Ways for the Department of Defense to Reduce its Administrative Costs of Awarding Negotiated Contracts

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) spent $35 billion under negotiated contracts in fiscal year 1972 for millions of different goods and services Individuals in and out of Government frequently have expressed the view that DOD can improve its negotiated buying without weakening numerous laws, rules, and regulations designed to safeguard the taxpayer's dollar. Therefore GAO examined DOD's polices and practices for buying parts and components by negotiation, to identify opportunities for DOD to improve its procurement methods. To gain further insight into and perspective on this complex subject, GAO inquired into how business firms bought parts and components similar to those DOD bought

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 1973
Accession Number
AD1150058

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • Regulations
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.