Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis for Marine Corps Third Echelon Test Set

Abstract

We are providing this report for information and use. This audit was performed in response to a congressional request from Senator Howell Heflin to review the accuracy of the Marine Corps cost and operational effectiveness analysis (COEA) for a third echelon test set (TETS). The Senator alleged that the COEA showed a decided bias toward the Marine Corps' proposed system alternative, referred to in the COEA as the automated test support unit prototype. The Senator expressed concern that the Marine Corps intended to issue a request for proposal for a TETS based on the findings of the COEA. The TETS acquisition program is an acquisition category IV program, and has an estimated total life cycle cost of nearly $208 million. (See glossary in Enclosure 1.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 1995
Accession Number
ADA371235

Entities

People

  • Chandra P. Sankhla
  • John A. Gannon
  • Shelton R. Young
  • Stephen T. Hampton
  • Timothy J. Harris

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diagnostic Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Sets
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

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