Far-Out Contracting for the Army Futures Command (AFC)
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to evaluate alternative contracting practices and approaches the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) can use to meet the technology development requirements of the Army Futures Command. The Department of Defense operates at a pace that is well behind the commercial high-technology sector, which includes small start-up and nontraditional companies. The U.S. Army has a longstanding reputation for capability overmatch against any potential adversary and therefore must simultaneously preserve and enhance this advantage by continuously developing and adopting the latest technologies for military use at the speed of business-to-business transactions. This project evaluated the efficacy of various contracting practices within the governance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and those instruments outside the FAR to make recommendations for AAL to meet its acquisition requirements. The capstone team conducted a thorough review of possible contracting solutions. Leveraging the proven concepts of the Vee Model, the team completed a requirements analysis, developed evaluation criteria, and generated a contracting decision matrix to determine the best options available. After a thorough analysis, the team made recommendations for methods that could meet AALs requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1126389
Entities
People
- Aerik T. Nguyen
- Alexander S. Obriwin
- Chad Claussen
- Elizabeth R. Forino
- Jennifer M. Ohara
- Nicholas T. Kalinowski
- Robb Mikolajko
- Sharon M. Laverty
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School