Quality Assurance Initiatives for the Navy's Commercial Activities Program.

Abstract

The implementation of OMB Circular A-76 to secure cost savings by federal agencies has resulted in increased contracting out of Commerical Activities (CA) formerly performed by the government workforce. This thesis examines the background of the A-76 policy and describes its requirements. Implementation of the CA program, particularly by NAVFAC, is investigated in detail. An A-76 emphasis on cost effective government operations has fostered the application of statistical quality assurance techniques for CA service contract administration. These are presented, as well as an overview of extrapolated deductions based on sampling techniques. Finally, improvements in organization staffing and structure are examined. The study recommends increased usage of statistical quality assurance, more comprehensive planning and budgeting of inspection resources, and the formation of centralized CA contract administration organizations at the field activity level. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134284

Entities

People

  • Richard Increase Mather Jr
  • Timothy Lee Ortel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contract Administration
  • Employment
  • Government Employees
  • Information Systems
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Small Business
  • Statistical Samples
  • Statistical Sampling

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering