Download or read book Development of Standardized and Best Practices for the USCG Boats Acquisition Program written by Brendan Toland and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) depends on its fleet of more than 1,600 boats to conduct its most critical operations, which span all 11 of the USCG's statutory missions. These boats must be replaced frequently, given the harsh environments and challenging operations in which they are used. To keep up with this demand in a cost-effective way, the USCG has determined that it needs an enduring Program Management Office to manage boats acquisition efforts. The RAND Corporation's Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) was asked to conduct a 90-day study to identify best practices and lessons learned for improving boats acquisition by reviewing the current boats acquisition program and similar programs inside and outside the USCG and make recommendations for the structure, funding strategy, and processes of a future enduring boats acquisition program. We review the current boats acquisition program and similar organizations inside and outside the USCG, assess possible funding and structural strategies, and make recommendations on these topics for USCG leadership.
Download or read book Major Acquisitions written by Kenneth M. Mead and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flexible Design Approach to Fleet Management written by Joshua DiPietro and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis proposes an actionable implementation plan for the Coast Guard to manage their small boat fleet acquisition. It features a contract process to extend boat service life and reduce acquisition and operating costs. Today, the increased pace of fielding of new technologies necessitates rapid generational shifts to keep ahead of component equipment obsolescence. The Coast Guard has not been able to keep up with these requirements, and by 2024, 40% of boat classes will be required to operate well beyond their planned service lives. This thesis used Flexibility in Engineering Design (FED) to analyze ways to implement the Coast Guard's ten-year strategic plan to improve fleet efficiency and performance. FED shows great promise for improving portfolio management for vehicles, aircraft, ships, and facilities. In essence, FED recognizes the role of uncertainty in current fleet challenges and accepts that uncertainty cannot be avoided. FED addresses uncertainty proactively by building in options as insurance against risks. The analysis was based on insights provided by many subject matter experts and extensive archival research into the complex institutional environment and performance of the Coast Guard boat acquisition system. A Pareto Analysis was used to explore over 400 concepts of likely fleet design features. The results indicated that planned boat service life was the design attribute that most significantly impacts system performance in terms of cost, mission execution, and risk. Based on this result, the FED analysis was focused on flexible strategies to extend service life. Two categories of flexibility were studied: flexibility on acquisition programs through contract options to purchase data/build rights; and flexibility in project through incorporating flexible design attributes into future boat classes. The FED analysis recommends a plan that could save $33 million over 30 years per class acquisition. The plan calls for including a contract option to future boat acquisitions which allows the Coast Guard the right but not the obligation to buy full data rights up to five years after delivery of the first hull of a new class of boats. The ability to rapidly ramp up production to replace hulls as needed allows the Coast Guard to plan for service life elongation. Even if never used, buying the right to build the current generation is akin to buying an insurance policy. It allows the Coast Guard to relax the conservative 10-year service life policy and adopt a longer service life that more closely aligns with experts' expectation of the service lives boats can achieve. The thesis proposes an implementation plan to achieve the recommended results of the FED analysis. This plan is tailored to iteratively phase flexibility options into targeted classes and projected to enable the reduction of boat obsolescence, operational churn loss, and long-term program cost at a minimal upfront cost.
Download or read book IAMSAR Manual written by International Maritime Organization and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coast Guard Missions Review Acquisitions Research and Development and Domestic and International Icebreaking written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Overview of Coast Guard Acquisition Policies and Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Complex Contracting written by Trevor L. Brown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex Contracting draws on core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how best to manage complex acquisitions. Using a strong analytical framework, the authors assess contract management practices, suggesting strategies for improvement and ways to avoid the pitfalls of managing contracts for large and sophisticated projects. An in-depth analysis of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater program is included to illustrate ways to respond to real-world contracting challenges. This high-profile and controversial case consisted of a projected 25-year, $24 billion contract through which the US Coast Guard would buy a system of new boats, aircraft, communications, and control architecture to replace its aging fleet. The authors explore the reasons why this program, launched with such promise, turned out so poorly, and apply the lessons learned to similarly complex contracting scenarios. This engaging and accessible book has broad applicability and will appeal to policymakers, practitioners, scholars and students.
Download or read book United States Coast Guard Regulations written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin U S Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association written by United States Coast Guard Academy. Alumni Association and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Navigation Rules written by United States. Coast Guard and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who owns a boat, this is the handbook for you. Included are all of the official government rules and regulations that must be followed by anyone out on the water. This book will prepare you for head?on situations, avoiding collisions, using, distress signals, and will inform you of all the up?to?date water regulations. Whether you?re in a jam or just relaxing at sea, Navigation Rules will teach and prepare you for anything and everything you may encounter while on your boat.
Download or read book Coast Guard External Affairs Manual COMDTINST M5700 13 written by United States Coast Guard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-07 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes policies and standards for the administration of the Coast Guard External Affairs Program for both Coast Guard Headquarters and the field. 2. ACTION. All Coast Guard commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this Manual. Internet release is authorized. 3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. The Coast Guard Public Affairs Manual, COMDTINST M5728.2 (series), Coast Guard Partnership with First Book, COMDTINST 5350.5 (series), Retired Flag Officer Biographical Material/Requirements, COMDTINST 5700.3 (series), and The Coast Guard Engagement Framework, COMDTINST 5730.2 (series) are canceled. All Commandant directives referencing the Public Affairs Manual and The Coast Guard Engagement Framework are now directed to this Manual and Reference (a).
Download or read book Compliance with Requirements of the Coast Guard s Deepwater Contract written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manuals Combined U S Coast Guard Cutterboat Defender Class Utility And Special Purpose Craft Boat Handbooks written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 4026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 4,000 total pages ... Manuals included: CUTTERBOAT–LARGE (CB-L) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFTSHALLOW WATER (SPC-SW) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK 45FT RESPONSE BOAT-MEDIUM (RB-M) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT – LAW ENFORCEMENT BOAT OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK CUTTERBOAT – OVER THE HORIZON (CB-OTH) MK III OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK DEFENDER CLASS OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK U.S. Coast Guard Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Manual Volume I and II Boat Forces Operations Personnel Qualification Standard NON-STANDARD BOAT OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK 49' BUOY UTILITY STERN LOADING (BUSL) BOAT OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK MULTISERVICE HELICOPTER SLING LOAD: DUAL-POINT LOAD RIGGING PROCEDURES Multiservice Helicopter Sling Load: Basic Operations And Equipment
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security appropriations for fiscal year 2008 hearings written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Scene written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Directives Publications and Reports Index written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: