Hotline Allegations Concerning the Procurement of Ventilations.

Abstract

We performed this audit in response to DoD Hotline allegations. The initial allegation stated the Defense Medical Standardization Board inappropriately interfered in the Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) procurement of 1,957 portable ventilators (contract DLAl2O-92-C-8533). The October 1992 contract was valued at $4.9 million. Ventilators are medical equipment that assists patients in breathing. The essential characteristics of the ventilator were developed by the Defense Medical Standardization Board, a joint DoD organization that manages the clinical and technical aspects of medical materiel and deployable medical systems. In response to the initial Hotline allegation, the Defense Medical Standardization Board alleged that systemic problems existed in the DPSC medical equipment procurement process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 1995
Accession Number
ADA372841

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Standardization
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.