzing contracting trends for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Missile Defense Agency, and the 'Military Health' programs, this report provides important insights into what the data actually show in regards to the implementation, or non-implementation, of acquisition reform policies"--Publisher's web site.
Download or read book The Effect of Price Competition on Weapon System Acquisition Costs written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the impact of price competition on weapon systems acquisition. The multidimensional impact of competition on price and non-price aspects of weapon system production and acquisition are discussed. The importance of cost quantity relationships for measuring the effect of competition on price and the theoretical basis of those relationships are reviewed. The problems of and the techniques for accomplishing the transfer of technology associated with competition for production contracts are briefly outlined. Previous estimates of savings due to competition are reviewed, and their underlying methodology criticized. It is proposed that the introduction of competition be analyzed as an investment. The eventual reductions in procurement costs must be balanced against the initial costs of introducing competition and establishing a second source. The opportunity cost of government funds should be incorporated by calculating the net discounted present value or the rate of return of introducing competition for the procurement of a particular system. Finally, conclusions and policy recommendations are presented, based upon both empirical analyses and qualitative findings from interviews.
Download or read book Strategies for Acquisition Agility written by Philip S. Anton and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors analyze various approaches to speed acquisition of military capabilities and keep pace with evolving threats, assess these approaches' suitability for different conditions and acquisition types, and identify implementation issues.
Download or read book Competition in Defense Procurement written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competition in Defense Procurement written by United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules written by Albert Sánchez Graells and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public procurement and competition law are both important fields of EU law and policy, intimately intertwined in the creation of the internal market. Hitherto their close connection has been noted, but not closely examined. This work is the most comprehensive attempt to date to explain the many ways in which these fields, often considered independent of one another, interact and overlap in the creation of the internal market. This process of convergence between competition and public procurement law is particularly apparent in the 2014 Directives on public procurement, which consolidate the principle of competition in terms very close to those advanced by the author in the first edition. This second edition builds upon this approach and continues to ask how competition law principles inform and condition public procurement rules, and whether the latter (in their revised form) are adequate to ensure that competition is not distorted. The second edition also deepens the analysis of the market behaviour of the public buyer from a competition perspective. Proceeding through a careful assessment of the general rules of competition and public procurement, the book constantly tests the efficacy of these rules against a standard of the proper functioning of undistorted competition in the market for public procurement. It also traces the increasing relevance of competition considerations in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and sets out criteria and recommendations to continue influencing the development of EU Economic Law.
Download or read book Measuring Strategic Readiness written by Bradley Martin and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors explore a more expansive approach to readiness assessments that goes beyond the narrow lens of operational readiness and considers a broader set of dimensions that could affect readiness outcomes.
Download or read book The Journal of Economic Perspectives written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base written by Rhys McCormick and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The presence of a technologically superior defense industrial base has been a foundation of U.S. strategy since 1945. While the implementation of the budget cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 has caused concerns for the industrial base, the resulting debate has been lacking in empirical analysis. The purpose of this research is to measure the impact of the current defense drawdown across all the tiers of the industrial base. This report analyzes prime and subprime Defense Department contract data to measures the impacts of the drawdown by sector to better understand how prime and subprime contractors have responded to this external market shock.
Download or read book Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House".
Download or read book Measuring Program Performance written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Policy Analysis and Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompasses issues and practices in policy analysis and public management. Listed among the contributors are economists, public managers, and operations researchers. Featured regularly are book reviews and a department devoted to discussing ideas and issues of importance to practitioners, researchers, and academics.
Download or read book Competition and Innovation in the U S Fixed Wing Military Aircraft Industry written by John Birkler and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assess prospects for innovation and competition in the military combat-aircraft industry. o
Download or read book United States Code written by United States and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, enacted between January 2, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. By statutory authority this edition may be cited "U.S.C. 2012 ed." As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law. When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted. These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. The Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives continues to prepare legislation pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285b to enact the remainder of the Code, on a title-by-title basis, into positive law. The 2012 edition of the Code was prepared and published under the supervision of Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the contributions by all who helped in this work, particularly the staffs of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and the Government Printing Office"--Preface.
