An Analysis of Production Competition and Award Methodology.

Abstract

The injection of competition into the production phase of an acquisition is an important issue in todays defense acquisition environment. Developing a second production source is the primary means of achieving this type of competition. Various techniques to accomplish production competition have been used with mixed results. This thesis reviews the theoretical basis for and the Government's policy reguarding production competition along with the determination of second source applicability to a given program. In addition, this work reviews five methods of developing a second source, along with five methodologies for determining the award between two sources. After the award methodologies are discussed, one method (the Solinsky Technique) was chosen for a more indepth analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA147775

Entities

People

  • G. T. Sparrow
  • J. A. Stevens

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Manufacturing
  • Market Economy
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • Production

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design