U.S. Airlift Requirements Should be Satisfied Through Competition

Abstract

The review of the Air Force's C-X airlift aircraft program shows that the Department of Defense may not solicit the maximum practicable competition if an airlifter other than the C-X is to be selected to meet U.S. airlift requirements. Failure to do so could result in sole-source awards for multibillion dollar systems without permitting industry the opportunity to make proposals for an aircraft with different size and capabilities than the C-X. Realizing there are trade-offs, every effort should be made to obtain the best mix of modern, capable, and economical systems possible since they will probably be in the Air Force inventory well into the next century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108932

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Inventory
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design