Multiyear Contracting for the Production of Defense Systems: A Primer

Abstract

This Note describes the concept of multiyear contracting in defense procurement, summarizes recent proposals and new legislation intended to widen its use and increase its utility, and outlines the criteria to be used in choosing the types of acquisition best adapted to this mode of contracting. Its purpose is to describe and explain rather than to assess or advocate, and it emphasizes contracting for production--that is, for the procurement of end items not available off the shelf. The Note discusses basic funding-contracting modes, changes in multiyear contracting and advanced procurement, and issues of choice in applying the opportunities for multiyear procurement provided by the DoD authorization act, 1982.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114205

Entities

People

  • Edmund Dews
  • Michael Rich

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Federal Budgets
  • Financial Management
  • Government Procurement
  • Law
  • Lead Time
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Production Rate
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design