Acquisition Strategies for Purchasing Bulk Petroleum in DoD.

Abstract

The Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) has, in the recent past, been unable to obtain sufficient offers to satisfy all of its bulk fuel requirements. Many issues have contributed to this procurement problem. Defense contracting is a synthesis of laws, regulations and administrative procedures, for instance. Other contributors are socio-economic clauses, submission of cost or pricing data, lower-profit margins on JP-4, and more. The author examines the issues and possible alternatives in conjunction with the structure, conduct and performance of the petroleum industry. DFSC has already initiated several changes to improve the contracting process. Still, DFSC faces a seller's market with no available substitutes for fuel. Inadequate planning and management of the Naval Petroleum Reserve and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have compounded this disadvantage. Despite these limitations, DFSC has some good options available to it. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097543

Entities

People

  • James Edward Wright

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Government Procurement
  • Law
  • Linear Programming
  • Management Personnel
  • Marketing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum Industry

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  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.