The Warranty Guaranty Clause: An Analysis of Its Use on the Spruance Class (DD-963) Shipbuilding Contract and Identification of Lessons Learned

Abstract

The extension of contractor liability beyond delivery is an essential element in contracting when complex weapons systems are involved. Warranty/ Guaranty clauses are currently being included in shipbuilding contracts as a means of incentivizing contractors to provide quality workmanship and materials. The authors have investigated the results of one Warranty/Guaranty effort, the U.S. Navy's Spruance Glass Shipbuilding Program, and constructed a Cost- Effectiveness Model to evaluate actual performance on three ships of that Class. Lessons learned are identified and presented which could be incorporated into future Warranty/Guaranty policy decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA127831

Entities

People

  • Daniel S. Beach
  • James T. Freihofer

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Guarantees
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Theoretical Analysis.