Procurement of M4 Carbines.

Abstract

This audit was requested in October 1996 by the Congressional delegation from Connecticut. The Congressional members were concerned with the Army and Navy's failure to safeguard the Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. technical data package. The members also questioned the procurement process for a sole source contract awarded to Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. by the Army that was subsequently terminated. The contract, valued at $5.5 million, was for 9,785 M4 carbines and 716 M4A1 carbines. The Company and the Government (represented by the Army) had a license agreement which limited the release of the M4/M4A1 technical data package.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 1997
Accession Number
ADA369360

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Small Arms
  • Storage
  • Surface Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.