Critical Issues in the Air Force Medical Equipment Procurement Process

Abstract

The Air Force medical logistics community relies on multiple contracting offices to acquire medical equipment for the Air Force Medical Service. The perception is that burdensome regulations contribute to the challenges faced in the procurement process. This research takes a broader examination to understand the factors leading to long lead times and delayed procurements. Process mapping and interviews with the key stakeholders supporting medical equipment procurement determined that the critical issues were a lack of centralized medical equipment contracting authority, insufficient market research and inconsistent local knowledge on contracting processes. This research provides future recommendations for the Air Force Medical Service to improve the procurement process and reduce the contract backlog.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2018
Accession Number
AD1056400

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  • Samuel H. Pang

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Coding
  • Contracts
  • Copyrights
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Information
  • Economics
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Identities
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Market Research
  • Mathematics
  • Metadata
  • Money
  • Notation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • Small Business
  • Social Sciences
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Trademarks
  • United States
  • United States Government

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