Something for Nothing: Cash Flow as a Contract Incentive

Abstract

During our combined 70 years in acquisitions, we often have wondered why the government believes it needs to devote additional resources for incentives to achieve a benefit. The government actually has complete control over one of the strongest contract incentives possiblecash flow. Most important, in our fiscally constrained, sequestration-challenged environment, this incentive wouldn't require additional resources: It uses funds already budgeted or obligated. Unfortunately, we havent really tried to exploit it as we should. So lets get to it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1023261

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  • John Krieger
  • John Pritchard

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  • Defense Systems Management College

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  • Biomedical
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  • Acquisition
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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
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