Purchasing Commercial Products

Abstract

The audit objective was to determine whether Department of Defense buying commands were purchasing commercial products to the maximum extent practicable. Specifically, we evaluated whether contracting officers were conducting market research to identify commercial products that would meet mission requirements. We also evaluated the procurement offices' management control programs as they apply to the overall audit objective.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1997
Accession Number
ADA369477

Entities

People

  • Arsenio Sebastian
  • Billy J. Mccain
  • Bruce A. Burton
  • Paul J. Granetto
  • Terry L. Mckinney

Organizations

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

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Comptrollers
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Local Governments
  • Market Research
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • United States

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