AMCCOM (Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command) Management Study of Procurement Work Directive (PWD) Processing Costs

Abstract

The practice of issuing planning (unfunded) Procurement Work Directives (PWDs) sometimes results in wasted effort when the PWD is ultimately not funded or cancelled. In order to quantify costs associated with this 'wasted effort', the procurement process was documented step by step through the Administrative Lead Time (ALT) and Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT) phases and, as a result of personnel interviews, the associated 'hands-on' calculated using a median step for the grades identified as accomplishing the work, type of procurement, average 'hands-on' processing costs for a procurement action, under $10M are as follows: Sole Source = $6344; Restricted = $5387; and Full & Open = $4946.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197528

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  • Jolene J. Priest
  • Raymond P. Mcillece

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  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Ammunition
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Directives
  • End Items
  • Engineering
  • Lead Time
  • Procurement
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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis