Department of Energy Lessons Learned Incorporated Into Performance-Based Incentive Contracts.
Abstract
As part of its initiative to reform its management of its contract operations, in 1994 the Department of Energy (DOE) began using performance-based incentives in contracts for the management and operation of its facilities. These incentives are intended to better link contractors' fees to the satisfactory accomplishment of specific tasks. However, DOE'S Office of Inspector General (OIG) has identified problems with the Department's implementation of performance-based contracting at several facilities. In addition, DOE's October 1997 department wide assessment of performance-based incentives in contracting identified other problems and recommended specific corrective actions. The assessment also cited examples of successful results from the use of performance-based incentives. You requested that we review performance-based incentives at DOE's Hanford, Idaho Falls, Rocky Flats, and Savannah River sites to determine (1) the extent to which DOE has incorporated lessons learned in developing its fiscal year 1998 performance-based incentives; (2) whether these incentives incorporate the baseline measures in DOE's 10-year plan for environmental cleanup, and how fees are allocated to the incentives; and (3) how DOE evaluates completed incentive measures and determines their effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA351629
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office