CONTRACTING: Procurement of Lithium Batteries for Air Force Missile Systems

Abstract

On January 14, 1987, you requested that we review the recent award of an Air Force contract to Altus Corporation for the production of lithium batteries for the Minuteman and Peacekeeper missile systems. More specifically, you asked us to ascertain whether; Altus had the proven facilities to produce the batteries; Altus had undergone and passed qualification testing to become a second source producer for the batteries; the Air Force had conducted an on-site inspection of Altus' plant capability; and the Air Force had requested a report from the Defense Contract Audit Service on Altus prior to awarding the contract to Altus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
AD1100705

Entities

People

  • Harry R. Finley

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battery Components
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Emergencies
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Lithium Batteries
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Qualifications
  • Specifications
  • United States

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Missile Defense Systems.