Procurement of ADPE in the Army: An Evaluation.
Abstract
The report outlines the administrative approval process imposed by the General Services Administration and the Department of the Army in the procurement of Automatic Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) in order to assess the impact upon the Army project manager. It presents an average delay imposed by the administrative process in order that the project manager can more accurately establish appropriate milestones to prevent project slippage when procurement of ADPE is required for successful project completion. Policy guidance contained in the report was extracted from pertinent General Services Administration, Department of Defense and Department of the Army Regulations. A survey of the project files maintained by US Army Computer Systems Support and Evaluation Agency (USACSSEA), the Army ADPE procurement activity reveals that the project manager can expect a 65 week minimum delay from the time the requirement has been received at USACSSEA until the time the contract is awarded. Failure on the part of the project manager to consider this delay in project scheduling could seriously jeopardize project completion. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA029332
Entities
People
- Robert H. Parke
Organizations
- Defense Systems Management College