Corps SAM: Down Selection to One Contractor Vs. Competition.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to research the history of the Corps SAM program, focusing on the issue of whether to maintain competition or to down select to a single contractor. An analysis is conducted to examine the down selection and whether the program risks of cost overrun, failure to meet schedule, and poor weapon performance can be averted without the use of continuous competition. This thesis concludes that down selection to one contractor provides more benefit to the program than maintaining competition throughout the acquisition process for the Corps SAM program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA306435

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Marino Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Overruns
  • Costs
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Government Procurement
  • Systems Management
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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