An Analysis of Commercial Commodity Acquisition.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are potential cost savings available to the military through increased purchase of commercial, as opposed to designed-to-specification, equipment and material. This study differs from previous work in that it tries to develop low-cost, survey information on potential savings, and it is designed to be preliminary to a field test of candidate equipment. The equipment studied is that assigned to and used by a Marine 105mm howitzer battery. The method used to gather the commercial cost estimates was to survey commercial manufacturers to obtain cost data on possible substitutes. This method uncovered several items with significant cost-saving potential. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA086036

Entities

People

  • Bruce N. Angier
  • Stanley A. Horowitz
  • Thomas B. White

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Equipment
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Field Tests
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Military Procurement
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis