Possible Competitive Advantage Conferred on the Wyman Gordon Company and the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), by Reason of their Leases with the Department of the Air Force, through the Use of Government-Furnished Heavy Forging Presses.

Abstract

In your letter dated October 20, 1971, you expressed concern about the possible competitive advantage conferred on the Wyman-Gordon Company and the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), by reason of their leases with the Department of the Air Force, through the use of Government-furnished heavy forging presses. The rents paid under these leases, as you pointed out, are based on sales rather than on acquisition costs of the equipment as is generally provided for under the provisions of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation. The contractors are required by the leases to pay rentals of 4 percent on Government sales and 7 percent on commercial sales. You are concerned whether the Government collects the appropriate rental fee on the contractors commercial work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 03, 1972
Accession Number
AD1119442

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Capital Investments
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Hydraulic Presses
  • Investments
  • Landing Gear
  • Military Aircraft
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • Regulations

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