The Contractual Aspects of Design-to-Cost on the A-10 Program.

Abstract

Design-to-cost was originated by the DOD. It has been further defined and explained by numerous officials in an effort to make cost the primary consideration in the acquisition of products for the DOD. This report is an explanation of the contractual application of design-to-cost in acquiring the A-10 air vehicle during its full scale development phase. The design-to-cost clause and related clauses in the prime contract were examined in detail with strong points and weaknesses brought out. Few problems with contractually applying design-to-cost were uncovered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA040395

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Kralovec

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Procurement
  • Production Engineering
  • Program Management
  • Systems Management
  • Weapon Systems

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